THE SECRET TO WORKPLACE HAPPINESS
A study was conducted on two groups of long-term health care employees at two different locations. One group was provided with an all-day workshop and eight booster sessions each week following the workshop. The workshop and subsequent sessions facilitated exercises for the employees that placed their focus on aspects of the job that they loved. The employees were encouraged to create personal action plans, consider the deeper purpose of the work they were involved in, and cultivate an appreciation for the services they provided.
The second group was not provided with the workshop or booster sessions. The results of the study revealed some interesting statistics. Six months after the workshop and booster sessions, the first group experienced the following changes from the same period of time in the previous year:
• An overall increase in job satisfaction
• A 23% increase in teamwork
• A 60% decrease in absenteeism
• A 75% decrease in turnover
• A 17% increase in morale
Getting people to rethink their jobs and focus on what purpose they serve and what purpose their jobs serve is a fantastic way to increase workplace morale. It is also a great way to help connect people with the facets of their jobs that they love. But it has to start with you as a manger or leader. They have to see a love for the job in you, because that is the first thing that will inspire them to look for a love for the job in themselves.
-Excerpt from Kimberly Alyn's book titled How to Inspire People to Achieve More
The second group was not provided with the workshop or booster sessions. The results of the study revealed some interesting statistics. Six months after the workshop and booster sessions, the first group experienced the following changes from the same period of time in the previous year:
• An overall increase in job satisfaction
• A 23% increase in teamwork
• A 60% decrease in absenteeism
• A 75% decrease in turnover
• A 17% increase in morale
Getting people to rethink their jobs and focus on what purpose they serve and what purpose their jobs serve is a fantastic way to increase workplace morale. It is also a great way to help connect people with the facets of their jobs that they love. But it has to start with you as a manger or leader. They have to see a love for the job in you, because that is the first thing that will inspire them to look for a love for the job in themselves.
-Excerpt from Kimberly Alyn's book titled How to Inspire People to Achieve More
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