5 Tips for Boosting Employee Morale + Why It’s Important Now More than Ever

We are only halfway through the year and man does it feel like a decade. We as people (and as companies) have been hit with curveball after curveball. Companies have become even more dependent on employees to be motivated and productive through these difficult times, sometimes causing employee morale to drop. When times are tough and stressful, employees feel it — and sometimes their work will suffer. Employee morale is extremely important to a company’s culture and success. Studies show that a high performing company culture increases revenue by four times.

Reasons employee morale is important:

-Less absenteeism

-More creativity

-More productivity

-Increased teamwork

-Improved office relationships

Employee morale refers to the overall outlook, attitude, satisfaction, and confidence that employees experience at work. Basically this means that employees with high morale are happier and more productive. Happier employees means happier results for the company as a whole. It’s a win-win.

Low employee morale isn’t always a result of a negative office environment but usually a result of an unexpected and dramatic change. COVID-19 is a great…