Happy workers = better productivity
August 8th 2008 11:38
It goes without saying that happy people will work better and faster and produce better quality results. Workplaces that encourage employees to take some time out and share a joke, will find that they are doing better than offices that frown on a bit of laughter in the office.
Allowing employees to laugh out loud, and even providing the chance to do so (by sharing a daily joke for example) relaxes the employees even in times of stress. Laughter has always been a good medicine for cheering things up and to patch broken relationships, can in fact also help build team work and lift spirits in the dull corporate office.
"When individuals learn to lighten up, they enhance their attitude towards their work and life, improving their overall well-being," says Helene Grover, the founder of Laughter Strategies, who runs weekly corporate workshops for corporates and medium sized businesses.
Other ways, other than hiring someone to come in and teach your employees how to laugh, is to provide them with lifestyle alternatives that would suit their working hours. Flexible work plan, job share opportunities and other ways to create a better working environment also makes employees happier and better workers.
Reference articles:
Laugh and work harder - News.com.au (Nov 2007)
Employees are an unhappy lot - CareerOne.com.au news
Allowing employees to laugh out loud, and even providing the chance to do so (by sharing a daily joke for example) relaxes the employees even in times of stress. Laughter has always been a good medicine for cheering things up and to patch broken relationships, can in fact also help build team work and lift spirits in the dull corporate office.
"When individuals learn to lighten up, they enhance their attitude towards their work and life, improving their overall well-being," says Helene Grover, the founder of Laughter Strategies, who runs weekly corporate workshops for corporates and medium sized businesses.
Other ways, other than hiring someone to come in and teach your employees how to laugh, is to provide them with lifestyle alternatives that would suit their working hours. Flexible work plan, job share opportunities and other ways to create a better working environment also makes employees happier and better workers.
Reference articles:
Laugh and work harder - News.com.au (Nov 2007)
Employees are an unhappy lot - CareerOne.com.au news
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