Everyone enjoys working with happy, upbeat co-workers. You look forward to coming to work in the morning and leave more often with a smile on your face. Did you know that happy employees do more for an organization than just provide good morale and a fun environment? Simply put, people perform better when they are happier and that adds to your bottom line.
According to recent research by Harvard School of Business research staff , the findings were true across different sizes and types of businesses: People are more productive and creative when they have more positive, happy emotions. The research includes data from the past decade focusing on creativity, productivity, and the psychology of everyday work life.
But the good news doesn’t stop there – if employees are happy on a given day, they are more likely to come up with a new idea or solve a problem, but also return to work with the same likelihood. So what can you do to bring your employees to this level of bliss?
Before you can seek to improve happiness, first you must have a clear understanding of the current state of employee satisfaction; what employees like and dislike about the company. There are several things a company can do to increase the happiness and morale – study after study has provided loads of data that a culture of recognition can do just that.
Gone are the days where recognition occurred as a once a year event. Employees need to know you care about them more on a year round basis – even more prevalent in the X and Y Generations. Recognition that is timely, reinforces corporate values, and available to all employees builds a more connected and a fully engaged workforce – and in turn in can boost your morale and spread good cheer throughout your organization.
How better to encourage everyone and produce a happy work environment than saying thank you? It is clear and proven that happiness boosts performance. What are you doing with in your organization to increase engagement and happiness?
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