FEELING LONELY AT WORK? HOW TEAM BUILDING CAN HELP

I think at one point in everyone’s working career there is a time when you feel lonely. Whether that be because you are new to the job or a new team. Or perhaps you have just been made manager of your odd team and it feels a little old trying to adjust to be their manager rather than their friend. Don’t worry you are not alone.

Many studies have found a correlation between workplace factors such as lack of community and value for what they do plays a role in experiencing workplace loneliness. Our working environments are so crucial to how we feel and often relate to our levels of job satisfaction. So, it’s simple if you can encourage collaboration and establish an environment where your teams generally create a friendship, and I don’t mean the ones where you just about know their names. This will all help to reduce workplace loneliness as your employees will start to feel part of something.

Now you might be thinking how this relates to team building activities like our scavenger hunt. Well they can really help and are a great starting point to reducing loneliness in your company. How? Might be your next question? Well listen up, our scavenger hunts can provide an opportunity to;

·      Create friendships

·      Have fun

·      Get out of the office environment with your colleagues

·      Create something to talk about other than work

·      Feel part of a team

All of these factors will reduce elements of loneliness that some of your employees might be feeling. By making everyone feel comfortable and included will increase job satisfaction and overall productivity.

What more could you want for your team? Click here to find out more ways which we can help.