Your guide to an easy EOY productivity boost ⚡
Workplace culture can help you and your team finish strong 💪
We're in the home stretch of this year (!!!) and it's time to start wrapping up 2023 initiatives. Does your team need an extra productivity boost to reach your EOY goals? 👀
Workplace culture can help. Improved communication and collaboration can improve productivity by as much as 25%, and happy employees are up to 20% more productive than unhappy employees. 🤩
So, how do you authentically strengthen culture and get that boost? We'll share ways to improve connection so your team can finish this year strong. ✨
In today's edition:
📈 The impact of culture on productivity.
⚡️ How to boost your team's culture and connection.
💡 Quick and easy team-building activities to try.
The impact of culture on productivity 📈
🤔 What areas of workplace culture can help boost productivity?
🏆 Recognition: how often do you recognize your team? Employee engagement, productivity, and performance are 14% higher in orgs with recognition programs.
🙌 Engagement: is your team enthusiastic about their job and goals? Engaged workplaces were found to be 18% more productive.
🥰 Connection: does your team feel connected to each other? Workers who connect & have fun with their colleagues are more creative and productive.
TL;DR: when we're feeling happy, valued, and connected to our workplace and coworkers, we're more invested in our team's success and can focus on our work.
How to boost your team's culture and connection ⚡️
💡 3 easy ways to boost culture (and productivity)?
👏 Launch a simple recognition program: try an easy-to-use tool like Shoutouts (Slack app) and start giving kudos to recognize your team.
🎉 Play a game together: take 10-15 min to have simply have fun as a team and bond. Try one of these 12 games for virtual meetings.
☕️ Encourage coffee chats: help your team connect with weekly coffee chats. Coordinate them in-person or over Zoom, or use a Slack app like Coffee Talk to automate them.
Need more inspiration? Check out this blog post for 9 virtual team-building activities that help build a stronger culture.
High five for making it to the end. See you next time! 👋
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