HOW TO CREATE A HAPPY AND PRODUCTIVE PROJECT TEAM
Following January’s newsletter about revising your candidate experience to attract top talent, let’s take a look at improving workplace happiness to keep your top employees happy and engaged.
According to an article on techbeacon.com “Happy dev teams write better code, faster. That’s a fact.” So, what can you do to ensure your project team is happy….and stays productive? Here are a few articles offering great advice on small adjustments that can be done quickly and inexpensively:
Key Points:
- Culture: Companies that land on “best places to work” lists have the best cultures, helping them win during the talent war.
- Vision: Get buy-in from key employees and keep them aligned and committed to the purpose and vision of the project to work towards shared project goals.
- Communication: Managers and team leads should ensure their teams have a clear understanding of the scope and deliverables of their projects.
- Professional development: Help employees develop a career path within your organization, developing new skills or enhancing existing ones.
- Recognition (or verbal praise): Recognizing people for their good work sends an extremely powerful message to the recipient, their work team and other employees
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There’s a great deal of research that supports the hunch that happier teams and individuals are more productive.
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