Host that office party to boost employee productivity

As the year comes to an end and business closes for the holidays, many Kenyan companies will be hosting annual office parties as a way of appreciating employees, clients and partners, in a ‘thank you’ that evidence shows can serve as a good motivator to encourage staff to work harder.

In a 2013 employee appreciation survey conducted by online career website, Glassdoor, 81 per cent of the respondents said that they were motivated to work harder and 53 per cent said they would stay longer at a company if they felt more appreciation from their boss.