How To Turn Your Workflow Automation From Blah Into Fantastic

One of the many challenges companies may face after integrating their automation workflow software is getting their company excited about it. It’s understandable that employees might not be too excited about it at first. Like with many things in life, there is a learning curve for this software and it can take a little bit of time to get everything up and running in the most ideal way possible. Let’s look at a few ways that you can build up the hype and get everyone on your team just as excited as you are. 

Get Everything Configured Correctly as Quickly as Possible

The best way to build up excitement about your new task management application is to get it configured correctly. It can be hard to tell the difference between the old way and the new way until you have everything set up correctly. This can be done relatively easily if you plan it out correctly. You can even give admin privileges to people that have authority in your company, and you can decide how much control they have over the system based on their role, and so on. 

This is the best way to make sure that your employees can differentiate between the before and after. This kind of software can help your whole company run a whole lot more smoothly, but only after it’s been set up correctly. Once it is, your employees will notice how much more smoothly getting assignments is, as well as how much easier it is to turn in assignments. Scheduling meetings, sending out memos, and even doing some mundane tasks can all be made so much simpler with this software that it’s no wonder that all it can take is getting it set up right. 

Have a Celebration for the New Software

If there’s anything that gets people excited about stuff, it’s little gatherings to celebrate. You could order pizza or cake or anything you want for your team to commemorate this step forward, and your team will appreciate it. Not only will this give your team some time to relax, but it also sets the precedent that this is something big that will change the company forever. Whether you decide to do a big celebration or a small one, it will definitely help your employees get excited about this change. 

The reason for this is actually a simple psychological trick. When you give cause for celebration, people will often celebrate. This is true with a lot of things. The most important thing is how your frame it. Your employees will notice the tone that you take when it comes to this big update, and in many cases, people simply mirror what other people are doing. The more people you can win over to be excited about the update, the more other people will follow suit. It’s programmed into our brains because humans are incredibly social creatures, and we always have been. We’re so aggressively social that we have pets that are basically just friends from different species. The pack mentality is going to be your best friend for this.

Send Out Regular Updates Leading Up to the Upgrade

If you want to build anticipation, send out updates constantly. There is, of course, a balance that needs to be held. Sending out too many updates will make it lose its magic, but too few updates and it’s likely that your employees will either lose interest or forget about the big things to come entirely. By toeing the line between the two, you can make sure that you’re building up the right level of anticipation for the update.

That means being transparent about your update schedule and letting everyone know exactly when it’s going to happen. Maybe you could have a countdown board in the employee breakroom, or maybe you could simply send out weekly updates through your in-house messaging system. There are a lot of ways that you can do this, and because every team is different, it’s probably best to take a good look at your team so you can determine which approach would be best for getting them excited about this. 

Making Sure Your Upgrade is a Hit

Your employees like to see your company make advancements in the technology you use. In many cases, technological advancements make their jobs easier, and that’s a win-win for you. Happier employees and more work getting done at the same time can have an incredible impact on your bottom line. That’s just one of the parts of this kind of upgrade that should be exciting both for you and for your team. Workflow automation software is helping companies all over the world be just as efficient as they should be without having to break the bank.