Thursday, November 8, 2007

It is so nice to meet you

Do you know your staff? I mean really know them? Not things like you know he drinks a coke everyday or that she likes the color red because that's the only color she ever wears.

Do you know their likes, dislikes, what they think of their jobs, of the company you work for, etc.

Why not buy a pizza and gather your staff together for a fun "getting to know you better" lunch.

You can think of some fun questions (nothing too personal) and see how they answer them. Play a game of "Newlyweds" on make it "co-workers"...have them pair up (if you have a large enough staff. If your staff is small, then have everyone answer the questions without looking at each others answers and then you ask the question and see how the others answer...

You can ask something like: What is your favorite hobby? Your staff would write their answers down for themselves. Then you would collect those answers and ask them again, only this time the other staff members will answer them and the person who scores the highest gets a prize. It could be something as simple as a 6-pack of their favorite soda.

Taking time to get to know your staff, will motivate them to do better at their jobs, because they know you care enough to learn something about them.

Have fun and get to know your staff!

1 comment:

New Market North Apartments said...

I run a pretty small property, so my staff and I know each other pretty well. We have dinners with each others families, etc., but I love this idea.

I use to work for a big company and it would have been great to know some of the other people there...

Verena