Lunch Can Be A Rewarding Experience
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Lunch Can Be A Rewarding Experience
Lunchtime! Lunch comes right in the middle of the work day. Some employees bring their lunch some look forward to going out for their lunch meals. Everyone has to have lunch it's expected to come with the job. From a manager's prospective can you utilize lunch for the good of your whole team? Can lunch be used as a part of a reward for doing a great job or to motivate those who should be producing better returns?
Lunch Can Be a Rewarding Experience
Lunchtime! Lunch comes right in the middle of the work day. Some employees bring their lunch some look forward to going out for their lunch meals. Everyone has to have lunch it's expected to come with the job. From a manager's prospective can you utilize lunch for the good of your whole team? Can lunch be used as a part of a reward for doing a great job or to motivate those who should be producing better returns?
Lunch Can Be Rewarding
Every company needs an awards program but to many times these programs are for your high-end producers of quality work or the person with the most sales. What about your secretaries, procurement people, and the mailroom people?
Lunchtime! Lunch comes right in the middle of the work day. Some employees bring their lunch some look forward to going out for their lunch meals. Everyone has to have lunch it's expected to come with the job. From a manager's prospective can you utilize lunch for the good of your whole team? Can lunch be used as a part of a reward for doing a great job or to motivate those who should be producing better returns?
Lunch Can Be Rewarding
Every company needs an awards program but to many times these programs are for your high-end producers of quality work or the person with the most sales. What about your secretaries, procurement people, and the mailroom people?
“One on one lunch, sessions allow for personal flow of information.”
Have you told an employee that you did an outstanding job today? If you manager a staff of 20 people could you say that the top five of your staff members receive bonuses because they are highly productive and they produce income? How can you motivate your staff to produce more or better understand the constraints that exist that prevent their success?
A good proactive approach is to use lunch as an opportunity to set out to get to know your employees better and to find out what is preventing success. Employees that are approaching divorce, their children having trouble in school, or maybe they are experiencing medical problems that could be preventing them from being successful on the job. Do you have employees that are taking night classes to get ahead and you didn't even know it?
One on one lunch, sessions allow for personal flow of information. It allows for questions about rumors, corporate culture, and discussions about an employee's future opportunities.
A good proactive approach is to use lunch as an opportunity to set out to get to know your employees better and to find out what is preventing success. Employees that are approaching divorce, their children having trouble in school, or maybe they are experiencing medical problems that could be preventing them from being successful on the job. Do you have employees that are taking night classes to get ahead and you didn't even know it?
One on one lunch, sessions allow for personal flow of information. It allows for questions about rumors, corporate culture, and discussions about an employee's future opportunities.
“Be sure to extend your normal hours for lunch to make room for quality conversation.”
How to make lunch rewarding:
1. Tell your manager and your employees that you are taking "Ms. Jane" to lunch because she has been doing an outstanding job, or praise for doing something well done in a moment in time.
2. Find a restaurant that is quiet, comfortable, good lighting, with a very professional staff.
3. Be sure to extend your normal hours for lunch to make room for quality conversation.
4. If at all possible turn your cellphone off.
5. Employees should know to order whatever they want and that you are picking up the tab.
6. Discuss topics like sections of a newspaper, example world news, technology, sports, leisure, family, etc, etc. Do this to break the ice.
1. Tell your manager and your employees that you are taking "Ms. Jane" to lunch because she has been doing an outstanding job, or praise for doing something well done in a moment in time.
2. Find a restaurant that is quiet, comfortable, good lighting, with a very professional staff.
3. Be sure to extend your normal hours for lunch to make room for quality conversation.
4. If at all possible turn your cellphone off.
5. Employees should know to order whatever they want and that you are picking up the tab.
6. Discuss topics like sections of a newspaper, example world news, technology, sports, leisure, family, etc, etc. Do this to break the ice.
“A small investment as using lunch as a reward can yield huge returns.”
Your genuine interest, as opposed to being nosey, makes people feel cared about and valued. Ask your employees about their family, their hobbies, their weekend or a special event they may attend. Praise your employee for something well done. Identify in detail and with positive reinforcement the specific actions that you found admirable. Making your employees smile and providing awareness of things he/she could do better could be as simple as a lunchtime discussion.
If all goes well you should have some new insight in on your employee as well as the work place environment. A small investment as using lunch as a reward can yield huge returns.
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If all goes well you should have some new insight in on your employee as well as the work place environment. A small investment as using lunch as a reward can yield huge returns.
Mr MakingUsmile
“A small investment as using lunch as a reward can yield huge returns.”
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Your Thoughts?
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Harshitha
Jun 5, 2011 @ 7:32 am | delete
- Nice lens... Hadn't thought lunch could bring positive change. Thumbs up.
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phoenix-arizona-friends
Jun 4, 2011 @ 5:46 pm | delete
- We try to do a lunch 'meeting' once a month - it's a great team building exercise.
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Pinkchic18
May 27, 2011 @ 12:04 pm | delete
- I have to agree that this makes a big deal to employees, it's such a small notion but it means alot!
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Norma_Budden
Feb 6, 2011 @ 11:55 am | delete
- I really enjoyed your lens and you've brought some great ideas to the table.
I do manage about 18 staff members and would love to carry through with this plan. However, the way our schedules are set prevents two people from leaving the floor at the same time. In addition, most of my day staff team are parents who want to get home to see their children during their lunch breaks.
I'll definitely keep this idea in mind, though, in case it comes in handy in the future. I do practice it with my children, though. Sometimes, like yesterday, I will take my son out for an outing while the girls remain home. A few days ago, my youngest daughter and I enjoyed an outing. It seems to do something for them when they spend one-on-one time with me.
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Treasures-By-Brenda
Dec 28, 2010 @ 7:40 pm | delete
- Interesting lens, lunch can be a great opportunity.
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willisx32
Dec 25, 2010 @ 9:25 am | delete
- well, lunchtime is the best time to get to know someone.
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