Dear All,
I work in an environment where silence is more prevalent. People do not find it motivating or exciting. I have recently joined this office and I also experience this feeling at times. However, being the BU HR for this unit, I believe I can make a difference in bringing about a change in this environment.
Can you suggest some cost-effective ways to make the workplace more exciting? I envision a transformation where all employees of this organization look forward to coming to this unit because of its energetic environment. Please help.
Regards,
Janani
From India, Hyderabad
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I work in an environment where silence is more prevalent. People do not find it motivating or exciting. I have recently joined this office and I also experience this feeling at times. However, being the BU HR for this unit, I believe I can make a difference in bringing about a change in this environment.
Can you suggest some cost-effective ways to make the workplace more exciting? I envision a transformation where all employees of this organization look forward to coming to this unit because of its energetic environment. Please help.
Regards,
Janani
From India, Hyderabad
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Hi Aparna,
Thank you for the feedback. I have recently started organizing birthday celebrations which have generated a lot of excitement among the people here. However, that is just one day in a month, right?
I will consider the idea of TGIF, it sounds great. I will suggest this to my team.
Additionally, the concept of coffee with HR seems nice. I will begin with trying out these two suggestions. Thank you very much.
Best wishes,
Janani
From India, Hyderabad
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Thank you for the feedback. I have recently started organizing birthday celebrations which have generated a lot of excitement among the people here. However, that is just one day in a month, right?
I will consider the idea of TGIF, it sounds great. I will suggest this to my team.
Additionally, the concept of coffee with HR seems nice. I will begin with trying out these two suggestions. Thank you very much.
Best wishes,
Janani
From India, Hyderabad
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Hi Janani,
I can very well relate to your situation as I am also working in a similar environment. To start with, it's better to conduct a survey and find out what kind of activities people want in the organization.
In my company, I am trying to implement the TGIF (Thank God It's Friday) concept. Every last Friday of the month, I organize events such as in-house games, trekking, movies, team lunches, etc. You could also consider something similar.
Additionally, you can try the following ideas:
- HR Newsletter
- E-Library (You can download e-books and store them on a common drive or circulate them. I have implemented this in my company, and people are liking it.)
- Coffee with HR
- Suggestion Box
- Celebrating Birthdays/Anniversaries/Various Days (Boss's Day, etc.)
Let me know if you like any of the above suggestions.
Aparna
From Singapore
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2I can very well relate to your situation as I am also working in a similar environment. To start with, it's better to conduct a survey and find out what kind of activities people want in the organization.
In my company, I am trying to implement the TGIF (Thank God It's Friday) concept. Every last Friday of the month, I organize events such as in-house games, trekking, movies, team lunches, etc. You could also consider something similar.
Additionally, you can try the following ideas:
- HR Newsletter
- E-Library (You can download e-books and store them on a common drive or circulate them. I have implemented this in my company, and people are liking it.)
- Coffee with HR
- Suggestion Box
- Celebrating Birthdays/Anniversaries/Various Days (Boss's Day, etc.)
Let me know if you like any of the above suggestions.
Aparna
From Singapore
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Hi,
Following are the events which I have carried out in my organization:
1. Guess Who Contest (Crop employee's lip or eyes and make a guess)
2. Quizzes (National Day... To know [company name] is to love [company name])
3. Poem Competition (free topic)
4. Indoor Games
5. Potluck
6. Colours of HR (Internal e-Newsletter)
7. HR Weekly Bulletin
Hope the above is useful.
Thanks and regards,
Ainie
From Singapore
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Following are the events which I have carried out in my organization:
1. Guess Who Contest (Crop employee's lip or eyes and make a guess)
2. Quizzes (National Day... To know [company name] is to love [company name])
3. Poem Competition (free topic)
4. Indoor Games
5. Potluck
6. Colours of HR (Internal e-Newsletter)
7. HR Weekly Bulletin
Hope the above is useful.
Thanks and regards,
Ainie
From Singapore
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Few activities are listed below:
Tug of war between the teams
Caricature day (hire a guy for a day who can sketch employees without there information. You can frame and gift those sketches to respective employees)
Blood donation camp (would also serve to fulfill corporate responsibility)
Pizza day
Arrange for stalls like dominos, CCD in the cafetaria
Photography contest
Talent contest
A space for employees on internal portal to share their pictures and interest
Cricket game
Music band
Treasure hunt
exclusive clubs of employees sharing same interests or for key employees
coke vs pepsi contest
Lunch/dinner for top performers with CEO of the company
Hold regular theme days
Launch a job rotation programme – Plan for and encourage Cross Training
Anniversary / Length-of Service
On-the-Spot Awards
Employee of the Month / Year
happy hours
month end activity
Annual picnics, get together
Tie ups with theatres & night clubs
10 days paid wedding honeymoon leave plus a months salary as wedding present
Flexible working hours
Celebrating festivals
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Tug of war between the teams
Caricature day (hire a guy for a day who can sketch employees without there information. You can frame and gift those sketches to respective employees)
Blood donation camp (would also serve to fulfill corporate responsibility)
Pizza day
Arrange for stalls like dominos, CCD in the cafetaria
Photography contest
Talent contest
A space for employees on internal portal to share their pictures and interest
Cricket game
Music band
Treasure hunt
exclusive clubs of employees sharing same interests or for key employees
coke vs pepsi contest
Lunch/dinner for top performers with CEO of the company
Hold regular theme days
Launch a job rotation programme – Plan for and encourage Cross Training
Anniversary / Length-of Service
On-the-Spot Awards
Employee of the Month / Year
happy hours
month end activity
Annual picnics, get together
Tie ups with theatres & night clubs
10 days paid wedding honeymoon leave plus a months salary as wedding present
Flexible working hours
Celebrating festivals
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I joined very recently as a finance faculty in a management institute, but I am equally interested in HR topics. Thanks for the great contributions. Please keep informing such useful information.
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I joined very recently as a finance faculty in a management institute, but I am equally interested in HR topics. Thanks for the great contributions. Please keep informing such useful information.
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When will you give the time to employees to work? Then in performance appraisal, you will tell them their performance is not good. What is the workplace for? Don't kill the employees, please, please. Already employees hate HR a lot because of some HRs. First, know what they want and then give it. Unnecessarily don't give them anything.
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