Learning how to boost employee morale should help you create a workplace culture you and<\/em> your staff can be proud of.<\/p>\n\n\n\n To help you achieve that goal, we\u2019ve spoken to experts who were willing to share their best tips for boosting office morale \u2014 even if your company is operating as a hybrid or remote workplace<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n So, without further ado, let\u2019s talk about the best ways to boost employee morale.<\/p>\n\n\n According to Elisabeth Duncan<\/a>, VP of Human Resources at Evive, <\/em>high employee morale is crucial for building a positive company culture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cEmployee morale creates a healthier, happier culture where employees feel supported, encouraged, and experience high levels of job satisfaction.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n As such, o<\/strong>rganizations that choose to prioritize employee morale over other matters can enjoy many benefits<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cOrganizations that prioritize employee morale: <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n In the age of the Great Resignation, high employee morale: <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Furthermore, creating a \u201c<\/em>strong supportive culture\u201d <\/em>should make the employee experience \u201cmore authentic, meaningful, and inclusive:\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cEngaging and listening to employees demands a level of personalization throughout the employee experience that: <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Adopt an integrated communications platform to highlight their total rewards package, aid in listening to employees, send and receive personal benefits communication, and tailor the employee experience.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n Ultimately, creating a positive work environment can be as easy as establishing protocols for welcoming new employees<\/a> and making sure your remote staff feels more connected<\/a> by knowing how to balance FOTO and FOMO.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Welcome and onboard new employees easily on Pumble<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n \ud83d\udca1 PUMBLE PRO TIP<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Prioritizing employee morale will ultimately make your company a more pleasant place to work. To learn more about how you can create and maintain a positive work environment, check out this guide:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Leadership has a big role to play in ensuring high employee morale<\/strong>, according to Alexis Zahner<\/a>, an expert on leadership and culture, and the Co-Director of Human Leaders:<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c\u200b\u200bLeaders must understand that they play a role in maintaining employee morale and must be part of the solution when deciding on how to get employee feedback, coach and develop their team, and recognize them accordingly.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n This perspective is shared by Sarah Murdock Ph.D.<\/a>, an organizational anthropologist and the Global Director of People, Leadership, and Impact at Steinberg Hart, who notes that encouraging the development of <\/strong>leadership skills<\/strong><\/a> in managers<\/strong> will help the decision-makers<\/a> within the company become more aware of the employees\u2019 needs:<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cFor all people managers, I highly recommend starting with leadership coaching, therapy, and\/or meditation to prepare one\u2019s mindset. Like parenting, your employees respond to how you\u2019re being and behaving, not what you tell them.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n Of course, extending those development opportunities to non-management employees<\/strong> will also go a long way toward boosting employee morale, as Zahner pointed out:<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cProviding ongoing training is also an essential consideration for organizations and will continue to keep employees engaged through learning and skill development.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n The image below shows how an HR employee might use Pumble<\/a>, the business messaging app by CAKE.com<\/a>, to announce upcoming educational events.<\/p>\n\n\n Empower your team and boost productivity in real time. Try Pumble.<\/p>\n\n The whole point of organizing leadership training is to produce management that can promptly identify and respond to employee needs<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n As Holly Schmittle<\/a>, an HR professional currently working as a Senior People Business Partner at Katapult, told us, it\u2019s all about knowing how to read the room:<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIt\u2019s all about reading the room and showing care. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n A manager can think they\u2019re doing an amazing job, but if they don\u2019t regularly take the pulse and truly comprehend themes from team feedback, it\u2019s likely that morale will take a serious dip. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Since morale is tied to employee feelings, and it\u2019s intangible, the keys to boosting it are:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n In other words, observing, listening, and judging the overall atmosphere among your people can help when the time comes to show care and interest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Founder and Leadership Trainer at Unleash Your Power, James R. Elliot<\/a>, also states that simply caring about your employees<\/strong> is one of the best ways to boost employee morale:<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cCare about employees, and prove it to them \u2013 take an interest in their lives, challenges, goals, and support them to get there.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n Of course, good managers<\/a> can put these tips into practice by regularly engaging in productive downward communication<\/a> and questioning the management practices they employ, as Elisabeth Duncan recommends:<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cManagers and team leads must ask themselves:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Unfortunately, introspection alone won\u2019t get you the results you\u2019re looking for.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Instead, you should start tracking employee morale through empirical data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n One way to do that would be through employee pulse surveys<\/strong>, as Matt Erhard<\/a>, Managing Partner and Executive Recruiter at Summit Search Group, suggests:<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cA good place to start is with employee pulse surveys that \u2018take the temperature\u2019 of your current work environment. You may find it helpful to make these anonymous, especially if you think some employees may be dissatisfied but fear reprisal if they speak up about the issues they\u2019re having.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n Elisabeth Duncan also noted that regular surveys can be a good way to track employee morale over time:<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cDistribute monthly pulse surveys to managers and employees to track employee morale and gain feedback on employee benefit packages and recognition programs and improve internal communications.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n On the other hand, Hilmon Sorey<\/a>, author, keynote speaker, and Managing Director at ClozeLoop, recommends implementing a human behavior framework like SCALE<\/strong>, which measures:<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cS \u2014 Status \u2014 Ensuring that employees have a sense of importance in their role, a sense of potential, and recognition of success.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n C \u2014 Certainty \u2014 Providing certainty regarding company direction, role expectations, and individual professional development opportunities.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n A \u2014 Autonomy \u2014 Give employees freedom of choice wherever possible. Break down top-down <\/em>management silos<\/em><\/a> and empower employees with decision-making, options, and flexibility.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n L \u2014 Likeness \u2014 Create opportunities for individuals to feel part of a group or community.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n E \u2014 Equity \u2014 While there is a greater conversation to have about workplace equity, at its foundational level ensure that all employees are treated fairly, have a voice, and feel heard.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n Periodically evaluating employee morale will ensure that your efforts to boost engagement<\/a> are not in vain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n Boost teamwork and simplify communication by switching your team to Pumble by CAKE.com.<\/p>\n\n If you\u2019re looking to boost morale at work, you should know that employees can easily detect a lack of authenticity on their employer\u2019s end<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n That\u2019s why Dr. Murdock advises against implementing \u201cgeneric HR policies,\u201d<\/em> and recommends keeping your employees\u2019 specific needs in mind<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cDesign your team\u2019s experience to support their specific needs \u2014 after all, teams are made of actual people with distinct strengths and life circumstances. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Start by asking your people what they need, work with them to try things out, and co-create a phenomenal working environment that makes it easy for them to feel great and do amazing work. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Cultural differences? 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