Encourage workplace friendships by creating an atmosphere that encourages employees to get involved in company events and social gatherings.
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Encouraging workplace friendships might seem to contradict what we've been taught historically that we should keep work and outside work separate - sterile - a sharp dividing line.
The reality is that a hallmark of a high performing team is that all the team members know each other very well, they consider some of their teammates to be personal friends, they appreciate the differences and different motivations.
The big question is what's the employer's role in helping to build these relationships beyond "leaving it up to the employees?" Do you hold team building exercises, lunch and learns together, conversations around activities that are not work related, celebrating each other. Just working together is not enough to develop these relationships that are a critical component of employee engagement.