Employee morale is intrinsically linked to performance and employees working in a high morale environment are more likely to show initiative, be more efficient, collaborate with colleagues and have a lower rate of absenteeism, all resulting in higher productivity.
Therefore, creating the right type of environment that encourages positive morale has become a core organisational function for employers who increasingly find acquiring and retaining good employees in a competitive marketplace a difficult and expensive prospect.
Some organisations offer workplace recreational spaces with pool tables, gaming consoles and gymnasiums, or leisure spaces with snooze pods and bean bags, or more commonly flexible hours and early Friday afternoon close to create a positive workplace. While these types of methods can be effective, recent studies show that lack of communication is in fact one of the primary causes of low morale in the workplace when in reality it is one of the simplest ways to boost staff morale.
