Remote work may have seemed to be a boon at first. But as the days of pandemic gradually passes, it must have burned you out. Don’t you miss those lunch breaks? Sharing food and feeling, venting out some grudges or just talking about how the workload is unfair. Yes, those are the things of past now. You are confined to your home without such interactions with your colleges. One may feel these were just a waste of time, but in reality, these small breaks help you to reboot as well as play a significant role in boosting your morale and productivity
Well, adapting to the ‘new normal’ can be difficult at times. But ‘where there is a will, there is a way’, check out some of the best options to compensate for those lunch and tea breaks you had.
Virtual Group Luncheon
A quick chitchat in between your work can refresh your mind. Since we all working from home, you can opt for a virtual group luncheon where you may get a similar feeling just like your regular lunch breaks. Just a 30 to 45 minutes break can de-stress you and also establish employee relations. You can bounce back to a more productive mode. If time is a constraint then recommend a short coffee or tea breakon virtual platform just for 15 minutes every day.
Virtual Ethnic Day
Celebrations cannot wait till the pandemic bids a goodbye. So, why not arrange a virtual ethnic day? Most companies celebrate ethnic and social day in offices so why change the rules when working from home? Put on your ethnic wear and turn on your laptop camera. Not only this offers you a fresh air of refreshment in your humdrum life, bur your company can also have a great cover picture of all the employees in ethnic dress.
Talent Contest
As we engage ourselves in desk jobs, we get very little chance to express the graceful moves of a dance, the touchy notes of a song or the imaginative power through poetry or painting. If you are looking for a way to boost your employee’s morale, you must try arranging a talent contest. It is the only way that unleashes the hidden potential of your employees and most importantly, it boosts up productivity too.
Health Challenges
Most of us have become couch potatoes sitting with our faces focused on a laptop throughout the day. Organizing a health challenge, not only forces you to get up and put in some effort for good health but also ensures detoxifying your thoughts. You may arrange simple health challenges every week and ask your colleagues to participate in it. You can set up a new goal every week like walking ‘x’ steps in a week or exercising for 30 mins or eating a fruit everyday in a week. It promotes a healthy lifestyle consequently enhances productivity. Companies will be more than happy to get a healthy workforce with enhanced productivity.
Meet the family
Family and work life have mixed up as we have entered this phase of work-from-home. While your kids can be a trouble in between your important meetings, you may love to introduce them to your colleagues. You can try arranging a virtual group meeting with your colleagues or employees where everyone ceract and build relationship. A social gathering is something everyone is missing nowadays. If not physical, let’s organize it online. As you lighten up your heart with the lively chitchats, you can enjoy and find yourself more productive at the desk the next day.
In most cases, employees seem to be disconnected while working from home. Consequently, the performance and productivity of the individual as well as the team deteriorates gradually. Therefore, indulge yourself and your employees into spontaneous team activities that not only strengthens bond with team mates but also enhances morale and productivity.
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