Lesikar's Business Communication: Connecting in a Digital World 13th Edition by Kathryn Rentz,Paula Lentz

Exercise 12

Due to staffing changes, the morale at your company has dropped to an all-time low. Employees are not excited about going to work, and it's beginning to show in productivity rates: As a whole, sales are down 9 percent from last quarter.
You serve on the company's Quality Circle, which recently met to brainstorm ideas for improving morale. The group agreed that everyone needs a little more fun. Toward that end, they decided that the company should sponsor a team-building activity each quarter for the next three quarters. Taking your suggestion, they also decided that the first such activity should be a poker tournament, to be hosted onsite after hours for employees and their significant others.
You were chosen to draft a proposal that would sell the team-building idea, and the idea of a poker tournament in particular, to your boss \ company owner. You have a lot of logistics to work out. You'll first need to see what kinds of rules govern gambling in your state; those will determine what form the "betting" will take. In light of the company's financial situation, you'll also figure out how to keep the costs under control. The Quality Circle proposed soliciting donations from local businesses (gift cards, coupons, and products) to use as prizes, with the company buying a top prize to go to the overall winner of the evening. Do the additional research you need to do to plan the event. You'll also want to find creditable sources about the benefits of team-building activities in general. When you've got all the information you need, write up your ideas in a well-written, persuasive proposal that the Quality Circle-and your boss-will like. (With your instructor's permission, choose a different kind of teambuilding event.)