All Work and No Fun
Make for a Stressful Life
Play games with your staff and celebrate achieving highest ever numbers or other milestones.
Possible ways of doing this are: Have a nice dinner for all employees and their spouses; or perhaps an in-office party; or gift certificates for a shopping spree.
Any time you create a production game for your staff, do the following:
- Set specific and objective goals to be reached so there will be absolutely no question whether the game was won or not.
- Survey the staff as to what prize the majority of them desire. Do not make it an open question or you’ll get no answers back. Give them several choices including “other.” That way, if they do have a different idea they can include it.
- Put the game (including the prize) in writing so no arguments or disagreements ensue as to exactly what was said.
- Remind them of the game periodically to keep them motivated and keep them abreast of how they are doing re: winning it.
- Deliver the reward as soon as it is won and do it enthusiastically and graciously. In other words, don’t feel bad or make them feel bad because you now have to spend money or because they “barely” won or anything that could mar the occasion. (Set the money aside a little at a time so it doesn’t create any problem when it’s time for the reward.) Have fun with it!
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