2021

HR Pro’s
Calendar Template
Introduction
We know you have your hands full planning HR initiatives, scheduling
company events, and keeping track of important dates in your industry,
organization, and team. This monthly calendar template will help you
prepare for the upcoming year—tailored to your unique company culture.

We created the HR Pro’s Calendar Template to help you:

• Discover new, fun workplace holidays

• Think of creative ways to celebrate your employees

and their success

• Improve your HR initiatives every month with expert advice

Select the key practices, events, and holidays from our 2021 Workplace
Holidays and Events and add them to each month to help you stay
on track.

Make work awesome.

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 2021 Workplace

HOLIDAYS
AND EVENTS
Q1 Holidays and Events
January
National Mentoring Month Women’s History Month
New Year’s Day January 1
World Braille Day January 4
National Clean Your Desk Day January 11
International Thank You Day January 11
National Take the Stairs Day January 13
National Bagel Day January 15
International Mentoring Day January 17
Martin Luther King Jr.’s Birthday January 18
National Compliment Day January 24
Thank Your Mentor Day January 30
February
Black History Month
American Heart Month
Groundhog Day February 2
National Wear Red Day February 5
National Send a Card to a Friend Day February 7
Clean Out Your Computer Day February 8
National Pizza Day February 9
Chinese New Year February 12
Valentine’s Day February 14
Presidents’ Day February 15
Pancake Day February 16
Random Acts of Kindness Day February 17
World Thinking Day February 22
Purim February 26
March
National Nutrition Month
Employee Appreciation Day March 5
National Salesperson Day March 5
International Women’s Day March 8
National Organize Your Home Office Day March 9
National Pack Your Lunch Day March 10
HCI Engage Your People Virtual Series March 10
Daylight Savings Time Begins March 14
St. Patrick’s Day March 16
International Day of Happiness March 20
March Equinox March 20
International Day for Achievers March 24
Passover Begins March 27
Holi March 29
National Small Business Owners Day March 29
Take a Walk in the Park Day March 30
Make work awesome.
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Q2 Holidays and Events
April June
Stress Awareness Month Effective Communications Month
International Fun Day at Work April 1 Pride Month
National Walk to Work Day April 2 National Fresh Fruits and Vegetables Month
Easter April 4 Global Running Day June 2
National Library Workers’ Day April 6 National Leave the Office Early Day June 2
National Walking Day April 7 National Cancer Survivors Day June 6
World Health Day April 7 World Blood Donor Day June 14
Beginning of Ramadan April 13 Flag Day June 14
Tax Day April 15 Juneteenth June 19
National High Five Day April 15 Father’s Day June 20
Wear Pajamas to Work Day April 16 June Solstice June 20
International Creativity and Innovation Day April 21 SHRM Annual Conference (Virtual) June 20-23
Administrative Professionals Day April 21 National Take Your Cat to Work Day June 21
Take Your Son or Daughter to Work Day April 22 National Hydration Day June 23
Earth Day April 22 National Take Your Dog to Work Day June 25

May
Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month
Mental Health Month
Global Employee Health and Fitness Month
National Teachers’ Day May 4
Cinco de Mayo May 5
National Nurses Day May 6
Mother’s Day May 9
Eid al-Fitr May 12
National Receptionists Day May 12
Armed Forces Day May 15
National Employee Health and Fitness Day May 19
International HR Day May 20
Bike to Work Day May 21
National Waitstaff Day May 21
Memorial Day May 31

Make work awesome.

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Q3 Holidays and Events
July
Social Wellness Month
Independence Day July 4
National Workaholics Day July 5
World Emoji Day July 17
Eid al-Adha July 20
HCI Engage Your People Virtual Series July 21
Parents’ Day July 24
National Intern Day July 29
International Friendship Day July 30
System Administrator Day July 30
August
National Wellness Month
Family Fun Month
QWork Conference* August 3-4
Professional Speakers Day August 7
Happiness Happens Day August 8
Book Lovers Day August 9
International Left-Handers Day August 13
National Relaxation Day August 15
Ashura August 19
Senior Citizen’s Day August 21
Women’s Equality Day August 26
*Quantum Workplace Customer Event
September
National Hispanic Heritage Month
Self Improvement Month
Labor Day September 6
Rosh Hashanah Begins September 6
Swap Ideas Day September 10
World Suicide Prevention Day September 10
Patriot Day September 11
Day of Encouragement September 12
National Grandparents Day September 12
Positive Thinking Day September 13
Yom Kippur Begins September 15
National Working Parents Day September 16
National CleanUp Day September 18
World Gratitude Day September 21
September Equinox September 22
American Business Women’s Day September 22
HCI Engage Your People Virtual Series September 22
HR Professionals Day September 26
HR Tech Conference September 28-October 1
Make work awesome.
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Q4 Holidays and Events
October December
Breast Cancer Awareness Month National Cocoa Day December 13
International Coffee Day October 1 December Solstice December 21
National Custodial Workers Day October 2 Christmas Eve Day December 24
Techies Day October 3 Christmas Day December 25
Fruit at Work Day October 5 Kwanzaa Begins December 26
World Mental Health Day October 10 New Year’s Eve December 31
Kick Butt Day October 11
Columbus Day October 11
Indigenous Peoples’ Day October 11
Boss’s Day October 16
World Food Day October 16
Halloween October 31

November
Election Day November 2
National Sandwich Day November 3
Diwali November 4
National Candy Day November 4
Daylight Savings Ends November 7
Veterans Day November 11
World Kindness Day November 13
National Philanthropy Day November 15
Thanksgiving November 25
Friday After Thanksgiving/Black Friday November 26
Hanukkah Begins November 28
Cyber Monday November 29
Giving Tuesday November 30

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Strategic Reminders
Surveys
• Annual engagement survey Date:

• Mid-year pulse survey Date:

• Quarterly pulse survey Date(s):

• Monthly pulse survey Date(s):

One-on-One Conversations
• Weekly check-ins  Monday   Tuesday   Wednesday   Thursday   Friday

• Monthly check-ins  Monthly    Every 6 weeks    Every other month

• Quarterly check-ins

• Annual performance review Date(s):

Recognition
• Recognition reminders  Monday   Tuesday   Wednesday   Thursday   Friday

• Employee milestones  1-year   3-year   5-year   10-year   20-year

• Birthdays

• Company culture events Date(s):

• Holiday celebrations Date(s):

Goals
• Goal setting Date(s):

• Goal update reminders  Weekly   Monthly   Quarterly

Feedback
• Self-reflection  Monthly    Every 6 weeks    Every other month

• Manager feedback  Monthly    Every 6 weeks    Every other month

• Peer feedback  Monthly    Every 6 weeks    Every other month

• 360 feedback  Monthly    Every 6 weeks    Every other month

• Skip-level feedback  Monthly    Every 6 weeks    Every other month

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 2021-At-a-Glance
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Want to learn how to become
a strategic HR partner?

JANUARY
Jump to our Strategic
Planning Template

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

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Our goal is to keep things as simple as possible. We need to connect the dots for leaders by understanding
the core ways we measure success of the organization. We focus everything we do as a team not on the
success of HR, but of Rehmann.

Katie Strehler, Chief Talent Officer at Rehmann

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Reminders:
DAILY WEEKLY MONTHLY
 Want to learn how to
connect employee, team,
and business success?

FEBRUARY
Jump to our Strategic
Planning Template

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Connecting the dots [between engagement, performance, and business success] is all about how you frame it. The correlations don’t
always work out because people are messy—at the heart of this data, there’s a human. But if you can simplify the complexity and find
stories that make intuitive sense to your leaders, they’ll listen and respond.
Michael Foss, EVP/Chief Human Resources Officer at Neovia Logistics

Reminders:
DAILY WEEKLY MONTHLY
 Want to learn how to build a
culture-centric organization?
Jump to our Strategic

MARCH
Planning Template

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Organizational leaders who wish to have people-first
cultures should identify multiple listening channels and
data points to make informed, evidence-based decisions
about their people.
Shane McFeely, Lead Researcher at Quantum Workplace

Reminders:
DAILY WEEKLY MONTHLY
 Want to learn how to prioritize
continuous employee listening?
Jump to our Strategic

APRIL
Planning Template

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

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Listening in and of itself, is an employee engagement strategy. Employee listening helps
leaders identify strengths, weaknesses, obstacles, and opportunities for achieving
business success. Collecting employee perceptions and feedback equips you with the
intelligence, insights, and tools you need to navigate whatever comes your way.

Aaron Brown, Senior Insights Analyst at Quantum Workplace

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Reminders:
DAILY WEEKLY MONTHLY
 Want to learn how to act
on the employee voice?
Jump to our Strategic

MAY
Planning Template

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We build our programs by listening to the feedback and themes gathered through our annual engagement
survey and other feedback tools, and creating action plans to support improvement.

Julie Cummings, Managing Director and CHRO at BKD

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Reminders:
DAILY WEEKLY MONTHLY
 Want to learn how to better
understand employee retention?
Jump to our Strategic

JUNE
Planning Template

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27 28 29 30 As an HR leader it’s important to ask yourself what you can

automate, delegate, and eliminate. Employee retention is
one area to consider automating when it comes to reporting
and connecting to key business metrics. The right reporting
provides you with insight to keep top talent engaged and
committed to your organization.
Todd Pernicek, Insights Analyst at Quantum Workplace

Reminders:
DAILY WEEKLY MONTHLY
Want to learn how to set goals
for organizational alignment?
Jump to our Strategic

JULY
Planning Template

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

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Something as simple as aligning goals and objectives was a ‘fundamental’ that
became an ‘essential’ to our company’s transformation. If it’s done well and
executed with intention, performance management can have a tremendous impact
on business success.

Wendell Sherrell, VP & Head of HR at Aviat Networks

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Reminders:
DAILY WEEKLY MONTHLY
Want to learn how to create
a culture of feedback
and development?

AUGUST
Jump to our Strategic
Planning Template

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29 30 31 Frequent 1-on-1s with managers give employees an opportunity to share their ideas
and challenges, receive coaching, and build a trusting relationship. And receiving
frequent feedback helps them continue to develop and grow. The bottom line is that if
your company’s approach to performance management is not also engaging to your
employees, you’ve missed a key opportunity.
Anne Maltese, Director of People Insights at Quantum Workplace

Reminders:
DAILY WEEKLY MONTHLY
Want to learn how to celebrate
employee success?
Jump to our Strategic

SEPTEMBER
Planning Template

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that should be part of an organization’s overall company culture
strategy. Ensure your employee appreciation strategy is strong
and your leaders are recognizing employees in real time,
and encouraging peer to peer recognition.
Linsey Czerwinski, Insights Analyst at Quantum Workplace

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Reminders:
DAILY WEEKLY MONTHLY
Want to learn how to evaluate
tech for success?
Jump to our Strategic

OCTOBER
Planning Template

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To turn culture into an unfair advantage, a new generation of talent leaders are merging engagement and
performance. Paired with the right HR technology, these concepts will drive employee, team, and business success.
Look for solutions that impact and propel productivity, performance, growth, and profitability in the workplace.

Greg Harris, Co-Founder and CEO of Quantum Workplace

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Reminders:
DAILY WEEKLY MONTHLY
Want to learn how to identify
and develop top talent?
Jump to our Strategic

NOVEMBER
Planning Template

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Annual talent review processes are notoriously painful, manual, slow, and stressful.
A simplified, agile, quarterly talent review process can help you elevate critical
talent insights so you can take action in the right places at the right time to grow
and retain top talent.
Luke Stritt, Director of Product Marketing at Quantum Workplace

Reminders:
DAILY WEEKLY MONTHLY
 Want to learn how to use
reflection to plan for the future?
Jump to our Strategic

DECEMBER
Planning Template

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does your organization listen to, support, and engage

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employees at every stage of the employee lifecycle? Success
doesn’t happen overnight. It involves thinking differently than
you have in the past and reflecting and iterating on things you’ve
learned to be able to adjust frequently.
Teresa Preister, Insights Analyst at Quantum Workplace

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Reminders:
DAILY WEEKLY MONTHLY
Achieve employee, team, and business success this year
with Quantum Workplace’s Employee Success Platform
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engagement, performance, and intelligence solutions empower your teams to
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