4 Work Contest Ideas to Promote Company Morale

The statistics show that 70% of workers are actively disengaged.

This means that productively is adversely affected and this can have a negative impact on your business. One of the best ways to boost morale and get your staff more in tune with each other is to have a bit of healthy competition among them.

Companies that work together on goals always find success. If you are looking to create a more cohesive environment among your staff then it is definitely time to get them involved in friendly competition.

Here are some work contest ideas to get you started.

1. Company Sports Day

Nothing unites quite like athletics and even if your employees will never become big sports stars, they can become stars in your company on Sports day.

At least once per year divide your company into groups and name the teams. Select a day where each team will compete in relays, sack races, potatoes races and anything else that you can think of.

Get someone from outside of the company to keep score, you want things to be fair and unbiased. Winning teams can get trophies and medals.

You will find that competitions like these promote a "getting to know you better" atmosphere. You can switch up team members every year.

2. Giving Back

Getting your company involved in a fundraising effort is also a good way to increase healthy competition and support good causes. Once again you can divide your company into teams. Let each team pick a charity.

The competition should be to see who can collect the most money for their charity. Give the winning team an award that will be displayed in the office with their names. You can also give them gift vouchers or a weekend getaway.

3. Let's Decorate and Display

A display contest is one of the best ways to promote team spirit and to get employees to take pride in their work. Let different departments create a bulletin board or tabletop displays about the projects they are working on.

You can create criteria for judging beforehand so that everyone is aware of what you are looking for. Get someone from outside the company to do the judging so that it is fair. Award medals and trophies to the winning team.

4. Team Goals

Just as a football team or any other sports team celebrates its victories together you should create teams and team goals in your organization.

Team goals take the focus off of individual success and put it on the team. This is what helps an organization to grow. Set your criteria for accomplishment and use this to decide on the winning team.

You can have a display plaque that shows off the photos of the winning team to boost morale. Do this every quarter or every year if you like.

Final Thoughts on Work Contest Ideas

If you want your company to grow you have to create a sense of teamwork and celebrate success. There is no better way to do this than to have healthy competition among your employees.

If you use the work contest ideas presented you should be well on your way to creating a productive environment. When people are forced to pool their efforts they learn how to grow by supporting others.

This will make your organization thrive. So, go ahead and give company contests a try.

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