7 things you can do to liven up Monday mornings

Everyone on jobs in Pakistan and other countries hates Monday. By the end of weekend, you start thinking about the hectic office routine and dread the start of yet another week of work. Usually when you go back to work after a vacation or a weekend, things are boring in the early morning hours and slowly they start to liven up. At an average, it can take 1 to 2 hours for everyone to get back to their work routine, especially after a long weekend. Here are some ways by which you can liven up the Monday mornings for the entire office team.

·         Have an early Monday morning meeting

Start off your week by having an early Monday morning meeting. It will help everyone in the team to kick off their work week with clear targets and objectives. The best way is to schedule the meeting in the first hour or so of the office time. There is no need to call for a regular meeting, like every Monday morning, but you can have it every now and then.

·         Have a physical exercise session

I have observed this in China that every organization usually has an early morning physical exercise session for the labor and other workers. The reason behind such activity is simple, keeping the employees healthy and fresh with an early morning start. While the labor department might not mind exercising in their overalls, but others will mind working out in a shirt and tie. You can have a simple 5 minute session which does not involve too much physical exertion.

·         The Monday happy hour

This routine has been used by several large companies around the world. The employees are treated with snacks like doughnuts, cakes or any other treat with coffee or tea.

·         Music

According to research, almost 70% people with jobs in Pakistan said that they can work better with some music. You can treat your employees and colleagues with a little early morning music when they come to the office. It will surely lift the spirit up and will help them to get in gear.

·         Weekly contests

Employees love winning prizes. Start off the week with a weekly contest which could be related to work or not. For example, ask the employees to send in photos of what they did on weekend and everyone else can vote to pick the winner.

·         The Monday wall

There must be an empty wall in your office. You can call it the Monday Wall where everyone can post something on Mondays. Remove everything from the wall by the end of the week and encourage everyone to take part in it.

·         Office ambiance

Office ambiance is very important when it comes to having the right environment to work. It is always advised to keep the environment clean and fresh so that everyone in the office feels fresh and motivated for work.

Just use your imagination and there will be hundreds of other ways which will help you motivate your employees. Usually people say that it is not Monday that we hate, it is the doing-work again part.