What do you mean employee Morale is low?

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What do you mean employee Morale is low? Has been created to answer the questions around how I know if morale is low, why it's happening, and what I can do about it. Written by Emma Weise, Chief Inspirer & Strategic Business Stylist at FreshSage - A company designed to use fresh thinking to build success, it's business Unusual! www.freshsage.co.za

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What do you mean...

Employee Morale is Low?

... and what does it mean for my ?business

=Employee Morale

Overall outlook of employees

=Employee Morale

If ...

Productivity goes down with your

profits!!!

What are the warning signs?

1How do I know if morale is low?

5 things you can watch for:

Staff take a lot of sick days

People start bickering with

each other, and are at each

others throats

You are dealing with walking

zombies, who are like the

walking dead... not engaged!

Communication takes a dip... People aren't

talking to each other or

management

Staff leave on the quickest plane out of

your business

2 Why is it happening?

An imbalance in either...

Spirit Process Output

An imbalance in either...

Spirit Process Output

The essence of the group... The fun side

An imbalance in either...

Spirit Process Output

How the team get

from point A...

...To point B

An imbalance in either...

Spirit Process Output

What the team are expected to deliver on

3 What can I do about it?

Great... Now I know

where the imbalance

is...

So how do I fix it?

There are lots of things you can do...

Fun days

recognize efforts

Welcome ideas

Show charity

If sick: send flowers

Clarify roles

Streamline processes

Training to do job better

Know the goal

Manage performance

Give Job meaning

Regular ChatsPerksShare knowledge

You need their buy in... Or it could go horribly

wrong!

Create a "fun" event that eats into family time...

"That isn't going to make anyone happy!"

Points given to employees for overtime - which are swapped for promotional items! "The value of my time is a gift

bag???"

How it goes wrong...

Wearing "cubs" style achievement ribbons -

and chant company mantra - "This is a company - not Boy

Scouts!"

Reward top salesman with a weekend retreat...

Where they have to share a room to save

money... "We bring in the sales - and you scrimp on

us"!

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4 How do I get buy-in?

It takes a little...

The best way...Ask them!

We use Cafe conversations to discuss issues that matter

5 Want to know more?

Contact us: www.freshsage.co.za