Corporate welfare, cooking and communication: what connection?

In recent years, companies' interest in the quality of work and life of their employees has grown. In fact, we have come to the conclusion that improving the working environment is the key factor for the success and development of the company. Creating bonds and promoting the well-being of each individual employee generate, in turn, positive effects which translate into greater motivation, involvement, creativity and, consequently, a higher level of productivity. welfare built and, in this new scenario, what connection do cooking and communication ?

The importance of corporate communication

Cuisine, communication and corporate welfare: although at first glance they may seem like non-communicating vessels, in reality one is deeply connected to the other; but, to understand better, it is necessary to analyze them one at a time.

Communication is the basis of any human relationship: it is no coincidence that its etymological meaning is " to share that is, to place a value at the service of someone else. Communicating therefore means going beyond simple speaking: it is only when the information is understood by the interlocutor that it becomes common heritage.

In companies, communication is not always understood and given the right consideration; indeed, it is often fragmented or extremely limited.

This lack gives rise to a series of cascade effects:

• employees work in watertight compartments and do not create relationships with each other;
• a cohesive and close-knit working group cannot exist;
• operations are not planned;
• productivity is affected.

It is at this point that the kitchen turns out to be a valid help, but how?

The kitchen as a corporate metaphor

Even if apparently the kitchen and the company appear to be two extremely different realities , the dynamics that govern the first adapt perfectly to the second, becoming its metaphor.

Preparing food does not just mean putting together the correct ingredients and with the right quantities but working in synergy, in a pyramid organizational structure and in which each figure has its own role and its own skills which are put at the service of the work group to achieve a common goal .

The transversal ingredients for completing the service and offering customers well-made dishes are, therefore:

• teamwork;
• time management;
• communication;
• creativity;
• knowing how to delegate;
• patience and trust;
• understand the team's weaknesses and strengths.

It is thanks to this culture of working in the kitchen that one of the new lines of initiatives promoted by employers (in recent years) to improve the quality of life of collaborators and their well-being is Cooking Team Building : participants experience a highly training, in which there are no longer corporate roles but a group that, while communicating and collaborating to complete the dish, learns to build bonds .

Cuisine and communication are not only connected to each other but are two of the most important factors that contribute to creating a positive corporate environment and increase employee engagement .

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