Many employers are not regarded by their staff as a lot of ‘fun’. Moreover, perhaps it’s not always important to be seen as the life and sole of the party. However, there needs to be some balance where the boss can be seen as being a regular human being. Who can have fun and in return have more motivated staff ready to get down to work and produce results.

There have been multiple studies that show that employees who have fun on the job are more motivated and are far more productive as a result. They also take less sick time, and are more willing to bend on things like working part of their lunch break.

There is no need to make your workplace an adult version of the schoolyard. Nevertheless, a little humor and life in the workplace can be a great motivation tool.

There are many ways to bring a little fun to the working environment without disturbing the regular flow of the working day, while still injecting a good dose of motivation.

You could try simply being a little more easygoing in your day to day attitude, just basically lighten up a little , crack a joke, some employers even hold joke telling sessions to get the day started. This is a great tension and stress reliever, helping you and your staff to become more motivated to face the day.

Another simple motivation tool to listen to your employees opinions, they certainly have some. They will benefit from feeling that they are actually being listened too and that their opinion may count for something. Any worker who feels that they are part of decision making or at least considered worth listening too, will feel far more valued and thus part of the team.

Rewarding employees for a successful quarter or a great sales month with a small event like a party or a paintball expedition can make them feel that their efforts are noticed and rewarded. And so will make them strive to be noticed and rewarded again.
It really does not take that much thought to discover ways of motivating your team into a more productive unit who actually look forward to their workday.