Every
employer thinks about how they can get the best out of their employees and it’s
very natural. When you are paying someone to do a job for you, naturally you
expect the best performance from them. However, one thing employers often miss
is to see the court from the employee’s point of view. Tell me “Do you like to
have the same food every day?” Certainly not! You need some changes to the
menu.
Similarly, employee recreation activities work
like a change in the dogged work culture. It doesn’t only break tedious work
ethics but also improves productivity and relation between employees and you.
Let’s have a look at the top 4 ways how employee
engagement activities enhance productivity and bonding at the workplace.
Be informed about employee’s hobbies
Learning
about your employee’s hobbies is the first step to arrange employee recreation
activities. You may
arrange the same game every year to break the ice but it may not work. As every
individual may have different hobbies and interests, learning about their
hobbies helps you to build a boss-employee
bonding. You can arrange a questionnaire that may include questions like:
● What is your
passion?
● Are you interested
in art and music? If yes, what kinds of music do you like the most?
● What do you
do in your free time?
These are
some basic questions. You may select the questions at your convenience.
Present a way to unleash their creativity
This
procedure is closely associated with the first one. Some may like sports or
some other employees may like a painting. You may even find that different
employees have different music taste. Some may like soothing, traditional music
or some others may be fond of Hip-hop. Learning about their hobbies is not
enough. You have to give them a stage to perform.
● If they get
a chance to perform, they can get rid of the stress.
● Employee recreation activities offer an
employee a chance to fulfil their latent dream.
● It plays a
vital part to create employees’ bond
with the employers.
Few truths and lies
It is one of
the most popular employee recreation
activities. Almost everyone hears about this.
● This game
offers a chance for employees to open up.
● As every
participant has to say something about themselves and others have to guess,
this game is great for team-building activities.
● This game
can be played in small to large groups.
Reward groups or individual
Who doesn’t
like to be rewarded? Giving rewards is the final part of employee recreation activities.
● It helps an
employee or a group to stay motivated.
● When
employees are motivated and happy, it boosts the productivity of the employees.
● It makes the
working
environment easy that increases individual’s performances on their
project.
Rewards
don’t always need to be physical; you may even provide e-certificates. However,
your ultimate motto is to give them a break and offer them a chance to know
each other well. Try to arrange some group activities.
Final Note
The
above-mentioned is an overview of the top 4 ways that you can utilize to make employee recreation activities more
interesting. Arranging employee recreation activities
help employees to feel relaxed and breaks the usual monotony of work. Such
thoughtful and recreational breaks bring delight and smile to an employee’s
face. These activities also bring in creativity, laughter and bonding among the
different departments of an organization.
