Let’s have more SMILES at the
workplaces
Who doesn’t want the workplace
to be happy? After all, around one third of our lives are spent working!
So, here are some ideas
to have more SMILES at the workplace….
·
S for
Success:
Let’s celebrate
success. Even the tiniest of achievements. These could be individual or
collective. This will make people confident and happy. This will encourage
people to try harder as they will have the attention of the colleagues. So,
every week some time should be dedicated towards celebrating success and these
hours will be make the team bond better and trust each other and collectively
support each other for individual and collective successes. These sessions
could also include the success stories of our children and extended families.
After all everyone loves the praise for their children and indirectly it means
that the company appreciates the efforts of the employee in grooming the future
of mankind. And, it also means that the children become instruments of
connecting over common interests. This may help the otherwise introverts to
come out and bond with other employees whose children have common interests/
goals.
·
M for Mind:
The mind is our
biggest tool. It controls all our actions. Therefore, we must take care of this
most precious asset that we have. Meditation, exercises, mind control
techniques all should be practiced collectively. Everyone should be encouraged
to develop interest in learning about the mind. If the budget permits, get some
external experts who can initiate the employees in the ways of mind control and
meditation. It will help in controlling the negativity and spread positivity
through powerful thoughts.
·
I for
Information:
We are living in the
age of information where everything is available on the social media and
Google. It is therefore important that the employees have the information about
the company FIRST. If they get to know anything about the company from an
outsider, they may feel alienated. There must be a tool or a process where
regular sharing of information can take place and it needs to be a two-way
communication so that people can share their thoughts and feelings. If the
thoughts and feelings are not addressed right, it may lead to negativity that
can require a lot of investment of time and resources to mitigate at a later
stage.
·
L is
Laughter:
A company that laughs
together, stays together. There must be lots of opportunities for the company
where people can unwind and relax without worrying about work pressures.
In-house stand up shows, in house bands and performances along with some other
recreational/ fun activities at regular intervals will make people happy and
bond better
·
E is
Empathy:
The company needs to
show empathy towards its people. Empathy should be an important part of the
company culture where people with empathy are not seen as weak but are seen as
strong people who can support others. Messages re-emphasizing on empathy should
be something that is part of every meeting before the start. Empathy should be
a way of life where people can openly describe their troubles with the full
confidence that the person will not be judged or thought weak. And that there
will be a genuine effort made to support and help the person.
This is one point
which is like salt in the food. Without this, everything else is just a show
and waste. All the efforts should be sincere. Every word, every initiative,
every gesture should be sincere.
In this world where
everything is in a flux and things are changing at a rapid pace, if we can have
these basics in place in the workplace, it can be so much easier for everyone
to cope with the stress and have a harmonious was to work towards a common goal
and succeed.
A toast to this
thought!
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