We all know the Holiday season is a hectic time for everyone. Around Thanksgiving each year things start to heat up. Suddenly, gift-buying and gift-giving becomes everyone's priority.

The corporate world is no different, an especially hectic time with office parties and corporate gift-giving to reward loyal clients and acknowledge hard working employees or a great boss. The holiday season is one time when our gift buying decisions and choices can play an important role in the overall morale of our company or business.

Some care and thought must go into any gift-giving decisions we make. Appropriate corporate gifts can take many forms, but here are some quick holiday gift ideas for the busy boss or employee.

Personalize Your Corporate Gift

First, make an extra effort to personalize any gift you give. Get your gift engraved, include the company logo, the receiver's name and a little saying or personal thank-you. Personalized gifts are better remembered and more cherished than a box of chocolates picked up in the discount isle of your local supermarket. Ouch!

Second, go one step further if you can and choose a corporate gift directly related to your receiver's personal interests and hobbies. If your boss is a golfing fanatic ; give a set of clubs or a golf membership. As a simple rule, just directly connect your gift to the special interests of the receiver.

Shop Online For Your Corporate Gift

Third, don't forget you can always shop online, the Internet is a perfect place to browse and shop for a gift for a boss or employee. Many online retailers will offer free shipping on items over a certain amount, ordering for a large group of employees can be quick and easy. Shipping delivery times have also been drastically lowered, you can now receive your corporate gifts within one or two business days of your order.

High Tech Corporate Gifts

Fourth, try something a little high tech this Christmas, many new gadgets have come on the market recently and they make perfect corporate gifts. The latest PDAs, cell phones with the works and even iPods may be considered as a corporate gift which will open a few eyes and please the recipient.

Last Minute Corporate Gifts

Fifth, since the holiday season is so hectic, you may be forced to come up with a corporate gift at the very last moment. Here are some last minute corporate gifts you could consider: flowers, gift baskets, wine-testing kits, theatre tickets, restaurant meals and even weekend vacations or cruises that can be arranged at the last minute.

Gift Certificates To The Rescue

Lastly, if you ever find yourself in the situation where Scrooge is on everyone's tongue, you can pull out the old standard that is always appreciated or at least will help you save face -- gift certificates or coupons. In especially large companies, gift certificates are a fair and practical way to please everyone. Also keep in mind, many online retailers now have gift certificates so shopping can be done quickly and easily.

The holiday season is indeed a hectic time for all of us, it is especially busy for those in the corporate world. However, with a little quick thinking and with some of the corporate gift ideas listed above, there's no reason why anyone can't play Santa Claus this holiday season.