Tips to keep employees motivated over the christmas season
Sarah Corcoran
Blog Writer
Tips To Keep Employees Motivated over Christmas
Christmas is a great time of the year to spend time with your family, treat each other to special gifts and of course, eat our fill of delicious Christmas food. But what if you or your employees are stuck in work over the Christmas? It can be hard to keep staff motivated in the run-up to the big day but here are our top tips:
Relax The Dress Code
If your staff don’t have meetings in the run-up to Christmas, you might consider relaxing your dress code for the few weeks. Make it clear to your staff that professional conduct is always expected of them but that they can dress in smart casual clothes instead of business attire in the weeks before Christmas. This will boost spirits and give staff the freedom to enjoy an after-work engagement or shopping without having to carry a change of clothes.
Flexible working
Where possible, you could consider offering staff a more flexible working schedule in the weeks before Christmas. You could offer early mornings for early finishes or extended lunch breaks so they can get some Christmas shopping done at lunchtime and avoid the weekend rush. Where possible, family-friendly policies like working from home can be a big help to parents with children on school holidays.
CHristmas Party
Christmas Parties can be the biggest event of the year in some companies and a great way to make staff feel appreciated and valued after a long year of hard work. Mix up the usual formula of ‘Christmas lunch and drinks’ this year with an alternative party idea like:
GO QUEST
This adventure rooms type challenge encourages teamwork to escape from one of their 28 challenge rooms and can have surprising and hilarious consequences! Click here to find out more.
Dublin climbing centres
Bring your staff to Dublin’s climbing centre for a beginners lesson in rock climbing. This is a great way to keep the team active and should bring a few great laughs. Click here to find out more.
Zip-lining
Climb high to the treetops for a group zip-lining session with Zipit and really get the team adrenaline going. Click here to find out more.
BYOB Bowling
Bring back memories of childhood (but with an adult twist) with a trip to Leisureplex Tallaght for some BYOB bowling and a flutter on the grab machines. Click here to find out more
How ever you and your staff are spending the festive season, let Premier Business Centres look after your office for the whole year. Contact Therese to arrange a meeting or discuss your options. Have a very Merry Christmas!
