If meeting leaders can sprinkle in some new techniques, they can work to change business as usual to business as unusual. So half of your staff is on a beach somewhere and the other half is doing double the work. Temple human resource administration professor Gary Blau says even small gestures by employers can go a long way toward maintaining morale during shorthanded summer work weeks. Better yet, says Blau, hire a temp. In most professional office environments, the work goes on, even in the summertime.
Little perks can mean a lot.