How To Maintain High Employee Morale Throughout The Summer

In our last blog, we revisited the topic of company culture and stressed the importance of giving it your attention throughout the summer. To help boost employee morale, we suggested that business owners host themed dress-up days, organize outdoor team-building activities and implement summer hours. In what other ways you can you maintain high employee morale throughout the summer?

Launch a summer wellness program.

Health is wealth. It’s not just a rhyming catch phrase. It’s a key to overall success in life! Offer your staff members the opportunity to participate in fitness challenges, yoga sessions, healthy potluck lunches and even mental health workshops. By promoting wellness, you show that you care about your employees’ well-being. In addition, it helps to reduce their stress while increasing energy levels. It all leads to happier, healthier and more productive employees.

“A wellness culture can have a positive effect on your financials as well as the intangibles such as employee satisfaction,” informs GroupHEALTH, “Helping employees improve their physical and mental health will lead to fewer disability claims and lower prescription drug costs…The same goes with weight loss – helping an employee achieve a weight loss goal can have a positive impact on that person’s mental wellbeing.”

Encourage employees to participate in volunteer opportunities.

Have you considered organizing group volunteer activities? Perhaps you can offer paid volunteer days to support causes that resonate with your team. Volunteering is a great way to generate higher senses of purpose and fulfillment. Granting such opportunities to your staff can help to grow overall job satisfaction. As well, it promotes teamwork and unity since employees get to work together towards a common goal.

“Many studies have shown that volunteer programs boost productivity, increase employee engagement, and improve hiring and retention,” reveals Jessica Rodell for the Harvard Business Review, “ For example, a study I conducted in 2013 showed that the more people volunteered (even if it was on their own time instead of on company time), the better they performed on work tasks.”

Transform your office into a summer paradise.

A seasonal makeover of your work environment certainly can’t hurt! If you’re looking for a boost in energy in your office space, go ahead and add some tropical plants and beach-themed decorations. Create a fun, colourful and vibrant atmosphere that will uplift moods and spark creativity. Encourage your team members to personalize their workspaces with their own summer-themed items. This will foster a sense of ownership and pride in their surroundings.

“By giving your employees the chance to decorate their office space, they will feel more fulfilled at work, which will not only create a better company culture but also save you money because unhappy employees are more likely to take more sick days and be less productive,” writes Kristy Palombo of Lucidchart.

Let’s work together on growing your company culture this summer!

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