Happy Factory Workers? Many factory workers and other blue-collar employees don’t have access to computers to fill in surveys or give continuous feedback on how engaged they feel at work. And during COVID, our data show that employee engagement is dropping, worldwide. Asking staff to install a mood app on their personal phone might work for […]
Mental health in the workplace… how often is that discussed at management meetings? According to this Guardian article, seventy million working days are lost each year due to stress, depression and other mental health conditions in Britain. This costs Britain £70-100bn annually, equivalent to 4.5% of the nation’s GDP. Across the pond, in Canada, in any […]
The Random Act of Happy You Might Be Ignoring Continuous improvement in the workplace means that measuring and improving don’t ever stop. Or, as we like to put it: Measure Staff Morale. Improve. Repeat! We recently discussed how random acts of happy can help improve employee morale over time. These small ideas can have […]
An example of how a manufacturing site improve their work culture: “So what makes us press the green or red button?” After Christophe de Monie launched the question there was silence in the room. It took a while for the employees at BASF to open up and start talking about how to improve their work […]
Remote work is a buzzword this year… As technology evolves, so do work trends. Then Covid-19 happened! When you think of remote work, you might think of laying on a beach, coffee cup in your lounge chair drink holder, sun shining, laptop open while you chat with the office. But is it really all that […]
Increase Employee Engagement With major changes, it’s easy for employee engagement efforts to fall off the radar Workplaces are constantly changing because, after all, employees are humans and not robots! Like DEK Tech’s Agile HR Director put it: “If you’re going through a tough time at home, it will have an effect on your job too. The […]
We often get asked how our daily employee mood tracker relates to employee morale and productivity. Food manufacturer Dallant has been measuring both on a daily basis since 2012. This is what they found out: Food flavouring company Dallant has measured their daily employee morale and production efficiency since 2012: “I like to keep things simple” says Joan […]
Could your Monday Morning Meeting use some productivity hacks? Monday morning meetings can be a great way to start off the week. Especially when it comes to discussing workplace happiness and morale. A productive meeting can be a way to get a read on the temperature of the office. They allow staff to check in with each […]
Work-life happiness and unhappiness Think about a tight-rope walker keeping perfect balance. That’s kind of what work-life balance is like! It’s tricky to walk the line between the two worlds though. Especially because, as we’ve seen, keeping them entirely separate is impossible. How does work-life balance affect employees? As our users have pointed out, […]
