Mitzi Perdue: recognizing work done for the family
An annual service award was one way Mitzi Perdue said her family encouraged contributions to shared family life. Her event talk described both the work being recognized and the ceremony around it.
Award the work people do for others
Perdue said the family wanted members to consider what they could do for the family. She gave digitizing family documents as one example of work recognized by the award. This puts an often quiet task, preserving records, into a public family occasion.
The ceremony keeps past contributions visible
She described reading the names of previous winners and celebrating the current recipient at the reunion. The award therefore carried earlier contributions into the next gathering. The example is about recognizing service within a family, beyond holding a formal role in the family company.
In Mitzi Perdue's words
"we have a service to the Family Award" (Mitzi Perdue, Mitzi Perdue's recorded family-business event talk)
How to use this
- Name the shared work that a family recognition program will honor.
- Keep a record of contributions so the next gathering can acknowledge them.
Questions and answers
What example of service did Perdue give?
Digitizing family documents.
Where did she say the award was presented?
At the family reunion.