Business View Magazine | September 2022

18 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 9, ISSUE 9 building activities improve morale and help prevent burnout by giving people a real break. But they also help people to foster better connections with coworkers, who can support and sympathize when work stress becomes too much.” Ivan Harding, CEO and Co-Founder of HR platform Applaud, says: “Managers need to ensure they’re actively checking in on employees while they’re working at home to eliminate the risk of anyone looking to ‘Quietly Quit’. This means encouraging more transparent conversations with their teams about how they’re ‘really’ finding work. Although, it’s not just the role of managers to improve communication. It’s somewhat impossible for them to get the information they need if the person they reach out to is completely closed off. Employees also need to ensure they’re open and honest about what they’re able to manage. The two go hand-in-hand.” Jim Frawley, Executive Coach and CEO of business consultants Bellwether Hub, says: “In the office, much of burnout comes from emotional responses to our work. We typically blame workload, but it’s the fear of failure that piles up as well. Employees being driven to quiet quitting connects to a bigger picture feeling of ‘what’s the point’? What’s the motivation to go above and beyond? For many - there isn’t any, other than the fear of losing a job. To prevent this quiet quitting trend, employees must have ‘ownership’ in a process, a mentality that’s missing in corporate business. We can call it responsibility, accountability, or anything else - but at the end of the day - we are motivated to do something we own - not just things ‘assigned’ to us.” *according to Google Trends data About Wildgoose: Wildgoose are leaders in the events industry, delivering a wide range of corporate team building and social team events across the globe. Since launching in 2003, thousands of companies around the world have benefited from Wildgoose’s creative approach to inspiring workforces. The innovative brand prides itself on creating engaging and interactive team building activities. By implementing remote delivery methods and developing new team building products, Wildgoose has been able to keep people motivated and connected at a time when team building is more important than ever.