Here are some questions to check your morale DNA: Belonging Do you make a big deal of new employees? Do you show them around and introduce them to all the team members? Do you make sure they have their workspace ready to go? Do you have some objects that let them know they are one of the tribe? (Yes, a branded coffee cup of their own can count here). Meaning Do you help employees connect with the bigger picture? Do employees know what you care about, why you do what you do, and how they do what they do fits in to the bigger cause? Do you measure and showcase the impact you’ve had on your clients and make sure everyone knows about it? Gaming How is the ‘game’ of your work? What rules are you playing by? Are they clear and agreed? Or are there some outdated rules that are clunky? What systems create friction rather than flow? Frustration instead of fun? How do you know if you’re winning the game of work? Is progress visible and meaningful? What prize do you get when you ‘win’ at work? How often do you celebrate wins and winning? Cleaning up the game of work is a very pragmatic way to boost morale. Just make things easier, simpler, and more fun.