Creating a high-performing workplace takes more than simply hiring the right people and arming them with the right tools to do their work. It requires creating opportunities for genuine, authentic relationships to develop.
Ron Friedman, founder, ignite80
Takeaways of Note:
5 key differences of high-performing teams* (all entail close connection among colleagues). …
- Are Not Afraid to Pick Up the Phone (10.1 vs. 6.1 calls per day on average)
- Are More Strategic With Their Meetings (39% more likely to require prework, 26% more likely to introduce an agenda, and 55% more likely to keep team apprised of one another’s progress)
- Invest Time Bonding Over Non-Work Topics (25% more likely to spend time on non-work matters with colleagues – sports, books, family, etc.)
- Give & Receive Appreciation More Frequently (receive more frequent appreciation at work — 72% more from colleagues, 79% more from managers — and 44% more reported expressing appreciation to their colleagues more frequently)
- Are More Authentic at Work (more likely to compliment, joke with, & tease teammates, to use exclamation points, emojis, & GIFs in emails, and more likely to express negative emotions at work – to curse, complain, & express sarcasm with teammates)
* based upon survey of 1,106 U.S.-based office workers; conducted by ignite80 and the communication software company Front.