Creating Workplace Excitement: How Have You Successfully Implemented Fun at Work?

Dear All,

I work as an HR Manager for a Denmark-based global organization in Chennai. We are in the process of implementing an initiative on workplace excitement. Please share your thoughts, ideas, or guidelines if you have implemented any such initiatives in your organizations.

Regards,
G. Ganesh

Hi Ganesh,

I handle HR for an IT company and we launched an Employee Club last October and have had lots of fun since then. Firstly, we established a Club Core Committee (6 members) in place (we selected the first Committee) and held periodic short meetings to plan future activities. To date, we've had theme days, 2 parties, a picnic, launched a newsletter where employee contributions (articles) have been included, and currently have a Sports Meet (TT/Carrom/Chess/Sudoku) in progress. I act as the Facilitator for the Club and its meetings and ensure that things happen as planned and also take care of budget/sanctions. Additionally, the Committee is involved right from planning to execution. We meet on a need basis - whenever a general consensus on any issue is required.

The Club is a platform for employees to assume leadership roles, and it also fosters a sense of community at the workplace. We plan to appoint a new Committee every 6 months to allow more employees to benefit from this initiative.

You could try something along similar lines at your workplace. All the very best!

Naina

Hi Ganes,

We have several committees in our organization which look into these matters. What you can do is fix every last day on a weekly basis for some activity day, every Saturday in case your organization has six working days, and vice versa. An hour before the office hours end, you can plan some activities like a singing competition on one Saturday and a quiz or any sort of contest on the other. Make sure everyone is informed about this and ask for their active participation. This will really help; try this out.

Moreover, arrange for all functions such as celebrating Valentine's Day in some manner an hour before the office ends. Hope you will try this out. These activities are necessary and will add fun. Remember, this will not be an expenditure as in the long run, your organization will surely benefit. You can make a minimum amount deduction for these activities like Rs.100 per month or Rs.500 yearly for conducting these activities.

Bye,

Neeru

Hi Naina,

I am with an IT company in HR at Gurgaon. We plan to start a recreation club like yours. I would require some more inputs from your end:
- Objectives of the committee
- Selection process of the committee

Hope to hear from you soon!

Thanks,
Mallika
Email: mallika.walia@gmail.com

Hi Mallika,

We have now nominated a new committee of 6 members. The Committee is responsible for drawing out the event schedules, planning, and implementation. The Committee may also decide to involve other employees for a particular event so that more participation takes place.

We select the committee in a manner that there is 1 representative from each project team in the organization (we are a small organization of 40 employees) and also nominate people who come across as shy or reserved. This is to enable such individuals to assume leadership roles and make an attempt to overcome their limitations. This approach has worked very well for us so far.

Let me know if you need more information.

Naina

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Regards,
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