Company morale can have a significant impact on productivity. For this reason, it is important to keep employee attitudes as productive and optimistic as possible. Below are some tips to help you maximize company morale in your small business.
1. Monitor employee morale.
Before you can improve or maintain good employee morale, you need to know where you stand. Monitor employee morale by issuing surveys, talking to employees and/or paying attention to the atmosphere in the workplace on the average day.
2. Celebrate employee accomplishments.
When your employees exceed your expectations, reward them in a creative and memorable way. In general, it is more meaningful to speak to employees about their accomplishments in person than to send emails or other less personal forms of communication.
3. Encourage employees to invest themselves in the success of the company.
If your employees feel like they have a stake in the success of your company, they are more likely to feel satisfied when coming to work. Employee morale is always higher when employees have a sense of purpose and importance.
4. Offer a competitive benefits package.
Offering benefits aside from salary to your employees is an excellent way to set your company apart from other options, as well as to keep your employees happy. Examples of benefits you may offer include health insurance, life insurance, sick days and retirement packages.
5. Allow employees to have scheduling input.
Employees will be in a better mood at work if they have some input in the scheduling process. Allowing employees to make requests with regard to their schedules ensures that they are able to meet obligations and/or participate in activities outside of work, which improves morale.
6. Grant time off.
Employees need time off to relax and pursue their own passions. Granting your employees an ample amount of time off will ensure that they are able to maintain a good work-life balance, which will in turn boost their satisfaction with their jobs.
7. Take time for team building.
One of the most important factors in determining employee morale is the relationship employees have with one another. Spending time engaging in team building exercises gives employees an opportunity to get to know one another and build strong, positive connections. Keep in mind that team building isn’t important only when launching your company or welcoming a new staff member. Your company should be planning team building exercises on a regular basis.
8. Consider employee feedback.
Employee feedback gives you valuable information that you can use to improve the overall functioning of your company and boost employee morale. Give employees a chance to provide feedback on a regular basis, and review all feedback you receive carefully.
These are just a few of the ways you can keep your employees happy and productive at work.