Telework: QGenda – Keeping Your Employees Engaged
***Guest blog by: Stephanie Godfrey, QGenda – Office Culture Manager***
Four-legged fur friends are encouraged at FriYAYs virtual happy hours at QGenda
Working from home has been a huge adjustment for my company (myself included). Although we have a “Work From Home” policy and out of state offices, we aren’t experts either. I manage the culture of our company, so I have to constantly find ways to encourage & support the company remotely. I started sending emails to the team with wellness tips, links to free workouts, virtual activities (like museums and online games), & out-of-the-box ideas to do in your spare time (besides binging netflix).
My goal is to be a “virtual cheerleader” for people who feel isolated and alone during this time. I try to set goals to check in on individuals throughout the day and make sure everyone feels engaged. Most people are just dying for conversation outside of work or their usual circle. Our latest culture event is “QGenda Idol” where people submit videos of their talents! The rest of the company will vote for their favorite video and the winner will have a prize delivered to their home! I hope it will encourage people to move, get creative, & have some fun during this time!
Here are a few more events we’ve been doing as a company:
- Encouraging video calls to break down the wall of communication, and build more of a community
- Virtual yoga sessions every Tuesday morning
- GrubHub lunches each week
- Cookies delivered to people’s door for their birthdays
- Virtual “innings” playing games, MTV Cribs style, & trivia
- Department Town Halls but making them fun get to know you times, happy hours, and miscellaneous polls, & shouting out everyone giving back to the community
Needless to say, this is a challenging time for our nation. Fortunately, QGenda has remained QFam and have grown stronger as a community!
About Stephanie Godfrey: Stephanie Godfrey is the Creative Design & Culture Manager for QGenda. She has her BFA in Photography & Art History from Memphis College of art and brings her creative talents to QGenda in the form of graphic design, photography, and event planning. Stephanie coordinates everything from kayaking trips to holiday parties at the Roxy to catered lunch, but she primarily makes sure every employee feels at home at QGenda.
About QGenda: QGenda is the #1 cloud-based, automated physician scheduling software. Since their launch in 2006, QGenda has grown to serve more than 3,000 customers in over 30 medical specialties. Leading physician groups, academic medical centers, hospitals, and health systems use QGenda to optimize their workforce and provide the best possible patient care. Learn more by visiting, qgenda.com.
