With the clocks about to “fall back” employees often get a good case of the doldrums this time of year.  The holidays aren’t quite here yet and going home in the dark is just depressing!  Budgets are due, year end closings are happening, shopping for those impending holidays, money woes, and more all pile on this time of year.

Do these simple things to give everyone in your workplace a boost;

1. Ask people for a few good simple and inexpensive ideas that will make the workplace better in the coming winter months. 

2. Give a few more minutes each week to each person in your office and find out what is going on in their life.  This time of year may present some special challenges and you may have some ideas to help.

3.  Bring in a funny movie.  Remember school when instead of class we had a movie?  Take a laughter break.

4.  Start some new health challenge.  Lead a walk at lunch, stock veggies in the kitchen for snacking, sign up a group to hike or bike over the weekend.

5.  Add some music or the sound of a waterfall near the front door in the morning.  We all need a pick me up in the morning and coffee isn’t always the answer.

6.  Get excited about something you can do together.  With the holidays coming possibly a charity event.

7.  Smile, smile and then smile some more until it catches on.