Qatar World Cup, an opportunity for office integration: ManpowerGroup

The next event of the Qatar 2022 Soccer World Cup may be an opportunity to integrate employees, at least, that is the recommendation given Martha Barrosodirector of People & Culture at ManpowerGroup LATAMwho highlights that this international competition can be used to avoid the work absences associated with watching games outside the workplace.

only in the Russia World Cup 2018ManpowerGroup, detected that 96% of the organizations presented an increase in the coexistence between collaborators, due to the incentives around the sports contest.

The ManpowerGroup People & Culture board shares some activities that companies can implement during this period:

Find out the taste for Soccer: Taking for granted that all people share the same tastes is a mistake. It is important to survey previously among the collaborators which games are of interest to them, which narrators they like the most, in what format they see it, and with this, adapt the conditions and hours in which these activities can be carried out.

Designate a specific place and time to watch the games: One of the strategies is to create a space for employees to watch the World Cup as a group; screens can be placed in suitable spaces so that small groups of workers can enjoy the game.

Allow watching football matches from your workspace or home office: Another way to make it more flexible is to allow employees to enjoy the matches from individual spaces. For this, it is a priority to reconsider the rules in which the collaborator can disconnect and agree on schedules for specific activities or meetings to achieve the objectives.

Place decorations and invite to wear the national team shirt: Identity is a very important element in integration. One way to promote it is by allowing employees to wear national team jerseys, as well as decorating workspaces with World Cup themes, where all team members can participate. of work.

Carry out pools, trivia and contests: Knowing the expectations of the workers allows them to feel heard, therefore it is advisable to carry out some recreational activity in this regard with incentives or prizes, generating a culture of healthy competition.

Talk about context: The Qatar World Cup has unleashed a debate on the importance of human rights, diversity and the gender perspective. As in any context, there are employees who do not feel attracted to football and who are more committed to these social issues.

It is advisable to create safe conversation spaces where people can express their point of view to avoid falling into confrontations, and within integration to seek respect for the ideas and passions of others.

“It is important to remember that labor integration is one of the points that organizations continue to work on as a result of changes in work dynamics due to the pandemic, so taking advantage of this type of date or event pays to improve the work environment among collaborators. ”, concluded Martha Barroso.