title: How to boost a low-morale medical practice team: twenty-five strategies.
abstract: Low morale can decrease productivity and cooperation among medical practice employees, and increase work errors, absenteeism, and turnover. That is why practice managers must be mindful of their employees' morale and develop a toolkit of strategies that they can use to assess and boost waning morale. This article suggests 25 practical and affordable strategies medical practice managers can use to increase their staffs' morale. It explores the high cost of low morale, including five invisible costs that are often overlooked but that nonetheless drain practice resources. Furthermore, this article suggests 25 warning signs of low morale and suggests 10 causes of low morale in the workplace. It also provides practice managers with a quick 10-question quiz to administer to their employees to help them assess employee morale. Finally, this article describes five easy and affordable games practice managers can play with their employees to build camaraderie and teamwork and to increase staff morale.
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Hills
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D006608:Hierarchy, Social; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D008503:Medical Staff / Q000523:psychology*; D009013:Morale; D009042:Motivation; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D010559:Personnel Management / Q000379:methods*; D011216:Practice Management, Medical / Q000458:organization & administration*