Sometimes as CEO it's easy to get inundated with day-to-day operations, especially when you're gearing up for the holiday season. You wear so many hats as an owner… don't forget that one of your most important roles is company cheerleader. I challenge you to think of 10 creative ways to cheer your team on this holiday season.

Here are five ideas to get your creative juices flowing:

1. Create a team goal and reward your staff for achieving it.
   Create a chart for the back room wall depicting November and December and the final sales goal for those months. Decide on a prize for the team for achieving your store sales, such as a pizza party. Every day ask your team to fill in the store numbers. It will be very motivating to see the bar raising on the chart, and the team will feel they're all part of the process for hitting the goal.

2. Hold a daily team meeting to energize everyone.
   Think about creating a few themed meetings, such as a "faux" prep rally. Bring in a few fun props (whistle, pom-poms, etc.) and get everyone excited for the day. This meeting would be a great place to introduce the chart from above.

3. Acknowledge a sales person of the week or month.
   Great sales people love recognition. Recognize your star performer of the week/month in a staff meeting, and post a picture on the company bulletin board.

4. Reward individual employees based on sales volume.
   Provide additional store discounts or bonuses for hitting monthly sales goals.

5. Stay positive even if you're having a tough day.
   As CEO, you are the role model, remember to always stay positive.