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Performing the same tasks over a long period of time can cause boredom at work, this literally doesn’t mean that one is tired of work but according to research boredom creeps into almost every workplace, even when employees enjoy flexible work. Fortunately, there are several things you can do to help your team members stay excited about their jobs, whether they’re in the office or working from home.

Laboratory block at Mater Ecclesie Nurses and Midwifery School Luweero.

Share the load. Make sure you’re spreading the boring tasks evenly across your team – so it’s fair and remember, just because someone doesn’t moan about a task, doesn’t mean they enjoy it some employees will prefer to grin and bear the boredom, than look negative.

Give them more responsibility. In many cases, boredom essentially comes down to lack of a challenge; if your employee is bored then you’re probably not getting the most out of them. Set more difficult challenges, increase their target, offer them different tasks, jobs and even new projects. Note keep employees in the loop to make sure you’re not overdoing it and putting too much on their shoulders.

Hand over of A classroom block at Tuto Junior School Busesa.

Talk.You need to tackle this, head on, if you suspect that someone in your team is bored, just ask them straight Are you bored? Are we not challenging you enough? What can we do to help you? Remember if you don’t ask, you’ll never know!

Involve your team.Get your team involved in some of the bigger-picture decisions for your business. Communicate what’s happening and welcome their ideas and comments; this will give them something bigger to focus on and help them to feel valued and respected.

Complete classroom block at Tuto Junior School during handover.

Give them a break. Let your employees take regular breaks! Even if it’s just 5 minutes to go and grab themselves a glass of water or have a chat, it’ll give them a chance to refresh and get that second wind.

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