The strategy focuses on fostering connections between warehouse and salaried employees through various initiatives. One key approach is to create collaborative projects where both groups work together to achieve common goals. This involves forming cross-functional teams, holding regular check-ins, and encouraging input through brainstorming sessions. Successful projects are highlighted to reinforce teamwork.
Additionally, implementing a mentorship program pairs salaried employees with warehouse workers, aiming to enhance personal and professional growth. This includes organizing regular mentorship meetings, providing training for mentors, and celebrating successful relationships to motivate continued participation.
Lastly, hosting regular social events promotes informal interactions. These events are designed by a diverse committee and feature activities that encourage teamwork. Feedback is gathered to improve future events, enhancing the sense of community across different employee groups.
The strategies
⛳️ Strategy 1: Create collaborative projects
- Identify common goals and objectives that require collaboration between warehouse and salaried employees
- Form cross-functional teams composed of warehouse and salaried employees
- Host an initial team-building meeting to introduce team members and outline project goals
- Allocate a project leader to coordinate team activities and ensure participation from all members
- Schedule regular check-ins to monitor progress and address any team concerns
- Facilitate brainstorming sessions to encourage contribution from all employees
- Provide recognition and rewards based on team performance and collaboration
- Organise presentations for completed projects to company leadership
- Gather feedback from all team members on the collaborative process
- Share successful project outcomes company-wide to reinforce the importance of teamwork
⛳️ Strategy 2: Implement a mentorship programme
- Create a framework for a mentorship programme pairing salaried employees with warehouse employees
- Define clear objectives and outcomes for the mentorship relationships
- Solicit volunteer mentors from salaried employees and mentees from warehouse employees
- Provide training to mentors on effective mentorship skills
- Arrange a kick-off event to introduce mentors and mentees
- Schedule regular mentorship meetings, ensuring at least one meeting per month
- Monitor the progress and effectiveness of each mentorship relationship through surveys and feedback
- Recognise and celebrate successful mentor-mentee pairings in company communications
- Adjust the programme framework based on feedback received
- Encourage mentors to involve mentees in professional development opportunities
⛳️ Strategy 3: Host regular social events
- Plan monthly social events that encourage interaction between warehouse and salaried employees
- Create a diverse planning committee with representatives from both groups to organise events
- Choose themes or activities that are broad and inclusive to ensure wide participation
- Advertise the social events through multiple channels, such as emails, posters, and internal platforms
- Design activities within events that require teamwork between warehouse and salaried employees
- Nominate volunteers to facilitate introductions between employees at events
- Gather feedback after each event to understand what worked well and what could be improved
- Recognise and thank volunteers and participants for their contribution to successful events
- Create a photo album or gallery showcasing event highlights for company-wide viewing
- Maintain a calendar of social events and ensure it is accessible to all employees
Bringing accountability to your strategy
It's one thing to have a plan, it's another to stick to it. We hope that the examples above will help you get started with your own strategy, but we also know that it's easy to get lost in the day-to-day effort.
That's why we built Tability: to help you track your progress, keep your team aligned, and make sure you're always moving in the right direction.
Give it a try and see how it can help you bring accountability to your strategy.
