10 messages written for direct reports specifically, across 4 tones. Every one is ready to copy as it stands, or to adapt.
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“Happy birthday. This is the one message all year that has nothing to do with your output, so: I am glad you are on this team, and I hope the day is entirely your own.”
“Happy birthday, and your first one with us. Hiring you was one of the easier decisions I have made and it has held up all year. Have a very good day.”
“Happy birthday. It has been a demanding few months and you carried more of it than the job description covers. Today is not about any of that. Enjoy it properly.”
“Happy birthday. Reviews are a bad place to say this sort of thing, so I will use the card instead: you are very good at this and the team knows it. Have a great day.”
“Happy birthday. I gather this one is significant and I have decided the number is none of my business. What is my business is that you have a genuinely good day. Take it.”
“Happy birthday. Log off early, and consider that an instruction rather than a suggestion.”
“Happy birthday. No calls from me today, and none from anyone else if I can help it.”
“Happy birthday from all of us. Genuinely glad to have you here.”
“Happy birthday. I have looked at your calendar today and I would like to formally apologise for at least three of those meetings, two of which I booked.”
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