Better team morale means more productivity, collaboration and retention! These tips will help you keep your team happy and successful.
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Team morale is incredibly important to your business; it can either make or break your organization. In fact, it's been observed that employees with a more positive morale have a better attitude towards their job, maintain higher levels of customer service, and are more productive.
Hosting a corporate event is a great way to let your employees know that they are important to the organization. It's also a fantastic way to show them some appreciation for their hard work and give them a well-earned break from the day-to-day. Here are some ideas for corporate events that are sure to boost team morale!
Activity-Based Events
Activity-based events boosts team spirit as well as morale! These events could include things like bowling sessions, go-karting races, and days at the mini-golf course. These sorts of physical activities will help your employees blow off steam and see a different side of their coworkers and managers.
Pancake Breakfast
Arrange a breakfast where your company managers and executives cook and serve a meal to the rest of the employees. Cook up pancakes, bacon and sausages, and serve coffee and orange juice as well. You can buy the ingredients in bulk at your local warehouse store. This will help provide a stress-free start to the day and set a calmer tone for the office. You can also combine this with some of the other ideas on this list and make a whole day of it!
Potluck Lunch
For this one, you can assign each department in your company a course. That way you guarantee that nothing gets left out! Encourage everyone to take a longer lunch and come enjoy the potluck together. You can also hand out gift certificates for the best dish if you want to add an element of competition to the mix!
Employee Appreciation Day
Taking an entire day to show your employees how much you appreciate them can do a lot to boost team morale. Make it a casual day, set up some fun games around the office for when someone wants to take a break, play some good music, and maybe even get the event catered! This will everyone a chance to unwind. For an added level of relaxation, host the event somewhere else so there's no "in the office" pressure.
Happy Hours
Once a week or once a month, or with whatever frequency you think is most fitting, arrange a happy hour get-together. These are best held on a Friday, and they offer a great chance to help everyone relax together in a non-work setting.
Friendly Trivia Competitions
Things like departmental trivia competitions foster teamwork, team morale, and just fun in general! Come up with quirky questions and offer prizes for the winning team. This sort of event is entertaining, engaging, and can even be informational!
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What does your company do to boost morale? Tell us about it in the comments!
