Morale
I think that the morale of a team has a direct relationship with the quality of work they produce. So when the paper had two articles dealing with the subject I paid attention.
- It can change very quickly as circumstances in an organization change. The most common reason morale drops is when there is a sense of hopelessness, a feeling that regardless of how hard you work it will either go unnoticed or have no impact. Along with this comes a feeling of powerlessness.
- High performers are often the first to jump ship.
- Low morale is often ignored by management when they are up to their necks in alligators.
- During challenging economic times, or a business crisis, management may get the mistaken impression staff should be happy just to have jobs
- Remind employees why their work is important and how the company benefits from it. Praise goes a long way toward ensuring staff their skills and talents are highly appreciated.
- … provides employees with a healthy lunch every day, allows them to take a break to get a massage from a certified therapist, or even nap in a “quiet room” if they want.
- We think our employees are the absolute key to our success
- He says lunch costs about $10 a day for each employee, an expense he says is “either neutral or it saves money in the long run.
- If somebody crosses the street [to take another job] for an extra $5,000 in salary and it takes somebody else seven months of ramp-up time to replace that person, what does that cost?
- The effort has translated into a turnover rate of zero
- A global survey by management consultancy RogenSi found while employees are passionate about their work, they have little confidence in their leaders.
- Employees between the ages of 25 and 35 have the least loyalty when they are in workplaces suffering from low morale “and they have less to lose” calling it quits and moving on
- Benefits become vital for employers to maintain morale during recessionary times.