Harvard Business Review | New research on how to get workplace rituals right

Plenty of research espouses the benefits of team rituals, including boosts in employee performance and motivation. However, most of the existing literature examines simple rituals (like a team cheer).

A new study from Associate Professor of Management Trevor Foulk explored the impact that complex rituals—like holiday parties, onboarding events, and company retreats—have on future employee behavior and engagement. The study found discrete ways that these larger events can prove beneficial to employees—as well as several avoidable pitfalls that sap these events of their engagement-boosting potential.

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