For some organizations this is a difficult issue because problems will always be there, the secret is in how these differences are managed and negotiated. One of the most important things for any organization is its employees and it must be concerned about making them feel good about their work.
This starts with making the employee feel part of the organization and understand how their work helps the organization, this is almost always compensated with economic incentives that are not always the best solution to a person’s problems. Also creating the right physical conditions helps the employee to develop his work in a better way.
Also creating a “happy” culture allows workers to not feel the stress of their work so much and to relate in a positive way with their colleagues, and some of the many aspects that help to improve relationships between people and lighten the workload are:
- Listening to music while working
- Organizing recreational activities
- Holding sports tournaments
- Going out to lunch with the team
These points should be closely linked to the values that the company has, that is, this is a way to strengthen those values so that everyone feels identified with the organization and “go the extra mile”.
Of course, a happy employee will help the organization more and also the environment within the organization will be better, however, we cannot forget that every situation that people go through in their personal lives will significantly affect their work life as well as the environment that is lived with their coworkers, then a proper monitoring of each employee, listen, understand, guide and teach them can change a weakness into an opportunity and then into a strength of the person.
This article from El Financiero newspaper explains how a company can benefit from keeping its employees happy.
http://www.elfinancierocr.com/gerencia/Tener-trabajadores-felices-mejora-empresa_0_955104482.html
For managers, directors or whoever oversees people it is important to involve everyone in aspects related to the company, be flexible if the person understands that he/she has responsibilities to fulfill, must be open to receive feedback from their employees and should always be the example, be the person who takes the first step, this motivates others.
If these points are applied, undoubtedly the company will have positive results but will also make each of its employees grow personally.
