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Over 40% of the difference between high and low-performing organisations is a healthy, organised work culture. When a team is unified, efficiency, motivation, and creativity amongst employees is maximised.
However, as workplaces have become more diverse and hybrid working environments have become the norm, creating a cohesive team can prove to be quite the challenge. Luckily, there are some strategies you can use to create more unity in the workplace.
Promote Open and Honest Communication
Keeping open communication helps build trust between employees and employers. Conduct regular team meetings or frequent one-to-ones to ensure complete transparency within the business and allow employees the time to express any concerns, offer feedback, or celebrate individual or team wins.
Alongside this, setting up internal communication using tools such as Google Chat, Slack, or even WhatsApp, gives employees the opportunity to communicate in a more casual fashion.
Encourage Collaboration
Closely connected to communication is collaboration, which is an essential element of building unity within a workplace. Collaborating can come in many forms, from projects across several departments to team-building activities. Regular work socials, the use of collaborative tools, and full-team projects are just a few examples of ways you can encourage collaboration.
Clearly Define Your Company’s Goals
Defining company goals and ensuring this is communicated to employees is vital for keeping workers in the loop and understanding how their contributions are supporting the company’s vision. Not only will this improve motivation levels, but it will also allow employees to align their personal goals with the company’s and feel more connected to the cause.
Create a Common Ground
An often overlooked opportunity to create more unity in the workplace is through creating a common ground for everyone. There are numerous ways to do this, but one way that is particularly effective is collectively following a sport. Sports offer a neutral ground for people to bond over and creates a base for conversation. Additionally, sports emphasise the importance of teamwork and strategy which can further develop unity within the team.
Whether it be observing Arsenal defeat Chelsea, seeing the British & Irish Lions go against the Wallabies, or watching Red Bull race ahead against McLaren, sports are a great way to keep a team connected.
Establishing Unity Requires Effort
Creating a unified workforce takes time and effort, but when done right, the rewards can be substantial. Whether you make a simple change like making time for team meetings or find common ground for people to bond over, unifying the workplace will set your business up for success.
