25 Simple Tips to Boost Workplace Engagement

25 Simple Tips to Boost Workplace Engagement To create a productive work environment, employers must first concentrate on their employees. Ensuring your workforce are happy, healthy and motivated means the overall quality of work will improve, as well as your company remaining a fun, innovative and exciting place to work. Creativity is an important aspect of this. If employees dont feel stimulated in the workplace, they will inevitably become bored and lacklustre in their role. So what are some easy, cheap and fun ways to ensure your workforce lets their creative juices flow? Weve put together a list of simple tips that any workforce can consider: 1.  Collaborate with someone youve never collaborated with before https://twitter.com/Antzro/status/698269571745058816 2. Introduce a weekly/monthly meeting thats all about ideas. Even if it lasts 10 minutes, its a good way to encourage fresh thinking  in the workplace 3. Go for a walk to clear your head and brainstorm Sometimes the best therapy to clear your head is a long walk and good music. ???? #justbreathe Nicole aka “Mamakat” during cheer season (@Just_NicoleS) February 16, 2016 4.Arrange a business meeting in an unusual place. ie. the zoo 5. Play music in the office Busy day. Now listening to some calming musicin the office. It works! Try it! 2020â„¢ (@PCH888) February 1, 2016 6.  Visualise your goals in a poster or infographic 7. Take an hour to read a book You have zero excuses why you cant read a book now to broaden your mind! Andrea Latrice Style (@ALatriceStyles) February 9, 2016 8.Draw a cartoon of your ideas 9. Crack open a beer and relax with your colleagues Always say yes to after work drinks ?? Bryony Dale (@BryonySara) February 6, 2016 10. Invest in better lighting for your office 11. Invite thought leaders into your office for a talk Grateful to have Brett @lifeforxlns in the office today to share his tips on Tapping into Your Inner Excellence ?? pic.twitter.com/MFHsdtyXDQ batyr (@batyrAus) February 18, 2016 12. Invite colleagues (of any level) to present a talk to the entire workforce 13. Dont read any emails until 11am Rule #1 in life, dont read emails first thing in the morning. Daniel Leon-Davis (@LeonXDavis) July 15, 2015 14. Create a wall  of images that inspire you and invite everyone to add to it 15.Be more experimental We are loving the new layout of the office! What do you think? pic.twitter.com/F7dpFHzlfV Oxford Adams (@OxfordAdams) February 12, 2016 16. Invite customers and clients for a drink personally 17. Cook a meal for your team My reindeer cookies I made for work yesterday, need something to get through Mondays. pic.twitter.com/6pFtuc3wXT just shelby (@eekitscharliexD) December 8, 2015 18. If you can complete something in 2 minutes. Dont put it off do it now 19. Allow flexibility How to keep talented employees: 1 flexible work hours2 training, empowerment3 meaningful work4 mentor, career path5 strong compensation Vala Afshar (@ValaAfshar) February 11, 2016 20. Ask questions 21. Take part in an annual job swap day where colleagues can experience working in someone elses role for a day Our bosses have scared all the customers off #JobSwapDay #CRWeek @Briony2609 @NBSemployees @YorkshireNBS pic.twitter.com/3Sj0Xjzbj0 Keeley Cleary (@Keeley_Rathbone) June 23, 2015 22. Set yourself personal deadlines 23. Hold fun contests every week internally Im running a competition at work to see who could get the most new @twitter followers. I may have inadvertently started a war. Charlie Hinderliter (@cmhinderliter) February 12, 2016 24. Be as open and honest with your colleagues as you can 25.  Never use the words but weve always done it that way I like this. The most dangerous phrase in the language is weve always done it that way. #innovation #leadership pic.twitter.com/SdfJdmTSM5 Cameron Dearlove (@camdearlove) March 28, 2014