Hi,
I work with an IT company, and to keep employee morale high, we organize various activities. However, most employees do not follow the dress code or participate in the activities. For example, recently, we had a Muffler Party where everyone was asked to wear mufflers, but only about 20% of the employees wore them. Such a response to our activities is a big disappointment for the team that plans and organizes them.
I seek guidance on how we can address this issue with those who do not comply with the dress code or participate in the activities. Thank you for your assistance.
From India, Delhi
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33I work with an IT company, and to keep employee morale high, we organize various activities. However, most employees do not follow the dress code or participate in the activities. For example, recently, we had a Muffler Party where everyone was asked to wear mufflers, but only about 20% of the employees wore them. Such a response to our activities is a big disappointment for the team that plans and organizes them.
I seek guidance on how we can address this issue with those who do not comply with the dress code or participate in the activities. Thank you for your assistance.
From India, Delhi
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before organizing such activities please ask for employee suggestion then it will create interest in them and they will response in positive way thank you
From India, Panipat
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Thanks for a prompt response, Sarita.
We have formed a team for such activities, which consists of a few employees only. They are the ones who come up with ideas and implement them. It is quite difficult to gather opinions from all 90 employees. The idea is to break the tendency of not following what is being communicated. All our employees wanted Company T-shirts, and we had them printed last month. We asked them to wear these T-shirts on weekends. However, even in this case, 30% of the employees do not wear the T-shirts on weekends. This lack of participation causes a lot of demotivation within the FUN team.
Please provide some suggestions to address this issue.
From India, Delhi
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We have formed a team for such activities, which consists of a few employees only. They are the ones who come up with ideas and implement them. It is quite difficult to gather opinions from all 90 employees. The idea is to break the tendency of not following what is being communicated. All our employees wanted Company T-shirts, and we had them printed last month. We asked them to wear these T-shirts on weekends. However, even in this case, 30% of the employees do not wear the T-shirts on weekends. This lack of participation causes a lot of demotivation within the FUN team.
Please provide some suggestions to address this issue.
From India, Delhi
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Hi,
Create a workgroup for any activity planned. Involve at least 10 people in that group who represent various teams and then share the idea with them, also ask for their ideas. This way, you involve more people and thereby generate a sense of participation.
From India, Pune
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Create a workgroup for any activity planned. Involve at least 10 people in that group who represent various teams and then share the idea with them, also ask for their ideas. This way, you involve more people and thereby generate a sense of participation.
From India, Pune
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Thanks, Moonmoon. As I mentioned, the team that organizes such activities consists of people from various teams. Considering your idea, I think we can increase the number of people in the FUN team.
However, if people do not participate or adhere to the rules of a particular activity, how can we punish the defaulters to ensure that they follow the instructions next time?
From India, Delhi
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However, if people do not participate or adhere to the rules of a particular activity, how can we punish the defaulters to ensure that they follow the instructions next time?
From India, Delhi
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Hello Bhavna:
"I work with an IT company, and to keep employee morale high, we keep organizing various activities."
If we want to keep morale high, we must ensure that the supervisors are doing their jobs well and that everyone above the supervisors is also performing well.
"But most of the employees do not follow the dress code or participate in the activities."
Is the dress code voluntary?
Perhaps the activities are not enjoyed by everyone?
"Like recently, we had a Muffler Party wherein everyone was asked to wear mufflers, but hardly 20% of the employees wore them."
Perhaps 80% of the employees did not want to wear them?
"And such a response to various activities comes as a big disappointment to the team which plans and organizes them."
I used to tell my boss that I did not need him to entertain me or make my work fun, but I did expect him to manage me well and pay me fairly.
"Please help me understand how can we punish such people...?"
Do you mean punish the team or the employees who did not participate? I would not punish the team or the employees, but if I had to punish one group, I would punish the team since there are fewer of them and they created an event that appealed to only 20% of the employees.
From United States, Chelsea
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"I work with an IT company, and to keep employee morale high, we keep organizing various activities."
If we want to keep morale high, we must ensure that the supervisors are doing their jobs well and that everyone above the supervisors is also performing well.
"But most of the employees do not follow the dress code or participate in the activities."
Is the dress code voluntary?
Perhaps the activities are not enjoyed by everyone?
"Like recently, we had a Muffler Party wherein everyone was asked to wear mufflers, but hardly 20% of the employees wore them."
Perhaps 80% of the employees did not want to wear them?
"And such a response to various activities comes as a big disappointment to the team which plans and organizes them."
I used to tell my boss that I did not need him to entertain me or make my work fun, but I did expect him to manage me well and pay me fairly.
"Please help me understand how can we punish such people...?"
Do you mean punish the team or the employees who did not participate? I would not punish the team or the employees, but if I had to punish one group, I would punish the team since there are fewer of them and they created an event that appealed to only 20% of the employees.
From United States, Chelsea
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Dear Bhavna,
Your FUN team wants to motivate the employees, but the team itself is getting demotivated. Think twice about your team. (I think it is not a fun team but a FUNNY team).
It seems that bacteria of dictatorship are available in your FUN team, which is why the team is thinking to punish the employees, but not analyzing the reason behind the lack of interest of all employees in any activity.
First of all, let all the employees get closer to each other by organizing simple get-togethers. Give a zero period during the get-together to throw the best ideas for the next fun activity, come to a conclusion based on all ideas and thoughts.
Never, never think that you can punish an employee for not participating in a fun activity. Remember that you will never get a 100% result in such activities. Organize an event that is acceptable by at least 90% of employees.
You may organize a quiz, fun game, jokes session, song, quotes, etc., at a time so that almost all will get engaged in any one of the activities.
Best Regards,
Nadeem
From India, Patiala
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Your FUN team wants to motivate the employees, but the team itself is getting demotivated. Think twice about your team. (I think it is not a fun team but a FUNNY team).
It seems that bacteria of dictatorship are available in your FUN team, which is why the team is thinking to punish the employees, but not analyzing the reason behind the lack of interest of all employees in any activity.
First of all, let all the employees get closer to each other by organizing simple get-togethers. Give a zero period during the get-together to throw the best ideas for the next fun activity, come to a conclusion based on all ideas and thoughts.
Never, never think that you can punish an employee for not participating in a fun activity. Remember that you will never get a 100% result in such activities. Organize an event that is acceptable by at least 90% of employees.
You may organize a quiz, fun game, jokes session, song, quotes, etc., at a time so that almost all will get engaged in any one of the activities.
Best Regards,
Nadeem
From India, Patiala
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Before planning fun activities, one must understand that funny things are different for different people. One may find dressing up weirdly as funny, and someone else may have an opposite view. Whenever such activities are planned, the focus should be on ensuring that they generate a positive feeling from a wide section of the workforce. I doubt whether any single activity would serve the purpose. Multiple activities need to be initiated at the same point in time. One needs to understand the preferences of employees before planning out fun activities. Studying 90 employees is not a big deal, provided attrition is within reasonable limits.
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