Employee Engagement Activities - PDF Download - Employee Motivation

Hi!
We have around 50 staff in my office. I need few ideas for Employee motivation. Mine is a Broking firm so we do such activities on Saturday's only.
I had conducted a picnic thrice in last year & nw I'm planning for Monsoon trekking. Other then this we celebrate employee's birthday & other occasion like Diwali, Makar Sankranti, Holi etc. I also used to send Good morning mails including Stories or thoughts.
Excluding this can anyone help me with some other activities or games which I can have once in a month in my office.
4th July 2012 From India

1. Induction programme for new employees

2. Picnic at regular intervals

3. Social activities like family gathering, celebration of festivals

4. Movie at interval of 2-3 months

5. A daily column, written by CEO, on the intranet with company announcements /

programs etc.

6. Update via an overhead paging system, which is used to recognize employees for

significant business achievements.

7. Employee suggestion systems / quick responses.

8. Internal magazine/ newsletter on intranet

9. CEO spending time in face to face communication with staff

10. CEO based FAQ questions on company business.

11. ONLINE “ask the CEO” mailbox.

12. Monthly staff awards

13. Annual staff awards

14. Weekly blog related to serious business issues and staff to read / comments.

15. Appointment of disaster management team

16. Appointment of emergency management team

17. Problem solving committee

18. Leadership development activities

19. Team building activities

20. Conducting soft skills training program as well as required training programs

21. Online real-time tracking of progress. Employees can view company progress

towards targets / goals.

22. Provide long term strategic vision for business growth

23. Indoor Games as well as Outdoor games, like Chess, Cricket, Badminton etc.

24. Celebration of Employees Birthday

THESE ARE SOME OF THE ACTIVITIES RELATED TO EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT

THIS WILL ADD TO YOUR EFFORT OF CREATING EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT
4th July 2012 From India, Ahmadabad

The activity mentioned by amee can extended to augment business functions. Suppose quiz program for marketing team may discuss and answer new marketing happening in the industry. I would prefer any activity not only just for fun but also add value to organization business.
4th July 2012 From India, Delhi

Hi, we have a facility in Alibaug and Karjat for day long activities. If you want we can do some in-house as well as outbound programmes related to motivation and employee engagement for you.
Saurav Das
Oakwood Training Ventures
9220576594

5th July 2012 From India, Mumbai

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How does one increase employee engagement? The simple answer is to more than fully, and I mean 100%+, meet their five basic needs: to be heard, to be respected, and to have competence, autonomy, and relatedness (purpose).

How to do that? Provide more than enough opportunities for them to voice their complaints, suggestions, and questions, and respond to those in a timely and very respectful manner to the satisfaction or better of the originator and any others affected. Listening and responding must be done in such a way to meet each of the five needs.

Unfortunately, most leaders are not skilled in how to listen. When they should be listening they are generally so busy thinking about how to answer or about something not even relevant to the communication that they don't actually hear the 93% or so of communication emanating from body language and tone of voice much less the spoken words. And most are hipshooters who give quick answers to what little they do absorb of what is being communicated, thus proving that they disrespect employees.

Serving ones team, be it 5 people or 5000 people, requires a strong dose of high quality training followed by lots of practice and coaching. Sadly, high quality training is generally not available and coaching/mentoring is also hard to find. If you need help, I am willing to coach/train.

Best regards, Ben Simonton

Author "Leading People to be Highly Motivated and Committed"
5th July 2012 From United States, Tampa

Dear All,
Ameen has a detailed list of activites, and its really good. One suggestion in this, if we can add some charity related activites too,it helps ( Blood donation camp, Orphanage /Old age home visits, visiting schools etc). Any more activities would only can add to the list but , there needs to be a work life balance. else this effort will fizz out.
Regards
Chakradhar.
6th July 2012 From India, Hyderabad

Dear All, Shall we add some Health Checkup in interval basis, Gym Member Ship Regards Vivek
6th July 2012 From India, Madras

Dear Mr Chakradhar Thank you for your appreciation, and this list just contains 24 activities there are also various corporate games available on the internet.
7th July 2012 From India, Ahmadabad

Hi!!! Friends,
I thank you all for your wonderful suggestionsme .
Also, I'l apprecite if anyone of you can help for Social Event i.e Orphanage / Old age home visit.
Actully I'm trying to arrange the same since long, but have not yet been able to do that. Request you to give some name nearby Mumbai. And what do I need to do for arranging the same for my staff.
Regards
7th July 2012 From India