A person spends a third of his life at work. But how many of us go there with pleasure? A few simple tips will help make your working day more positive.
For many of us, work feels like punishment. The week passes in anticipation of Friday, highlighted on the calendar holidays. By Sunday evening, dreary thoughts visit that tomorrow is Monday again, and again I will have to go to work.
We often hear about a dream job - one that does not burden, but brings pleasure. Such an idea is tempting. You can change jobs in search of the one, or you can learn to enjoy what you already have. Here 5 tips how to improve the state of your work and go to it like a holiday.
Workplace
He is often overlooked. But at home we put so much effort to create comfort. No less time is spent at the workplace, so why not add it here as well. How to do this, everyone determines for himself. Bright accessories, photos of relatives and friends, a green corner. The main thing is that these little things please and cheer up.
No stress
Learn to reduce the number of them: reduce perfectionism in the performance of work tasks, make more compromise decisions. Do not allow deadlines, learn to plan time, be less distracted by empty things. Time management will help with this. Avoid multitasking. Trying to focus on several things at the same time leads to absent-mindedness in all.
atmospheric phenomena
Make sure you get enough light and fresh air. Illumination can be increased by changing workplace and moved closer to the window. If this is not possible, add a lamp to the table. The work area should be regularly ventilated. During breaks, do not sit in the dining room: it is better to go for a walk. This will provide an opportunity to breathe fresh air, have fun and move away from work issues.
Cause time
Stick to your work schedule strictly. No wonder the duration of the working day is defined specifically - 8 hours. transfer labor issues no need for private time. This blurs the line between working hours and free time, creating the feeling that there is nothing left in life but work. In your free time, it is better to choose a hobby that is not even indirectly related to your profession. Also watch out for work emails and chats interfering with your personal life. Even if on vacation it was not a task that came to the post office, but corporate news, the effect would be equally negative. Discrimination will reduce job dissatisfaction.
Pamper yourself
This is also possible at work. Set yourself mini prizes for each success. It can be a bonus, a useful product. It is known that chocolate, bananas, milk, strawberries, grapes not only deliver gastronomic pleasure, but also contribute to the production of hormones of joy. When used in moderation, they are useful and will not harm the figure. Besides, when you know that after a hard labor day looking forward to a pleasant evening: A new book, bubble bath, meeting with friends - the mood remains upbeat throughout the day.
A properly organized workflow will allow you to recharge with positive energy for the whole day. Work is not a constant stress, but a place where you can express yourself and achieve success. Proper planning, motivation and pleasant little things will help to go to work like a holiday.
Everything here is so individual that there is simply no single methodology for all companies, and, probably, there cannot be.
But, despite this, many experienced HR managers still have very interesting and vivid examples that will suit any organization as the most effective HR tools in this difficult, but necessary modern business task.
And in this thesis article, we will try to tell you about the most, in our opinion, most popular examples of non-material motivation of employees that we met in various organizations. And we hope that it will be useful especially for young executives and HR managers.
Non-material motivation personnel: what do we do ...
1) Make it a rule to greet your work colleagues by name.
2) When communicating verbally or in emails, do not forget to say or write: "Thank you." Reward your employees as often as possible with various additional "goodies". For example, such as extra days off, days off, or allowing them to sometimes leave work early. Yes, this is especially true for women's teams. And for those people who study at universities or even those who have a hobby. Believe me - these temporary expenses will greatly increase both productivity and staff engagement to such an extent that "you never dreamed of it, you never dreamed it."
3) Each desktop of your employees should have a beautiful sign with his name (you can also indicate his position). So, all people, without exception, really like to feel their value and high significance for the company in which he works. And this is corporate culture, or rather a small part of it. But everything big is made up of little things, isn't it?
Non-material motivation: the program should be developed according to the principle - "life is not only work" ...
4) Make it a rule to congratulate every employee on their birthday. So, for this you need to prepare a small congratulation in advance, buy a cake or other “sweets” - it will take about 30 minutes. But, how it will inspire and delight your employee. And that in itself is worth a lot.
5) Show more initiative and invention. Lead to some significant date, for example, mini-KVNs, skits, humor, the same quests. Life is not only work... But work that is joyful is the dream of any person.
6) For those employees of the company whose activities and usefulness are not particularly visible, develop some very special and very unusual award or prize. So, for them it will be a very important event.
7) Try to regularly (for example, once a week) arrange individual meetings for a confidential conversation with those employees of the company with whom you usually do not have the opportunity to communicate for various reasons. Ask them about problems, plans, work. In general, talk like a human being, at least about football. So, this is a colossally working tool for increasing self-esteem for any employee.
Once every six months, it is necessary to review the program for non-material motivation of personnel ...
8) And always try not only to inform your employees about something, but also invite them to express their opinion or ideas on a particular issue. And if people start talking, don't interrupt them. Let them speak, and you try not only to listen to them, but also to understand the meaning of their speeches as much as possible - to hear a person is much more important than just listening to him.
But any incentive systems (especially intangible ones) should not become “common”, it will just get boring. The practice of experienced HR managers shows that uniform long-term motivational programs are gradually starting to work not for good, but for harm. So, do not oppress them with such "age-old programs". Therefore, you need, for example, once a quarter or every six months, be sure to come up with a completely new motivational program.
Sincerely, Elena Mashukova,
HR expert, company analyst
If you realized late and did not have time to book a restaurant, or your company is not aimed at a magnificent banquet, do not worry! We know how to save money and at the same time organize a memorable holiday.
How to make everything beautiful
So, let's start with something pleasant: if you spend money not on a restaurant with a rent and a full-fledged banquet, but organize a party in the office, you can save up to 30-50% of the holiday budget. Our agency is sure that if you do everything right, you can have great fun even in the usual working walls.
To get started, you need to consider a few things:
- decide where the party will take place (your office space should have a dining room, a cafe or a spacious hall);
- decide on the budget;
- decide who to entrust the organization of the buffet table;
- to develop a creative concept of the party, minimal decorations;
- come up with a program, find a DJ and presenter.
The last three points, of course, are best done with the help of professionals. Agencies always have proven options and friendly discounts. We can offer an economical algorithm for preparing such a holiday with an estimate-designer, from which you can choose the options you need.
By the way, about the festive treat. Offsite catering is often much more profitable than a buffet in a restaurant, because you do not pay for hall rental, service, dishwashing, but only for cooked meals and delivery. To further save time and budget, you can prepare disposable tableware, for example, bamboo eco-ware is now in trend, it is not much more expensive than plastic, but at the same time it looks more solid. You can come up with a general concept for the design of the site and organically fit the table setting there.
As a rule, at an office party, alcohol is purchased independently, which is also a significant savings compared to restaurant prices. If you would like to make serving alcohol a part of entertainment program, you can invite a bartender to an office party - he will prepare cocktails and show a bartender show.
From economical entertainment in the office, you can organize creative workshops, a photo zone with various accessories, a corporate intellectual tournament or "Mafia". Creative employees can prepare several performances or competitions for an entertainment program - with the right approach to lighting, an office can easily be turned into a stage venue.
Turn cons into pros
On the one hand, the office has a familiar, sometimes even homely atmosphere, which liberates, and this is an absolute plus. But on the other hand, we are in the office five times a week (or even more often), of course, everyone wants variety and a change of scenery.
To make this minus a plus, you need to create a wow-effect, that is, turn an ordinary office into something non-standard.
Even among familiar people in a familiar office space, everything can be turned upside down. To change the situation, it is enough to put a few lights on, turn on the music, hang up or arrange simple decorations.
The brighter the idea, the brighter the result! For example, for one company on February 23 we did a tropical party in the office. All employees dressed in bright summer clothes, some “worked” as waitresses, a man could order a festive breakfast at his workplace according to a special menu - right in the office we fried scrambled eggs, prepared smoothies. And in the evening they invited a bartender and danced on the tables.
And a few more tips:
Some surprises, elements of the script can be implemented during the working day and continued in the evening. Here, work really turns into a holiday! For example, during the day, employees become participants in the quest, perform several tasks during the day, and the culminating part takes place in the evening.
There is a wonderful New Year's game "Secret Santa", it will help the management avoid having to spend money on gifts for all employees, they will give them to each other. An anonymous lottery is held among the workers, thus determining who is whose Santa. On a festive day, gifts with nameplates are displayed in the office, and the game continues - it's incredibly interesting to guess from whom you receive a gift. A similar scheme can be implemented for other calendar holidays, for example, on March 8 and February 23.
In summer, you can make an economical party not in the office, but on the road, and for this it is not necessary to rent a camp site. For example, our agency has in mind several good glades on the lake, where you can go without rent. In this case, the budget is needed only for cleaning, barbecue, transfer of employees, organization of sports events. On the transfer of employees, by the way, you can also save. For example, to get to the place by train and then on the map, and the road to the holiday itself will become part of the scenario-quest.
Our agency can get involved in the organization of the holiday at any stage: develop or finalize the script, generate ideas for gifts, install professional light and sound in a small room, organize the work of the presenter or rehearse the role of the presenter with one of the employees, put on several numbers with the employees , organize a game in the office or creative workshops. Contact us, we will help you make a great holiday, and at the same time save money!
Sociologists have found out which professions are most interested in what they do. Leading the list are psychologists, project managers and PR people. Storekeepers and security guards consider their work to be the most boring.
Another dimension
As shown by a survey conducted by the research center of the Superjob.ru recruiting portal, among psychologists, 98% of those who took part in the survey are in love with their work.
"I feel that this is my calling. This is what I'm really interested in. And not only to me: many people seek to know their inner world and the world of other people..." - shared a psychologist from Moscow.
However, a psychologist from St. Petersburg believes: "This is one of the best and most the right professions, and it is very bad that in our country it is not in demand."
Also almost all - 97% - project managers find what they do exciting.
"The specifics of this position implies life in the project that you organize (lead). It's like another dimension, parallel to the social environment" - a project manager from Moscow.
Journalists and designers are also among the passionate workers. The profession of a surveyor, as it turned out, can also make a person happy - 93% of respondents answered accordingly. The same result was shown by PR managers.
Everyone has their own interest in work. So, designers are impressed by the creative component of their profession. "In my opinion, every profession is creativity. And the work of a designer is a work that is inextricably linked with the manifestation of creativity," the artist-designer from Irkutsk believes.
Another designer from Tver believes that design is creativity based on logic. “A real designer knows how to create, think, and solve problems. The main thing in a designer’s work is not to lose the essence on the way to solving a problem. Most often, the task is to make it beautiful, it means to make it convenient and understandable. It’s brutally interesting,” he believes.
In turn, journalists highly value their profession for the opportunity to keep abreast of the latest events: "What could be better than working in the media? You are the first to know the hot news and convey it to the viewer in one way or another," says a correspondent-journalist from Volgograd .
Journalist from Stupino: "The work of a journalist is interesting, but in Russia there is no journalism as such. The media are under powerful pressure from the authorities, so freedom of speech in our unfortunate country is just a myth."
Tourism managers are passionate about exploring other countries in order to subsequently invite their clients to visit them: "This job can be very interesting when you have a lot of freedom in assigning tasks to yourself. That's exactly what happens to me. In general, a lot depends on the company, where you work" - a sales manager from St. Petersburg shared with us.
Account managers consider their work quite interesting: "All people are different, you need to find an approach to everyone, it's interesting to contact people."
However, there are those to whom this profession does not bring so much joy: "I consider it interesting, but very emotionally exhausting," says a senior account manager from Kazan.
The results of the survey clearly demonstrate that any job can be interesting if it is correctly and consciously chosen. So, it would seem, the most boring and difficult profession a programmer can be delighted: "I have been working with programmable machines for four years, delight is the most appropriate word to describe the impressions of working with these machines!" - the programmer of CNC machines from Orekhovo-Zuyevo rejoices.
Among the representatives of these professions, 92 percent of the respondents named their work interesting. "Working as a programmer, especially as a systems programmer in the field of Hardware software engineering, is a job akin to the work of God. Breathing life into soulless pieces of iron is amazing," says a programmer from Moscow.
There are many people who are satisfied with their work both among people whose activities involve a creative approach, and among those who daily do seemingly routine paperwork (93 percent each among PR specialists and estimators).
"I like my profession, I came to it quite consciously," - Estimator, from Veliky Novgorod.
What is especially encouraging is that nine out of ten nurses or cooks go to work with pleasure, not with disgust. 95 percent of doctors work by vocation, and not from under duress.
A pediatrician from Rybinsk: "I work with children, and what could be more interesting? They are sincere and open, a child can be persuaded to endure pain! Children with diabetes themselves refuse sweets (the doctor did not order!) And do not succumb to grandmothers' provocations secretly serving them sweets. Adults should learn from children how to carry out medical prescriptions.
Not by calling
True, every fifth manager and every fourth sales consultant does not like his job. But there are those who find their advantages in this work: "I like to communicate with people and choose for them what they want" - a sales assistant from Rostov-on-Don.
Most often, people do not develop professional business because of work not according to their calling: "You need to love the business you do" - a sales consultant from Tula.
Low wages also kill interest in work: “It cannot be interesting that it exhausts and does not give money for a normal life, forcing you to work with your last strength in several places for a penny! I hate this profession! And people who do not understand who they are going to , and how these people live ... "- a cardiologist from Moscow.
many from his professional activity the low competence of the leadership, as well as the fact that the profession has lost its prestige, turns away.
A chef from Moscow is indignant: “The time has passed when there was respect for the profession and true masters of their craft, and now the market gives preference to cheap and unskilled power, so the quality of services suffers, as well as the people who use them! I would like more respect for the profession, like 10 years ago!".
Many employees complained about the loss of interest in work over time: "Very boring" - says the security guard.
The survey results show that the vast majority of our compatriots, in whatever area they are employed, work with passion. And the recruiting portal would not be itself if it had not immediately advised people who are dissatisfied with their work to turn to specialists in order to finally find a job to their liking, not to suffer in a hateful position.
The material was prepared on the basis of information from open sources
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Burning verb: Dictionary of folk phraseology. - Green age. V. Kuzmich. 2000 .
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