Encouraging vacation time throughout the year is an essential way to maintain employee energy. Don’t let your employees neglect rest time during the holidays and throughout the year.
Episode Transcript
The consequences of failing to take time off throughout the year not only increase the stress of the employee, their team, and the organization, but can affect their families, friends, and communities. Here are two final tips to maximize employee happiness and productivity during the holiday season and beyond.
Share good news with your team before vacations—this time is great for sharing good news with your employees, whether that’s praise on a recent job well done or a big promotion. The good news will follow them through their vacation and employees will return to work not only happy and rested, but also engaged and motivated for the projects ahead.
Once they return, allow for time to celebrate vacations and share their stories. Making vacation time a big deal encourages other team members to take their much-deserved time off. And when those employees return, allow them to share what they did or learned during the vacation. This not only makes the time away from work more purposeful but allows for team bonding and improved organizational energy. It makes employee health and wellness a little bit more tangible for everyone.
This year, challenge yourself and your team to follow these six ways to maximize employee happiness and productivity during the holidays and see just how energized everyone is upon their return in the new year. Until next time, keep innovating!
Missed Part 1 or Part 2? Catch up on all of the tips to encourage employee happiness and productivity throughout the year. |Header Photo by Armin Rimoldi via Pexels.
