How your business can implement gamification to motivate a fatigued workforce
How your business can implement gamification to motivate a fatigued workforce
How your business can implement gamification to motivate a fatigued workforce
By James Micklethwait
April 16, 2021
Summary
Playing is a natural human instinct, and as our work environment continues to evolve, it's even more important to understand, leverage and even celebrate the traits that set us apart from machines and algorithms by breathing a new life into our business meetings and workplace culture.
While meetings aren't going to disappear anytime soon, businesses can look for new ways to motivate their fatigued and disengaged workforce by incorporating gamification into their meetings, training programs and manager check-ins.
Even before the pandemic, only one-third of employees felt engaged at work, so it's clear that now more than ever, businesses need to be innovating their practices to drive a sustainable and engaged workforce.
Beyond this, disengaged employees can also extend this behaviour to the treatment of clients and customers, consequently affecting business revenue and growth.
Leaning on play at work makes learning, meeting and connecting a natural process that employees are intrinsically motivated to join.
Games at work can be played in a group setting and are often anonymised so employees can participate without feeling embarrassed or nervous, whether it's gamifying your onboarding or training program, overhauling your quarterly business update or helping coworkers mingle and get to know each other.
Instead, learning and reskilling the workforce is critical to both the success of your business but also contributes to employee satisfaction.
Professional growth is not just for the emerging workforce comprised of millennials and Gen Zers, and approximately 7 in 10 workers identify "Growth and development opportunities" as important to them in a job.
With the trend of remote work showing no sign of slowing down, there's never been a better time for business leaders to rethink the way we connect and learn at work.
Businesses who incorporate games into the workforce will deliver an enhanced employee experience, contributing to higher engagement and productivity, which in turn will strengthen the business and workplace culture.
Reference
Micklethwait, J. (2021, April 16). How your business can implement gamification to motivate a fatigued workforce. Retrieved July 24, 2021, from https://www.bit.com.au/guide/how-your-business-can-implement-gamification-to-motivate-a-fatigued-workforce-563478