Improving Employee Morale
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In business we all know that happy employees means happy work place which equals productive work place. A Lot of businesses ponder many ideas on improving their employee morale without emptying their wallets in the process. Below are a few ideas that OpenForum had regarding improving employee morale.
Eating lunch with your employees can be a simple and effective way of boosting employee morale suggests Openforum. However, i think there is more to it than that. Every business is operated differently and everyone feels differently about their boss, so this one i think is a touchy step. What if eating lunch with your employees takes away from their venting session’s about their day and makes them feel uncomfortable having you there?
Give a lot of compliments personally and publicly on good work performed. This i have to agree with, this is sure to boost the morale of the employees because everyone loves to hear praise, everyone loves others to know that they are doing well, and often times this public display will encourage others to do well so they receive the same praise.
Be candid about how things are going. If things are going well, be sure your employees are aware of the success. If things aren’t going well, talk about the problems early on and nip any gossip right in the bud.
home based business on June 13th, 2009 7:09 pm
high morale is powerful for attracting and keeping great people. Great people focused on solutions is conducive to high morale. I think tough times reminds us that while we like to think we are responsible to create results, what we are really responsible for is what we can control.. Attitude, solution thinking, adding value, improving customer experience and broadening our scope of services. We emerge better when the economic factors improve..
RedHotFranchises on June 14th, 2009 7:30 pm
Another way is by addressing the root cause of the poor morale. An employee survey is often used to solicit this information – are employees satisfied with their work environment? do managers delegate appropriately? are benefit packages competitive? do employees feel empowered to make decisions?
Once you are aware of why morale is low, you can take steps to correct it. Even where low morale is caused by layoffs, putting employment contracts or stay packages in place for key talent is one way to improve morale.
PHWP_Online on June 24th, 2009 11:38 am
Not only does acknowledging employee efforts increase employee satisfaction, morale, and self-esteem but it can help the organization by creating greater employee engagement and productivity, lower turnover and the ability to attract and retain top quality employees.
Employee recognition doesn’t have to cost a lot. At the end of the day, the benefit of recognition isn’t about the “stuff” (rewards)it’s about about the appreciation of the effort and results
We’ve compiled some more information on the importance of employee recognition in creating a psychologically healthy workplace, as well as some resources and tips on how to go about recognizing employees, on our site. Feel free to take a look and let us know what you think. http://www.phwa.org/resources/creatingahealthyworkplace/employeerecognition/
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