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Four tips to motivate your employees upon their return from vacation  

With the end of summer vacation and the general return to routine, September usually arrives with little motivation from teams for the start of the season. That is why the coworking company IDEA Spaces shared some tips with Notícias ao Minuto, in order to ensure a strong return to work.

According to Diogo Fabiana, Partner and Chief Innovation Officer of IDEA Spaces, "the corporate re-entry is a crucial moment in the relationship between companies and employees". By applying these dynamics, you will be able to "mitigate the impact of the end of holidays and ensure that the needs of each employee are taken into account".

"Thus, we create a commitment environment, based on an organizational culture governed by empathy, where we wear the team's shirt for the company's success," it further reads.

Stay tuned with these four tips suggested by IDEA Spaces, promoted by Notícias ao Minuto:

• 1. Prepare for the return and align goals 

Recognition and appreciation should be at the core of teams returning to work. Organizing a welcome meeting and valuing the individual return of each employee is a good way to put into practice the company culture, which should be guided by empathy and closeness in moments of readjustment, such as returning from vacation. In addition to serving as a time for employees to reconnect, this is also an opportunity to reflect and appreciate past achievements and set future goals.

• 2. Stimulate personal formation and development 

The offer of trainings and workshops for skills development is essential for teams. Whether it is content focused on the company's sector or on complementary topics, trainings motivate employees and increase the competitiveness of the business. In this sense, a survey of the training needs of the teams can be carried out in order to outline a plan of workshops and courses to be developed by the end of the year.

• 3. Promoting the mental and physical health of teams 

Portuguese people spend an average of 38 years working. In this sense, it is essential to find the balance within working hours through moments that stimulate the productivity and well-being of teams. Relaxation moments such as yoga sessions, team lunches, sports moments, investing in mental health through psychological support programs are some examples that can contribute to a better harmony in the workplace.

• 4. Flexibility of work models

"The flexibility of work models is becoming increasingly feasible thanks to the improvement of technologies and the creation of alternative workspaces, such as coworking spaces. Thus, the back-to-school season can be the perfect time to rethink the company's work model in order to create greater flexibility for teams, allowing for a balance between family and professional life."

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