Here are 23 different ways

Employers need to build and sustain high employee morale to avoid employee turnover. Fortunately, it is possible to take such good care of your employees that they don’t want to leave. And let’s be honest – no employer can afford continuous turnover with the 1-2 years it takes most new employees to be productive. An engaging workplace is achievable when you provide employees with a better work-life balance, better communication strategies, and expectations for improved workplace culture.

Here are 23 different ways to boost employee morale, improve office culture, enhance meaning at work, and improve engagement.

1. Pay competitively – competitive salary packages can improve motivation
2. Offer benefits – Add perks as a way to potentially increase loyalty
3. Recognise hard work – essential in a strong work environment
4. Offer career development opportunities – shows investment in your employees’ future
5. Allow flexible work arrangements – instills a sense of trust from managers
6. Practice gratitude – showing gratitude for employee efforts is more likely to increase their productivity and happines
7. Create a mentoring program – fostering relationships, trust, career guidance to name a few
8. Prioritise Company values – enhance the overall tone and meaning behind the work you do
9. Promote Work/Life balance – It gives employees more control
10. Help employees stay healthy – healthy employees are proven to be more engaged and productive
11. Communicate effectively – a basic building block of a healthy workplace
12. End meetings with goals and actions – leave meetings knowing what is expected and reduce confusion
13. Communicate during work hours only – Consider setting restrictions to stop the creep
14. Facilitate teamwork – can create an open, friendly culture
15. Use the latest technology – can keep your employees organised and more efficient
16. Have office plants – make your office more cheerful
17. Allow pets in the office – reduce stress and enhance wellbeing
18. Provide snacks – encouragement of short, healthy breaks
19. Make use of natural light – more important to employee morale than we think
20. Choose managers wisely – can make or break your workplace culture
21. Help managers grow and develop – help them be their best
22. Give regular feedback – allows employees to refocus
23. Mind their workload – Workloads that are challenging but not overwhelming help people feel valued, needed, and engaged

Remember, even implementing some of these tips will help make a different to your employees and put you on the road to improving employee morale, engagement and productivity. You want to aim to eliminate the barriers between employee engagement, health and productivity. 

If you want more information on how an Employee Assistance Program can help, find out more here in our EAP brochure.

*article inspired by Core Health Technologies