How to Rebuild Team Morale in 5 Steps
There are several different methods and tips for rebuilding and maintaining a good team morale. Here are some of our favourites.
✅ Give More Recognition
The importance of recognizing good work and celebrating milestones can not be expressed enough. Unfortunately, day to day work, the stress of deadlines and workloads can distract us from giving the recognition our teams and team members deserve. But reminding your team that you value their hard work and appreciate all the effort they are putting in is inexpensive, easy to do, and a great way to boost morale. When giving recognition, remember these tips to make your compliments go farther:
Make sure you specify what the recipient has done so they know your recognition is sincere and well deserved
Recognize staff in the presence of others, whether they are clients, staff or management to give your team member an extra boost of morale
Be authentic to avoid sounding superficial
✅ Set Common Goals
It’s important for each team member to have individual goals that they work to achieve for their own development. But it’s equally important for your team to have goals that they are tasked at reaching together.
Some of these goals should be substantial achievements related to projects, but you will also want smaller goals that are easier to achieve. Especially when the project goal is especially challenging or time consuming. You could even assign some fun recreational goals, such as topping your team score during a trivia night. These types of goals will increase camaraderie, which also helps increase morale.
✅ Manage Poor Morale
If you can see signs that your team’s morale is heading for a downward trend, you will want to act. Signs that morale is decreasing includes:
A consistently poor attitude
Declining work performance or quality of work
Spreading gossip and rumours
Increased tardiness or absences
Lack of enthusiasm
If you see any of these signs, there are several different approaches you can take. What works best for your team members will depend on each person.
✅ Make work more educational!
Training and education is another way to build team morale. For example, if low morale is caused by conflicts between employees, training in conflict resolution and communication skills can help. In addition, providing an activity that is inspirational and motivational can lift your team members spirits.
✅ Make work more fun!
When you plan a team building activity, you are creating a fun work environment, showing appreciation and building strong bonds between team members. All of this creates a healthy corporate culture that improves employee engagement and boosts employee morale. There are many different events you can choose from when scheduling a team building experience. One idea is to get everyone out of the office and into a new environment for an activity that is fast-paced, energetic, and interactive. Check out our race and hunt team programs.