How often do you hear your employees say “Thank Goodness it’s Monday!” Not too often, I bet.
We spend most of our waking lives at work, so why not make it a place where people look forward to coming – especially Monday.
When you provide an environment that encourages, promotes and nurtures a “friendly, warm and caring work place”, business and life will become more pleasant for everyone, the end result being that productivity, morale and your bottom line will improve.
Do you notice and celebrate each team member’s birthday? How about their anniversary with the company? Do your team feel the office is a community they below to? Do you have regular team outings, more than a once a year holiday party? Pizza, or even better, a healthy choice for lunch on Friday? What little things do you do to show you appreciate each of your team members? Are there opportunities for the whole team to share in each others’ successes?
Begin by asking your team what they would appreciate, “their wish list,” to enhance their work environment. You’ll be surprised how little they really want.
Take into consider everyone’s needs and try choosing a few, especially the most popular request, and implement them into the routine of the company. If they are items you need to buy think of it as an investment. Investing, for example, in a new microwave oven, better quality coffee, a water cooler or fresh bagels on the Monday morning coffee break every now and then, are some are the sorts of things that you can do to show you care about your employees.
If there isn’t much of a budget for it or the company can’t afford it, (which you can always find a few extra dollars here and there) then try to do little things that don’t cost much or anything, like a company potluck or a team building FUN Day! Go bowling; show a movie in-house with popcorn. The point is to let your employees know that you care and appreciate all their hard work. Without the hard work of your employees, where would you business be? Investing in them is really investing in your company!
We are all “social animals’ who perform best when we feel appreciated and enjoy the people we work with. When your employees are happy and satisfied, it will show in their work, they will show it with your customers, and then it will show in your profit. How you treat your employees is how they treat your customers. Want your customers to feel special? Start with your team. Everyone wins!
Have a great week! If you need more ideas get in touch with me.