31 May Maintaining company culture post pandemic is tricky

How do you keep team morale high and sustain company culture when everyone is working from home?

The COVID-19 pandemic triggered a massive shift to remote work that may change the office as we know it forever.

Culture and team cohesion are crucial to ensure that productivity stays high in the long run. People long for social contact when working from home, so how do leaders make the social element a new priority?

Reignite conversation

Perhaps it is time to re-look at bringing employees together outside the workplace. Creating quality moments for teams to reaffirm bonds is more important than ever. On the surface everything might look fine, but negative feelings may be boiling up underneath. It is hard to know how everyone is doing.

Bringing employees together to reward and inspire is not only important for team bonding, but the health and mental health benefits are essential. Check out our latest blog on the benefits of hiking. Moments dedicated to getting people face-to-face while enjoying activities that encourage bonding and conversation will re-engage those quality connections.

Why company culture is key

Company culture is a somewhat mysterious force that guides actions and interactions in the workplace. How do you capture a company’s culture in words? It is a subtle, complex ethos that pervades everything they do; one that, after a while, becomes largely taken for granted. That’s why we often only recognize an organization’s culture when we step outside of it.

Not all organizations will emerge stronger from the current pandemic and the devastating health, economic, and social impacts it has brought. But leaders with a firm sense of what their organizational culture is and devote time to bringing teams together will see the benefits. An escape which is both a reward and a change of scene, learning new skills or just sharing a beautiful experience together in the wilderness can ensure employee engagement even in a virtual workplace.

Transform how you approach business and how you invest in your people. Get in touch about our meaningful Alpine experiences which will bring your employees back together for a much-needed morale boost.

warm regards from the mountains,

Danielle