Every employer (and employees, of course) wants a happy work environment. But the question is, what do they care for the same? How can the employees be happy? The answer is simple; when the employer is happy. How can the employer be happy? The answer is equally simple; when the employees are happy.
It’s not like that egg first or chickens first cul-de-sac situation; rather, the point to be noted here is that both the employer and employee have one thing in common, i.e., the organization. If the organization is happy, both are happy. Both work for the organization; once this fact remains perfectly established in their mind, things can be settled. However, an employer understands this. All that he/she needs is to make the employees feel the same way. Given below are some of the useful tips in this regard.
Make them feel that they have a life at this organization
For every entrepreneur or employer, his/her organization or enterprise is his/her life. The employer never feels negative, no matter how tough the situations he/she has to confront. Rather, such tough situations double their joy after being overcome. Naturally, if the employees work for the organization with a similar mindset, they can be much more accomplished; rather than being happy.
So first of all, they should feel assured and secured about their life and survival (just like an employer). Being an employer, one should convince the employees that he is paying them the best possible. A small-scale organization may not be able to compete with the top ones but can promise about a promising future once the company grows. In short, it’s all about winning the belief of the employees, assuring them that their effort at the organization guarantees about their better future.
Allow them the flexibility
It’s just impossible to expect happiness from a strenuous mind. What’s mental stress all about is? It’s nothing but the emotion humans become the victim of when they do what they don’t want. For example, you don’t hate studying, but right now, you are sleepy. So if someone forces you to study without caring about how you feel, stress is obvious.
Moreover, you may hate the study is. A little nap would make you happily study. The same is the case about employees as well. If it’s not urgent, allow them the flexibility. It would help them be more creative towards the task. For better management, notify them before the urgencies or simply explain the occurrences of those occasions. It will help them make their minds whenever such occasional scenarios appear.
Celebrate with them
Celebrating together brings belongingness. Being an employer, it is important to make sure that the employees celebrate not just the birthdays or festivities, but every little success they enjoy while working or at the workplace. This brings the involvement with the organization and boosts the team spirit as well. Celebrating together makes employees expressive, which is crucial for the HRs and of course, the employers.
Bonus
Bonus is not something to be expected from the misers; they just don’t understand the worth of it. A bonus of even only a few bucks brings back the spark of happiness within the employee. They are not going to buy a mansion with it, but it provides them a reason to celebrate.
It’s like a gesture of appreciation. It’s like the prize for the effort they put with devotion. Bonus is special; where remuneration is their demand, the bonus is a prize, which is not about the amount, but the appreciation. Only the wise employers understand about the magical effect of little bonus.