Situation: A CEO is concerned that his team feels like it has lost energy. This could be temporary or seasonal, but he feels that something needs to be done to increase the excitement or “voltage” of the team and workplace. What have others done in a similar situation. How do you increase a team’s “voltage”?
Advice from the CEOs:
- Anoint a “Champion of Fun.”
- The objective is to recreate the excitement and joy that has been present in the company in the past. The individual assigned should be someone who has frequently or consistently demonstrated high energy and enthusiasm.
- The person should be an employee – not management.
- This could be two people who focus on different things – one for small, day to day activities, and one for big events, like a Habitat for Humanity Day.
- Create a sense that employees have some control over their environment. This adds energy.
- Circulate an Office Depot catalogue and give each employee a modest budget that they can spend to dress up their work space.
- This has an amazing impact on the pride that they feel in their work space.
- Bring in lunch as a surprise a couple of times a month. This is for getting reacquainted, not for business discussions during lunch.
- The objective is to build the team camaraderie, and to enhance communication and collaboration among the team.
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