Bringing Your Startup Family Closer Together

Your startup team are like family; it’s your small unit against the world! With a common goal and so much support, it’s great to have a team that trusts and respects each other.

But as any business owner knows, making your team a close-knit family can take a lot of time and work to achieve. It’s a challenge, but one worth accepting for the sake of your business’ future.

Get your business off to the best start with these tips for bringing your startup family closer together.

Improve your office

Many startup businesses will start at home or in a basic office space – when funds are low, every penny counts! But when things start looking up, it’s great to be able to move into an office space that will allow you all to work together more collaboratively. Modern workplaces are open, spacious and include facilities that help make your startup a better place to work – never underestimate the value of a foosball table and free coffee!

Find an office space for rent that is a great fit for your business and your team. A managed property will be much less hassle for you to run, and it will have everything you need to make your business feel like the real deal.

Make communication easier

To be able to work well together, your team needs to communicate. You can start this yourself by making an effort to talk to your team and spend time to find out what they’re working on, as well as take an interest in their lives outside work. Other ways to improve team communication include using project management tools to help make the management of projects much simpler. Encourage regular meetings between your team and use brainstorms regularly to help share ideas.

Be more sociable

Having a more sociable team can help everyone to gel better together. From arranging team lunches and outings to including exercise classes like yoga, it’s great to be able to help your team bond and spend time together. They say healthy and happy workers are good workers, so help make your workplace a friendlier, more sociable space to help make your business a better place to work. Don’t forget about team building – it could be an excellent way for you to blow off steam after a busy quarter!

Recognize and reward

Recognizing and rewarding your employees will help your team feel valued, and make them feel more connected to the business and its overall goals. Being able to thank your team for a job well done is important to keep employees motivated. There are some easy ways to recognize your employees to help build up trust and a positive workplace atmosphere.

As a startup company, you and your team will share many incredible experiences together. While it’s not always easy, working closer together will help create a fantastic workplace culture, and help you achieve your goals. Focus on building a team that works well together, and your startup will soon feel like family.

This is a contributed post.