One of the greatest wins I've ever had was doing something so simple it amazed even me! Like many of your workplaces, a policy written some time ago commands that desks are to be sterile and without personality. Do yourself a favor, challenge this! Think about it - we spend more time at work than we do at home. We cover our walls at home with pictures, posters, fun things that represent us as people! When I was tasked to take on a company's most notorious tough teams, I left nothing untouched in trying to improve morale. As I've talked about before, food, meetings, personalized motivational activities were unleashed in the initial weeks. However, nothing made a difference like opening the flood gates for folks to bring in their personal items. And I need t be honest, I led the charge which created an atmosphere from the top down that decorating was safe, despite the office having a no personal items policy. Slowly but surely desks started filling with not only pictures, but bobble heads, rugs for the cube floors, plants, etc. Best part was that each person took pride in what they chose to share with their coworkers.
So do yourself a favor, unleash the personal items, of course always follow HR policies for what is appropriate. It will be a big win, I promise!
No comments:
Post a Comment