Nick Dow's blog : How to give flowers to colleagues, managers and business partners
A correctly compiled business bouquet improves the mood of employees, creates a favorable atmosphere during negotiations, and helps in achieving trusting relationships with partners. Business etiquette prescribes choosing flowers taking into account gender, age, position and even the character of the person to whom they will be presented.
How to choose flowers for colleagues?
Retirement, promotion or getting a new position, birthday, as well as February 23 and March 8 are all excellent reasons to give a bouquet of flowers to a colleague. Each case requires its own composition:
- On your birthday, you should present roses, gerberas, alstroemeria, chrysanthemums in yellow, orange, cream or lilac shades: they do not carry any romantic overtones, unlike bright red roses.
- As a thank you for help or support, pink roses (for girls) or irises (for men) are best suited. The older the recipient, the larger the buds should be.
- To congratulate you on your promotion, choose peonies that look luxurious and are a symbol of success, prosperity and achieving goals.
- On March 8, tulips of any shades and combinations are traditionally awarded.
A variegated mix will be a universal bouquet for a colleague: firstly, it consists of a variety of flowers, which will suit the taste of almost every person, and secondly, the diverse composition will allow you to avoid any hints or subtexts. It is best to give compact bouquets so that they do not take up much space on the desktop. Compositions in hat boxes meet this requirement: they are convenient, beautiful, stylish and unexpected.
About choosing colors for business partners
In a business environment, it is important to be able to woo partner companies in order to present your company in a favorable light and evoke respect for it. Modern business ethics requires compliance with certain rules when composing a business bouquet of flowers:
- strict shades,
- minimum decor and cute details,
- using a maximum of one or two types of colors,
- oblong or upward-pointing shape.
- Most compositions are made up of roses, peonies, large asters or gerberas, calla lilies, orchids, since small plants do not look so presentable.
- The shades of plants also carry certain symbolism:
- red symbolizes power, emphasizes status and position in society,
- blue reflects the wisdom and experience of people,
- white will perfectly dilute saturated tones and show readiness for compromises,
- yellow encourages movement forward, towards prosperity and success; plants in this shade are often given to creative people.
Of course, bright shades are diluted with green leaves: they look beautiful in any composition and act as a symbol of willpower, endurance and the desire for diplomatic solutions.
Options for bouquets for a business environment
Many florists note that compositions for partners should be chosen taking into account their field of activity. For example, civil servants or lawyers prefer classic options (roses, orchids), while representatives of creative professions enjoy exotic bouquets. We offer an overview of the most interesting solutions to present to partners in order to strengthen relationships with them:
- roses with roses delivery will appeal to businessmen and top managers, and each shade has its own meaning. Men are presented with red roses, women - in pastel shades;
- lilies on long stems themselves look strict and aristocratic, so they are suitable for presenting to future partners and decorating relevant events;
- calla lilies are also good as a business present - they will emphasize status;
- baskets and hats with flowers attract attention with their unusual design, coupled with convenience and style. The baskets are easy to carry and place on any surface, so they can be ordered for business events.
But it is not always necessary to follow the classics and rules one hundred percent, especially since florists will be happy to create compositions for your partners, taking into account the specifics of their activities as fully as possible.
Should I give flowers to my boss?
According to work etiquette, men and women in leadership positions are given flowers as a gift on certain holidays. We are talking about birthdays, March 8 or February 23, professional dates or promotions. It is not customary to give bouquets personally - most often they are presented by the entire team.
The best bouquets for a manager are:
- classic compositions without decorative elements,
- designer bouquets compiled by a florist taking into account the age, gender of the boss, his status,
- mono-bouquets created from plants of different types and shades, to which there is only one requirement - harmony without variegation.
Bouquets can be formed from different flowers - their choice largely depends on what kind of relationship the team has with the chef. In a friendly atmosphere with maximum freedom, you can choose bouquets of lilies, daisies, freesias, and anemones. In case of restraint and strictness of relationships with respect for subordination, classic color schemes are better: red or burgundy roses, white callas, cream or pink gladioli. Special attention should be paid to compositions for men: they are made up of irises, carnations, chrysanthemums or roses with large buds. The packaging must meet the requirements of elegance and rigor of style, so bows, bright ribbons and other cute accessories are excluded.
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