{"id":400,"date":"2022-07-06T20:00:54","date_gmt":"2022-07-06T20:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.confiemx.com\/blog\/?p=400"},"modified":"2022-07-06T20:00:56","modified_gmt":"2022-07-06T20:00:56","slug":"social-opportunities-boost-productivity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.confiemx.com\/blog\/winning-culture\/social-opportunities-boost-productivity\/","title":{"rendered":"How Social Opportunities at Work Make Employees More Productive"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Once upon a time, workplace managers frowned on the idea of employees socializing too much. This led to the infamous phrase workers love to hate: \u201cIf you have time to lean, you have time to clean.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Over time, though, good employers<\/a> learned that employees socializing in small doses is a good thing. It helps with employee loyalty and retention and, most surprisingly, productivity. This is why many managers started creating different social opportunities for employees each month. <\/p>\n\n\n\n How, though, do social opportunities at work make employees more productive? Keep reading to discover the answers! <\/p>\n\n\n\n It\u2019s an open secret that employees work harder when they are more invested in a company. However, most workers don\u2019t naturally become invested in the company itself. Instead, they become invested in their coworkers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n When employees experience feelings of belonging and camaraderie, they work harder because they know they aren\u2019t just working for themselves. Such workers understand that when they do well, it also benefits the fellow employees they care about. <\/p>\n\n\n\n By creating more social opportunities at work, you help employees get to know one another. That creates the camaraderie and sense of belonging that helps them work that much harder. <\/p>\n\n\n\nA Feeling of Camaraderie Promotes Productivity\u00a0<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Employees Naturally Learn More Skills from Fellow Employees\u00a0<\/h2>\n\n\n\n