labour<\/a> is their biggest asset. Therefore,\u00a0we\u2019ve decided to put the focus towards the people on the ground. Let’s see how applying social ideas to your workforce can bring the best out of them.<\/p>\nHumans are social beings. Social interactions between humans have established a wide range of values, social norms, and rituals. Collectively, these form the basis of society. Before getting too philosophical, let\u2019s recognise the impact on your staff interactions\u00a0in the workplace.<\/p>\n
Top\u00a0Spot<\/h3>\n
We can play on this idea and use it to maximise your staff\u2019s performance. We can use the example of how social interaction on the sports field can breed self-esteem and confidence. A social work place is the ideal environment for people to thrive. This is because they feel comfortable about expressing themselves and adopt\u00a0a \u2018need to achieve\u2019 attitude. Try to create an environment where everyone shares a common interest. This can be achieved through staff-rewards and creating great\u00a0company culture.<\/p>\n
So far we\u2019ve painted the picture that humans are simple, social beings and all get along. If you\u2019ve ever walked into a business, you\u2019ll know this is not the entire story. People also respond to competition. In 1898, Norman Triplet proposed the idea of Social Facilitation. He expressed\u00a0that increased task performance arises through\u00a0the mere presence of others doing the same task. Most of all,\u00a0this applies directly to your workplace. Social Facilitation\u00a0formulates the best recipe for a highly productive workforce.<\/p>\n
Social Influence<\/h3>\n
Unproductive workplaces are vicious cycles. While\u00a0other staff members see that the majority aren’t pulling their weight, they will adopt a similar attitude. However, if we flip this on its head, people also respond to positive behaviour. Hence, those who see a highly productive, enthusiastic group will adopt a similar\u00a0attitude. In addition, they will\u00a0begin to be \u2018lifted up\u2019 by their colleagues.<\/p>\n
Try quantifying performance and encouraging competitive engagement. This will breed\u00a0a culture where everyone is trying to reach the top of their game. Give\u00a0your staff scores for their performance and see who can reach the top of the leader board. Generate an environment where social competition is the norm.. Allow your company to reach its full potential.<\/p>\n
There are various tools you can use to help create a productive culture, why not try out South African-based staff time-tracking solution, ClockInstant<\/a> to help your supervisor’s always know exactly what time your staff are arriving and leaving your various work sites, whether that be your own site or a clients. Your admin staff also become more productive as the software automatically creates staff timesheets for payroll.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Power of the Social Being In previous articles we\u2019ve emphasised the impact of big data and increased productivity on improving your workplace. Furthermore, it has been explained how this increases company turnover. However, for many companies, labour is their biggest asset. Therefore,\u00a0we\u2019ve decided to put the focus towards the people on the ground. Let’s […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1236,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[35,36,37,38,12,39],"yoast_head":"\n
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