Hi,
I work with an IT co. and to keep the employee morale high we keep organizing various activities.
But most of the employees do not follow the dress code or participate in the activities.
Like recently, we had a Muffeler Party wherein everyone was asked to wear Muffelers but hardly 20% of the employees wore it. And such a response to various activities comes as a big disappointment to the team which plans such activities and organises them.
Please help me understand as to how can we punish such people..?
From India, Delhi
33I work with an IT co. and to keep the employee morale high we keep organizing various activities.
But most of the employees do not follow the dress code or participate in the activities.
Like recently, we had a Muffeler Party wherein everyone was asked to wear Muffelers but hardly 20% of the employees wore it. And such a response to various activities comes as a big disappointment to the team which plans such activities and organises them.
Please help me understand as to how can we punish such people..?
From India, Delhi
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
From India, Panipat
Thanks for a prompt response, Sarita.
We have formed a team for such activities which consists of few employees only. They only think of such ideas and implement them.
It is quite difficult to take opinion from all the 90 employees.
The idea is to break this tendency of not following what is being said....all our employees wanted Company T-shirts. We got them printed last month and asked them to wear those T-shirts on weekends. Even in this case, 30% of the employees do not wear those T-shirts on weekends.
This really causes a lot of de-motivation on the part of FUN team.
Please help with some suggestions.
From India, Delhi
We have formed a team for such activities which consists of few employees only. They only think of such ideas and implement them.
It is quite difficult to take opinion from all the 90 employees.
The idea is to break this tendency of not following what is being said....all our employees wanted Company T-shirts. We got them printed last month and asked them to wear those T-shirts on weekends. Even in this case, 30% of the employees do not wear those T-shirts on weekends.
This really causes a lot of de-motivation on the part of FUN team.
Please help with some suggestions.
From India, Delhi
Hi,
Create a workgroup for any activity planned. Involve at least 10 people in that group who represents various teams ad then share the idea with them and also ask for their ideas. This way , you involve more people and thereby generating sense of participation.
From India, Pune
Create a workgroup for any activity planned. Involve at least 10 people in that group who represents various teams ad then share the idea with them and also ask for their ideas. This way , you involve more people and thereby generating sense of participation.
From India, Pune
Thanks Moonmoon. As I mentioned the team which organises such activities consists of people from various teams. Though considering your idea, i think we can increase the number of people in FUN team.
But still if people do not participate / adhere to the rules of a particular activity, in such a case how can we punish the defaulters to make sure that they follow the instructions next time.
From India, Delhi
But still if people do not participate / adhere to the rules of a particular activity, in such a case how can we punish the defaulters to make sure that they follow the instructions next time.
From India, Delhi
Hello Bhavna :
"I work with an IT co. and to keep the employee morale
high we keep organizing various activities."
If we want to keep morale high, we must make sure the supervisors are doing their jobs well and that everyone above the supervisors are doing their jobs well also.
"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 Muffeler Party wherein everyone was
asked to wear Mufflers but hardly 20% of the employees wore it."
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 such activities and organises them."
I used to tell my boss that I did not need him to entertain me nor to make my work fun but I did expect him to manage me well and pay me fairly.
"Please help me understand as to 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 did create an event that appealed to only 20% of the employees.
From United States, Chelsea
"I work with an IT co. and to keep the employee morale
high we keep organizing various activities."
If we want to keep morale high, we must make sure the supervisors are doing their jobs well and that everyone above the supervisors are doing their jobs well also.
"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 Muffeler Party wherein everyone was
asked to wear Mufflers but hardly 20% of the employees wore it."
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 such activities and organises them."
I used to tell my boss that I did not need him to entertain me nor to make my work fun but I did expect him to manage me well and pay me fairly.
"Please help me understand as to 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 did create an event that appealed to only 20% of the employees.
From United States, Chelsea
Dear Bhavna
Your FUN team wants to motivate the employees but Team itself is getting demotivated ????
Think twice about your team. (I think it is not a fun team but a FUNNY team)
It seams that bacterias of dictatorship are available in your FUN team thats why team is thinking to Punish the employees, but not analyzing the reason behind the lack of intrest of all employees in any activity.
First of all let all the employees get close to each other by organizing simple get togethers, Give a zero period during the get together to throw the best ideas for next fun activity, come to a conclusion on the basis of all ideas and thought.
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. Organise an event which is acceptable by atleast 90% of employees.
You may organize, quize, fun game, jokes session, song, quotes, etc,etc at a time so that almost all will get engauged in any one the activity.
Best Regards
Nadeem
From India, Patiala
Your FUN team wants to motivate the employees but Team itself is getting demotivated ????
Think twice about your team. (I think it is not a fun team but a FUNNY team)
It seams that bacterias of dictatorship are available in your FUN team thats why team is thinking to Punish the employees, but not analyzing the reason behind the lack of intrest of all employees in any activity.
First of all let all the employees get close to each other by organizing simple get togethers, Give a zero period during the get together to throw the best ideas for next fun activity, come to a conclusion on the basis of all ideas and thought.
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. Organise an event which is acceptable by atleast 90% of employees.
You may organize, quize, fun game, jokes session, song, quotes, etc,etc at a time so that almost all will get engauged in any one the activity.
Best Regards
Nadeem
From India, Patiala
Before planning fun activities, one must understand that funny things are different for different people. One may find dressing up wierdly as funny and someone else may have an opposite view. Whenever such activities are planned, focus should be on to ensure that they get a positive feeling from a wide section of workforce. I doubt whether any single activity would serve the purpose. Multiple activities need to be initiated at same point of time. One needs to understand the preferences of employees before planning out fun activities. Studying 90 employees is not a big dealy provided attrition is in reasonable limits.
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