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1. Staff Appreciation Event

Staff like to be appreciated! It is easy to be in the day-to-day grind without formally recognizing your team, but as the old saying goes, a little bit of appreciation goes a long way. Employees need to know that they are appreciated by their boss and the company. A staff‑appreciation event can bring better collaboration and more admiration for each other and their workplace. Employees will also realize that their manager and the company appreciate them, too. A staff‑appreciation event does not have to be elaborate or costly. It can be as simple as a BBQ lunch, a continental breakfast, or even a $10 coffee-shop gift card for each employee as a “thank you” for their hard work. Staff‑appreciation events can be one of the easiest reward programs to put together and see results quickly.

Doing more with less sounds counter-intuitive. It sounds almost like the Charles Dickens story of Scrooge, who did not have the best employee practices. However, motivating employees to be more efficient can actually help to invigorate them. It forces them to think “outside the box”. It also provides a place to learn and grow in areas that they would not normally explore. When employees can order supplies or services whenever they think they need them, it does not leave much room to encourage conservative spending practices. Creating a work environment where employees are responsible for spending will give them a way to think in a more fiscally conservative manner.

 

Technology is constantly in motion.  Businesses need to upgrade their business tools frequently to be competitive.  Employees can be resistant to changes in systems or internal processes.  This is often because they are “comfortable” with their current process or system and do not see the need to change it.  Employees can also make a transition more challenging if they do not feel the new tool or technology adds value to their already busy workload.  Business owners can find this frustrating because of the high cost of many upgrades.  If employees are using only 40% of the new system, it provides the company with less value.  The following 7 tips can help to improve adoption of new tools and technology by employees.

Talking can be healthy in the workplace, it can create an atmosphere of collaboration and effective teamwork.  However, it becomes a problem when talking in the workplace negatively affects productivity.  A Manager’s normal reaction is to passively address the problem. A Manager’s course of action can range from walking over to the conversation in hopes of stopping the employees from talking or negatively addressing employees to stop the conversation. In the short term, this may be effective but it does not address real issues as to why employees are having regular extended conversations. Use the following steps to improve employee productivity by addressing talking in the workplace.