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to attract and retain top talent, instead of losing them when the
juggling act between work and home becomes difficult.
• Teach in teams: Incorporating a mentor program into your office
decreases the likelihood of losing employees who feel misplaced
or detached from the group and keeps everyone focused on
common goals and values. Through mentors, our organization
builds a support system behind each employee allowing everyone
to feel included and part of the whole. The team-oriented program
is a proactive approach used not only to teach professional and
personal development, but also provides a sounding board for
employees at all levels. Because mentor relationships are oneon-one,
the program also is customizable to meet each mentee’s
specific needs and address both long and short-term goals,
making for a more fulfilling employment experience.
• Exercise a democratic system: We’re a no bologna company.
We believe in being completely transparent and communicating
openly with our employees because they deserve it. They love
knowing when key changes occur and having a voice in important
decisions. Transparency and open communication with employees
shows your respect for their opinions and beliefs. By adapting these
communications styles into your office, you ensure your employees
feel respected and part of a team.
• Encourage healthy lifestyles: Healthy people make happy
employees. When you encourage your employees to live healthy
lives in and out of the office, they feel good about themselves
and their work. We encourage our employees to exercise healthy
lifestyles in many ways. For example, we encourage our team
members to ride their bikes to work. When we move to our new
office – a converted old gas station – we are keeping an air pump
to allow employees and community members to pump their
bicycle tires with air. Even small perks, like providing maintenance
equipment for employee bikes, show how important and valuable
their health is to you and your company.
• Give ‘em what they really want – food: Another way to create a
great place to work and reward your employees is to feed them –
literally. Food goes a long way, and understanding the importance
of a favorite snack or drink makes for happy employees. Go
above and beyond the pop and junk food vending machine. Our
employees individually select their favorite cereal brands, fruit
snacks, energy drinks and juice boxes for our kitchen – even beer is
available from the office kegerator to ensure team members stay
refreshed. Providing employees with free food and allowing them
to select their favorite brands makes them more excited to be in
the office and part of your organization.
• R-E-S-P-E-C-T: A cohesive team working together to achieve
common goals only comes with respect for one another. While our
team consists of a variety of backgrounds and personalities, two
commonalities unite us – the love for our work and a deep respect
for our colleagues. We listen to many different kinds of music in the
office, from Kelly Clarkson to Prince, and the way we make all our
tastes fit together is through respect – and sometimes earplugs!
Maintain a cohesive, team-oriented environment by ensuring
team members respect each other and your organization.
When you instill the importance of a healthy work-life balance
in your office environment and offer benefits that truly benefit,
employees are happier and more productive. They also exude a
greater pride in your organization and loyalty.
Turning your office into one of the best places to work builds
cohesion, reaps rewards and makes for great fun! By implementing
these tips into your workplace, you’ll be well on your way to a
victory of your own and another trophy to display – right next to
the one from your three-legged race.
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