{"id":17139,"date":"2020-05-22T15:19:15","date_gmt":"2020-05-22T09:49:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techjockey.com\/blog\/?p=17139"},"modified":"2025-04-10T14:54:27","modified_gmt":"2025-04-10T09:24:27","slug":"monday-motivation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.techjockey.com\/blog\/monday-motivation","title":{"rendered":"Monday Motivation: How to Motivate Employees When they are Feeling Blue"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A positive environment is conducive to flourishing of an employee in an organisation. While there are multiple contributing factors, as discussed next, to jumpstart the entire week on a healthy note, HR or company heads too deserve to stand on the bright side of the week. At the same time, they need to think of innovative ways to help the workforce beat Monday blues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let us discuss some key avenues that can help your employees catch up on work after the weekend and beat Monday blues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"monday_motivation_ideas_for_work\"><\/span>Monday Motivation Ideas for Work<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Let\u2019s get started with the Monday motivation work!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><h3 style=\"font-size:22px;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"let_them_unplug_over_the_weekend\"><\/span>Let Them Unplug Over the Weekend<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Let your team disconnect from work over the weekend and chase their passion. While some may like gardening or cooking, others would prefer hanging out in a group or go on a solo ousting. Just let them be at their true self and get ready welcome them back on Mondays with enthusiasm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><h3 style=\"font-size:22px;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"monday_is_the_new_friday\"><\/span>Monday is the New Friday<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Encourage your employees to wear something casual to the workplace on Mondays (except those who have to go for client meetings). This way, they will not feel the heat of the day and will enter a new week smoothly with enough Monday motivation.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.techjockey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Monday-Motivation_1-1.png\" alt=\"Monday motivation work tips\" class=\"wp-image-17149\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><h3 style=\"font-size:22px;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"catch_up_on_the_most_interesting_weekend_stories\"><\/span>Catch Up on the Most Interesting Weekend Stories<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>One common sight in any office on Mondays is\npeople telling their weekend stories to a group. Why not encourage this\npractice and allow every team to have a quick catch up on each other\u2019s weekend\nstories! Employees are likely to feel more positive after recollecting their\nweekend memories and look forward to the week ahead with enthusiasm. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><h3 style=\"font-size:22px;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"monday_morning_motivation_start_a_little_late\"><\/span>Monday Morning Motivation: Start a Little Late<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>A bit of a flexible schedule can help your\nemployees have enough sleep and coffee to freshen up for a new week. This\npromotes a healthy work life balance where the person would be able to treat\njob related responsibilities with more integrity without feeling burned out. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><h3 style=\"font-size:22px;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"incentivise_the_mondays\"><\/span>Incentivise the Mondays<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Incentivised Mondays are when surprise perks\nawait! As a result, your employees would look forward to starting Mondays on a\npositive note. Free parking, extra thirty minutes break, Yoga session in the\nmorning, are some positive incentives because of which your employees with\ntreat Monday as an opportunity.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.techjockey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Monday-Motivation_2.png\" alt=\"Monday work motivation\" class=\"wp-image-17142\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><h3 style=\"font-size:22px;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"organize_learn-a-skill_every_monday\"><\/span>Organize Learn-A-Skill Every Monday<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Starting off the first day of your week with a new learning that would polish the existing skill set would help cheer up your employees. That first day of the week with an interesting session on productivity, leadership, rapport building, etc. will help beat the Monday blues.&nbsp;This is one of the best Monday motivation ideas to make this day fun and constructive at the same time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-very-light-gray-background-color has-background\"><strong>Suggested Read:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.techjockey.com\/blog\/best-productivity-apps\">15 Best Free Productivity Apps for Project Management from Home<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><h3 style=\"font-size:22px;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"rev_up_your_workspace\"><\/span>Rev Up Your Workspace<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Well lit work desk, comfortable workstation,\nalternative seating areas, ergonomic design all go a long way in creating a\npeaceful and workable environment where your employees would love to come back enthusiastically\na long week ahead. They are likely to treat their workspace as an ideal place\nto dwell on professional goals as Monday motivation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><h3 style=\"font-size:22px;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"mondays_rewards\"><\/span>Mondays = Rewards<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Employees love to be recognized for their\nefforts, and there is no better day to host the rewarding program than Monday.\nMondays thus become positive and fun filled where appreciation, recognition,\naccolades and some brownie points await you. Such rewards can be reserved for the\nHR team as well, as they too work hard to keep the office staff streamlined and\nconnected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><h3 style=\"font-size:22px;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"share_a_light_to-do_list_with_your_team\"><\/span>Share a Light To-Do List with Your Team<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>A company or an organisation functions on\nprinciple of goal setting&nbsp;and goal reaching. A fresh start to the week\nwith short periodic talk to just align each employee with her\/his work\nestablishes a&nbsp;relationship of trust between company and its workforce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Regular meetings on one on one basis to reach\nmeaningful touch points with employees are important for reaching goals, short\nterm and long term. Periodic sessions by company heads or the HR in the\nbeginning of the week give employees an opportunity to be more accountable and\nresponsible towards their work.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><h3 style=\"font-size:22px;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"spark_the_competitive_spirit\"><\/span>Spark the Competitive Spirit<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Competitions develop team spirit amongst employees aside from providing them with an outlook to be solution oriented. Individual competitions do challenge individuals however companies and HR need to be inward looking to let employees go through brainstorming sessions for coming up with new innovative <a href=\"https:\/\/www.techjockey.com\/blog\/small-business-ideas-to-survive-lockdown\">small business ideas<\/a>. Mondays can be the best day to induce some critical thinking and constructive discussions amongst team members. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong style=\"font-size:24px;\">Ok Monday, Let\u2019s Do It!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Monday blues are not uncommon. Explore the enlisted ways that you as a company or HR can try to ensure Monday motivation for your employees. <strong>Hamare office ka naara, \u201cNo Monday blues\u201d!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A positive environment is conducive to flourishing of an employee in an organisation. While there are multiple contributing factors, as discussed next, to jumpstart the entire week on a healthy note, HR or company heads too deserve to stand on the bright side of the week. 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