Ducks in a Row: Making Employees Happy
by Miki SaxonCompany culture has been jerked around ever since a few pundits decided that “fun” was the primary component to having happy employees.
Worse, “fun” was equated with silly stuff, such as games, pranks and goofs.
While these things do energize some employees, they don’t do it for long and certainly not alone.
It’s well-proven that happy employees are more productive, but creating happy requires substance.
The components of long-term happiness are things such as challenging work, continued learning, opportunities to grow, clear communications, fair bosses, etc.
All of these require more thought, effort and skill from managers than installing a few foosball tables or gamifying the project.
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