5 Ways to Boost Your Bar Team’s Morale

High morale in the workplace is essential to success. It also has big impacts on a business’ profits, productivity, and competitiveness. As a restaurant or bar manager, it’s your job to build a positive team morale. Doing so will have a positive impact on factors such as high costs, employee turnover, absenteeism, and underperforming staff. So how do you sustain your team’s morale?

Communication

Successful leaders know how to communicate well. It’s a skill that should never be underestimated.
Open communication is necessary in the workplace. This includes educating your staff about your company’s goals. When they know your target goals, teamwork will be easier to achieve since everyone is working on the same goal.
It’s also important to share with your team where your company stands, including every feedback your business gets.
Whether it’s good or bad news, your team should be aware of it. Being in the know will also help motivate them to work harder. It will flex their creative muscles because they can think of solutions to problems.
 

Compassion

When your employees know that you care for them, they will feel a sense of belongingness.
Listen to their concerns and see how you can help them during difficult times. For example, if an employee is in a middle of a family crisis, you can give them a more flexible schedule.
Empathy and compassion are contagious. It builds trust and inspires your staff to check in on each other.

Work with your team

Working closely with your team allows you to know your employees better, including their strengths and weaknesses. It also lets you identify the root cause of certain problems instead of resorting to wild guesses.
But beware of the thin line between working closely with them and micromanaging. Micromanagement creates distrust, disrespect, and low motivation.

Work with your team, but give them the freedom to solve problems in their own way.

Respect privacy

Privacy is highly valued in the workplace. If an employee tells you a sensitive concern, you must keep it to yourself. Because once you share it with other employees, it can turn to gossip.
Gossip is poison to your team and can lead to big misunderstandings and eventually lead to losing opportunities. As a leader, it’s your job to prevent that from happening.

Invest in little things

Your small efforts matter the most to your team. The way you encourage their creativity and growth will motivate them to stay in your company.
Organize one-on- one meetings, team outings, pre-shift family meal meetings, etc. These activities bring your staff together and strengthen their bond. The more they are comfortable with each other, the more effective they are as a team.