How to Boast Moral of Employees at Busy Time
What can a company do to protect its most precious asset: its employees? Management needs to nurture, foster, maintain and build morale. There are many ways companies can do this. Although management often likes to think that pay is the most important factor, research shows that morale depends on a variety of factors. The key to good morale is found in how management relates to its workforce. Open communications, public appreciation for good work, rewards and awards, are all factors in building that relationship. HR departments can play a key role, given that they usually have responsibility for company-wide communications and employment practices. But top management must be perceived to be present and actively involved in development and execution of morale-building programs. One of the most successful morale boosters was the creation of a new employee orientation program. “New employees were introduced to each major department, letting them know the company more quickly,” recalls Zink. “Employees doing the orientation were energized by the opportunity to show new employees how the company works.”
What to Do
– The corporate response to low morale depends on the cause. “If morale is down because of a single event, you treat it differently than if it is the result of a combination of events.”
– Employees should be made to feel valued by management. In cases involving layoffs, remaining employees are often frustrated and angry.
– You need to communicate a vision of corporate goals
– To give remaining employees a role in decision-making to achieve that vision.
How to Establish Trust
– COMMUNICATE
– REWARD
– OFFER CITATIONS AND AWARDS
– DEVELOP COMPANY-WIDE NON-WORK ACTIVITIES
– PUBLICIZE BENEFITS PACKAGES
What Do They Want
– Personal thanks from manager
– Written thanks from manager
– Promotion for performance
– Public praise
– Morale-building meetings
Dress Code
A recent survey of corporate America revealed a dramatic acceleration of the shift toward casual dress in the office, with 90 percent of office workers now enjoying the freedom to wear casual clothing at least occasionally — an increase of 43 percent in just three years.
Other findings:
42 percent of office workers can dress casually once a week, a nearly threefold increase from 17 percent in 2007; 33 percent of companies allow casual business wear everyday of the week — up from 20 percent in 2007; 85 percent of corporate human resource managers believe that casual dress improves morale–an increase of 39 percent in three years; Two-thirds of corporations believe casual business wear can be used as in incentive to attract new employees — up from 29 percent in 2007.
Changing the Office Environment
– View the office as one of your principal management tools
– Establish the office ‘to suit the circumstances of the individuals’
– Be flexible about where and when the work will be done
– Employees Participation
– Telecommunication Technology Advancement
– Space Planning
– Sharing: Hot Desk System
– Support Services
– Anytime Work: ICT-based working environment
– Third Party Office: flexible work-space and shared facilities
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