As with all relationships, Communication is the key.
Keep the lines of communication open and free. Encourage open dialogue and be honest with the answers you give your employees
Promote wellness, Exercise together
Develop a wellness program where you have a group fitness instructor come into the office before or after work a few times per week. Believe it o not working out can be as effective in helping to increase happiness as anti-depression medication. And doing it as an office will build camaraderie.
Become a team that does an extra curricular activity
There are softball, and kickball leagues, flag football, all kinds of sports leagues throughout the city. Look into one and form a team with your company. It is a great way to get to know other people and gets people excited and working together on a different level.
Assign an employee advocate
If you are a small company and you don’t have a human resources manager, it is still really important to have a person available tht your employees are comfortable talking to that genuinely care about your business and the people who handle your business. And it’s a great way for you to get feedback from your employees about what’s going on.
Create an Encouragement box
Not like a complaint box, switch the objective and have a box that employees can encourage co-workers when you notice them doing something good, let them know on a piece of paper and then make a copy and put it into the box. At the end of the month, there can be a drawing where the person who wins something that would be envied..
Research shows that rewards are better at encouraging positive behavior than punishment is at preventing bad behavior.
Find a common cause to do together…
When people are apart of a greater cause, they have the opportunity to discover one common denominator among their co-workers and this alone is a morale booster. Having a sense of meaning and purpose is a powerful motivator and a stress reducer. Find a charity to volunteer for as a team…
