It’s not about the office, it’s about belonging

To retain employees, organizations need to evolve their approach to building community, cohesion, and a sense of belonging at work.

This McKinsey article includes a link to their Great Attrition survey.  We like the article's three simple ideas: motivate more than mandate, pick up the phone, and create space with inclusive norms.  They are good concepts that largely touch on our teambuilding themes. 

1) We build camaraderie and trust through a shared new experience; buy-in to that concept cannot be mandated.  It just won't work. 

2) Communication is paramount, in any industry and across any work setting or team.  "One senior leader of a public sector organization calls several employees each day, unscheduled: 'They get nervous if I ask for time, and that’s not the point. I want to know how they’re doing. I want to check in, the way I would in an elevator or at the coffee machine.'” 

3) Our musical curriculum teambuilding workshops start with a little discomfort--for all participants.  But that discomfort is shared and dissipated, as proficiency builds.  Teammates empathize with each other through that shared experience.  That experience includes each valued team member.  "Remember, it takes time to create these norms, and figuring out what works may require some experimenting. Don’t rest on early success or be discouraged by failure. Track what is working (and what is not) to continuously evolve for the better."

"The world has changed, and employee attitudes have shifted. To build community, cohesion, and a sense of belonging, organizations need to evolve their approach."  Our In-Tune Teambuilding workshops can be a strong additive to your workplace retention and engagement programs.  One day being challenged in a memorable (and FUN) way does build the McKinsey-suggested "community, cohesion and sense of belonging."