how to create a fun workplace

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NAMTEK CONSULTING SERVICES Today, many organizations are trying to find new, innovative ways to attract and retain great, hardworking employees. The millennial generation have begun to introduce new challenges for employees, since they prefer a workplace where "fun" is welcome and encouraged. Take a look at companies like Google, who provide their employees with game rooms, fitness centres, frequent breaks, & other fun-related perks. Since not many companies can be exactly like Google, here are a few basic but effective ways to begin to introduce "fun" to your workplace. Cultivate fun by holding frequent activities or celebrations or even simply ordering in lunch for everyone or bringing in donuts and coffee in the morning. Surprise your staff from time to time. Some days can be really stressful - it's important to encourage your team to take mini-breaks throughout the day to relieve some of that stress. Let your staff take a few a minutes every so often to do things they like to do; go for a walk, play a game on their phone, read a book, chat with coworkers, stretch/exercise... HOLD CONTESTS/CELEBRATIONS/ACTIVITIES ENCOURAGE FREQUENT BREAKS CREATING A FUN WORK ENVIRONMENT Giving your team flexible hours, when permitted, can increase productivity, reduce stress and improve the overall mood at the office. It shows that managers/owners care about their staff's well-being and personal lives as well. www.namtek.ca OFFER A FLEXIBLE WORK SCHEDULE POST FUNNY QUOTES OR PICTURES Create a small section of the office where employees can post up funny quotes, pictures, cartoons; anything to provide laughter and relieve stress throughout the day.

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Page 1: How to Create a FUN Workplace

NAMTEK CONSULTING SERVICES

Today, many organizations are trying to find new, innovativeways to attract and retain great, hardworking employees. Themillennial generation have begun to introduce new challengesfor employees, since they prefer a workplace where "fun" iswelcome and encouraged. Take a look at companies l ikeGoogle, who provide their employees with game rooms, f itnesscentres, frequent breaks, & other fun-related perks. Since notmany companies can be exactly l ike Google, here are a fewbasic but effective ways to begin to introduce "fun" to yourworkplace.

Cultivate fun by holding frequent activit ies orcelebrations or even simply ordering in lunch foreveryone or bringing in donuts and coffee in themorning. Surprise your staff from time to time.

Some days can be really stressful - it 's importantto encourage your team to take mini-breaksthroughout the day to relieve some of that stress.Let your staff take a few a minutes every so oftento do things they l ike to do; go for a walk, play agame on their phone, read a book, chat withcoworkers, stretch/exercise.. .

HOLD CONTESTS/CELEBRATIONS/ACTIVITIES

ENCOURAGE FREQUENT BREAKS

CREATING AFUN WORKENVIRONMENT

Giving your team flexible hours, when permitted, canincrease productivity, reduce stress and improve theoverall mood at the office. It shows that managers/ownerscare about their staff's well-being and personal lives aswell.

www.namtek.ca

OFFER A FLEXIBLE WORK SCHEDULE

POST FUNNY QUOTES OR PICTURES

Create a small section of the office whereemployees can post up funny quotes, pictures,cartoons; anything to provide laughter and relievestress throughout the day.