10 easy ways to engage employees and boost morale
Frequently ask for advice, feedback and ideas, take responsibility, and prioritize personalized recognition.
What prevents managers from becoming great communicators?
Line managers are typically squeezed for time, so devoting extra resources to communication may feel impossible. Confidence may also be an issue—especially if they don’t have a great relationship with their team.
Try these 10 simple tips to engage employees, lift morale and make your workplace communication much better:
1. Try a smile.
This simple gesture has science in its corner.
Research shows that making a conscious effort to smile makes you feel better, and it improves the mood of others, too. Colleagues tend to “catch” the mood of their leaders. If those emotions are positive, co-workers are more likely to perform well.
If you’re not feeling upbeat, try smiling for 15 seconds. Studies suggest that forcing a smile tricks your brain into releasing neurochemicals that actually do make you feel happier.
2. Say hello in the morning.
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