Fun & Creative Ways to Build Your Team and Improve Your Company Culture

In order to have a successful and productive team, it is important to unite your employees by working on their strengths and weaknesses as well as boosting their morale. Having a strong workplace culture has become a main concern for businesses, so as a manager, it is your job to help make this happen. The most successful team building activities can not only help your team get stronger and closer, but it can also help them get away from the monotony of work. A team that communicates effectively and is on the same page while being positive and having great energy are the main parts of building your company culture. If you are not sure how to build your team to improve your company culture, here are some fun and creative ideas.

Human ResourcesGuest UserOctober 10, 2017Company Culture, Volunteering, Holidays, Workplace Holidays, HR, Team BuildingComment

How to Keep Your Employees Engaged

Companies with engaged employees outperform those without by up to 202% (Source: Gallup). A national study by Dale Carnegie Training placed the number of “fully engaged” employees at 29% and “disengaged” employees at 26%, meaning 71% of employees are not fully engaged or productive. It’s a beneficial trail for companies to recruit, hire and maintain engaged employees. This can be accomplished faster and easier when using Applicant Tracking and Onboarding software. The below flow chart shows you a brief breakdown of how increased employee engagement will ultimately lead to higher levels of profit.

Human ResourcesMarketing TeamAugust 8, 2017hr, engagement, Employee Engagement, Applicant Tracking, Onboarding, Team BuildingComment

4 Team Building Strategies Every Leader Should Implement

Building a great team requires great leadership. If you notice your team is not as productive as usual, they seem burnt out, they have a lack of motivation, or they seem distracted, then it is time to step up and implement some team-building strategies. There are many team-building strategies out there, but I would like to share four that I believe can help out every team leader.

4 Mistakes Easily Made by Managers

Taking on a management role is a huge accomplishment. Suddenly your own responsibilities aren’t the only thing on your plate. Now you are responsible for the actions of your entire team, and how your team performs is a reflection on your work as a leader. With your focus now having to stretch to fit your whole team’s goals, there’s unfortunately much more room for error. Here are four common mistakes to look out for as a team manager.

Business, Human ResourcesMarketing TeamJuly 21, 2015Team Building, Employee Engagement, Leadership, ManagementComment

Using Team Bonding to Build A Better Workforce

Recently my company hosted a webinar entitled “Self-Defeating Habits of Otherwise Brilliant People”. The webinar really got me thinking about the importance of working well in teams and creating a positive and motivating work environment. After all, we know that when negativity creeps in productivity and engagement go down. So how can we combat negativity and focus on building teams that succeed? Good ole’ fashioned team bonding of course.

BusinessMarketing TeamFebruary 26, 2015HR, Team Building, TeamworkComment