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Employee Motivation at Chicago's Best Day Spa

Employee Motivation at Chicago’s Best Day Spa

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Employee Motivation at Chicago’s Best Day Spa

If you are in management or own a small business, you know how challenging it can be to inspire and motivate today’s workforce.  Millennials are into one thing, Generation Z wants something else and everyone who came before them have different expectations! It seems like you need a rulebook to know how to make your team motivated and productive.

Why should you even care about employee motivation? According to Gallup’s 2017 State of the American Workplace report,  State of the American Workplace report, nearly 70 percent of American workers aren’t engaged.

“It’s a sad fact but the majority of employees are not engaged and haven’t been for a long time,” Jeff Corbin said in a blog post at TheEmployeeApp.com http://www.theemployeeapp.com/gallup-2017-employee-engagement-report-results-nothing-changed/. “In 2016, only 33% of employees in the United States were engaged, and employee engagement as a whole increased only 3% from 2012-2016. These findings underscore the impact that employee engagement has when it comes to the overall success of U.S. organizations. In fact, in the first iteration of the Gallup report, Gallup found that disengaged employees cost the country somewhere between $450 and $550 billion each year.”

Whether your workers prefer Millennial pink or Gen Z yellow or the colorblind fashions of the Baby Boomer generation, there is a common denominator when it comes to motivation and engagement. As Margaret Jacoby, the founder and president of MJ Management Solutions, said in a Huffington Post article https://www.huffingtonpost.com/margaret-jacoby/top-5-ways-to-motivate-yo_b_5839504.html, “Happy workers are productive workers.”

That may seem to oversimplify the situation but stop and think about it for a minute.  There are things that will make just about anyone happy.  “Luckily, motivating your employees doesn’t take a lot of flare or even a lot of resources,” Jacoby says. “In fact, it could require you to just schedule a few minutes on your schedule to say ‘hi.'”

Jacoby offers a few tips that may help you motivate your employees:

  • Empower Them
    “Give your employees more of a say in how they do their job. Ask for their input and get suggestions on how they can improve their performance. Most employees have ideas about how they can be more efficient, but they may not share them with you unless you specifically ask them.” 
  • Communicate Better
    “The importance of employee communications is often overlooked,” she says. “You should communicate with them frequently, and actually speak with them face-to-face. Your staff needs to know they are valued, and communicating in person with them is the best way to show your appreciation for their hard work.”
  • Be an Example
    “Lead by example,” Jacoby advises. “If you show your excitement about the company’s goals, your employees will get on-board and work to achieve those goals. Good moods are always infectious — especially in the workplace.”

Here’s the one we at Spa Space – which is ranked as the best day spa in Chicago by our clients and as the best Chicago spa to work at by our employees – love most!

  • Provide Incentives
    “Incentives are always motivation boosters,” Jacoby says.

You may not know this, but in addition to being your number one destination for a Chicago massage, Spa Space also offers a full menu of group events – and some of them are absolutely ideal for a workplace incentive.  Here are a couple of examples:

  • THE OFFICE ESCAPE
    As many as 12 team members can simultaneously receive spa services. After that, you will all enjoy a one-hour party in a private space.

    Each employee can enjoy their choice of the following services:
    · Option 1: Swedish or Deep Tissue Massage (60 minutes)
    · Option 2: Signature Facial (60 minutes)
    · Option 3: Signature Pedicure (60 minutes)

  • HAPPY HOURS
    You can reward as many as 24 team members with this option from Spa Space, known for its selection of quality massages and facials in Chicago.  You’ll have your own private space within the best day spa in Chicago, complete with a lounge area for mingling before and after services. Each of your employees will receive:

    – A Signature Manicure AND a choice of any one-hour pedicure, a one-hour Signature Facial OR a 50-minute Swedish Spa Massage, a Chicago favorite!

With either group event, we’ll provide catered appetizers and desserts – and the staff to serve them. You’re welcome to bring wine or spirits.  We can also provide a bartender, if you’d like that kind of motivation!

After a visit to the best spa in Chicago, your team is bound to be at their best!

Happy St. Patrick's Day from the Best Spa in Chicago

Happy St. Patrick’s Day from the Best Spa in Chicago!

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Happy St. Patrick’s Day from the Best Spa in Chicago!

St. Patrick’s Day in Chicago is a fun, festive tradition. From the parades to the greening of the Chicago River, this town knows how to celebrate.  People come from far and wide to be part of our celebration.

But, as Smithosonian.org reminds us, “St. Patrick’s Day hasn’t always been about beer, shamrocks and wearing green.” In fact, they say, “St. Patrick’s Day was a dry holiday in Ireland.” It was a Catholic feast day celebrating Ireland’s patron saint. Irish pubs didn’t open on St. Patrick’s Day until 1970.

On this side of the Atlantic, it was a different story entirely. “Drinking was much more of a fixture in American celebrations of the holiday, starting as early as the 18th century,” the experts at Smithsonian.org tell us. “In the early 1900s, drinking green beer instead of the normal amber stuff started becoming a part of the festivities in the United States–but the term might’ve caused some confusion at first. In the late 1800s, ‘green beer’ was a term for a beverage that hadn’t fully finished the fermentation process, which gave it a bad taste and caused stomach upset.”

Drinking isn’t high on the agenda for everyone who will be celebrating St. Patrick’s Day in Chicago this year, but wearing green certainly is! Have you ever wondered why green is the color we use to celebrate St. Patrick?  We did! 

According to the Christina Science Monitor, centuries ago St. Patrick and his feast day were associated with the color blue. Apparently, green started taking over in the 1600s. The change stuck – for good reason! “Green is one of the colors in Ireland’s tri-color flag, and it has been used in the flags of several Irish revolutionary groups throughout history. Ireland is the ‘Emerald Isle,’ so named for its lush green landscape,” the Christian Science Monitor reports.

And don’t forget – shamrocks are green, too.  According to legend, St. Patrick used the three leaves of the shamrock to teach about the Holy Trinity.

If you want to go the extra mile or take your St. Paddy’s Day chic to a new level, stop in at Spa Space, the best day spa in Chicago! We’ll help you stand out from the crowd with a delicious manicure finished off with a coat of fresh green polish.

If you’re in a hurry to get to the party, try our No-Chip Manicure. Your nails will look great longer than you would expect – up to two full weeks! The No-Chip Manicure at Chicago’s Spa Space will also introduce you to the joys of a manicure that dries instantly!  What’s not to love?  You can upgrade any of our already delightful manicures to a No-Chip Manicure for $20.

There’s the Spa Space Signature Manicure, our classic manicure with a green tea and lemongrass twist. If it’s been a while since your last manicure or if you’re one of those who tend to be rough on your nails, you may want to consider our Road to Recovery Manicure.

It’s perfect if your nails are short, damaged or peeling. We’ll put your hands on the right track with this extended transformative service designed to treat hands, cuticles and nails. You will be sent home with a treatment product (a $13.50 value) to continue the strengthening process. 

If the winter has left your hands dried out and itchy – or you want a little extra indulgence, our Vanilla-Almond Manicure might be for you! following an exfoliating vanilla-sugar scrub, we’ll apply a softening mask that is made with almond oil (a favorite since the days of Cleopatra). To hydrate and smooth rough winter hands, we also include a rich vanilla-almond massage.

Whether you want green nails or not, we’ll take good care of you at Spa Space. There’s a reason we are consistently rated among the best spas in Chicago.  Actually, there are a lot of reasons. Spa Space offers Chicago massages that are truly therapeutic. Whether you’re looking for a great spa in Chicago where you can get massage for couples or are looking for the finest facials in Chicago, let Spa Space, the best day spa in Chicago be your destination.

Spring Ahead: Let Chicago's best spa help you adjust to the time change

Spring Ahead: Let Chicago’s best spa help you adjust to the time change

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Spring Ahead: Let Chicago’s best spa help you adjust to the time change

This weekend, it will be time to set our clocks ahead one hour for the start of Daylight Savings Time. We’ll all be losing an hour and that can be hard on your body – especially if you’re already tired or sleep deprived.

“If you are getting seven to eight hours of sound sleep and go to bed a little early the night before, you may wake up feeling refreshed. If you are sleep-deprived already, getting by on six hours, you’re probably in a bit of trouble, especially if you consume alcohol or caffeine close to bedtime,” the experts at WebMD tell us. “In this situation, you may well experience the decrements of performance, concentration, and memory common to sleep-deprived individuals, as well as fatigue and daytime sleepiness.”

Our sleep cycles are largely regulated by our circadian rhythms.  “If you’ve ever noticed that you tend to feel energized and drowsy around the same times every day, you have your circadian rhythm to thank,” the National Sleep Foundation says. “What is it, exactly? Your circadian rhythm is basically a 24-hour internal clock that is running in the background of your brain and cycles between sleepiness and alertness at regular intervals. It’s also known as your sleep/wake cycle.”

It’s great to have the light shining on long summer nights but for many of us, the switch to Daylight Savings Time means we’ll be getting up in the dark – and your body isn’t going to like that.  As WebMD explains, light is what rules your circadian rhythm – and you can use it to help your body adjust to the time change.  “Light suppresses the secretion of the sleep-inducing substance melatonin. So it is important to expose yourself to the light during the waking hours as much as possible, and conversely, do not expose yourself to bright light when it is dark outside,” WebMD says. “For example, if you get up at night to go to the bathroom, do not turn on the light. Prepare beforehand by installing a night light.”

The experts at WebMD also say that practicing good sleep hygiene can help.  “Sleep hygiene is a term used to describe those actions you can take to create sleep-friendly environments and enhance your chances of falling asleep, staying asleep, and sleeping soundly,” they explain. “Basic sleep hygiene includes reducing or eliminating caffeine and alcohol, exercising several hours before bedtime, creating calming rituals before bed to gradually relax yourself (taking a hot bath for example), and wearing ear plugs and eye masks, to name a few. Also important is going to bed and rising at the same time every day. Though there is no evidence that certain diets will actually influence your circadian rhythm, carbohydrates tend to make it easier to fall sleep.”

A revitalizing treatment at Spa Space, which consistently ranks among the best Chicago spas, may also help you adjust to the time change.

Consider a fabulous Chicago massage or, perhaps, an invigorating Exfoliating Body Scrub. Our facial-grade aromatic body scrubs invigorate, exfoliate and leave the skin velvety smooth. The full-body treatment is concluded with the application of a luxurious hydrating moisturizer to give your skin a healthy glow.

Spa Space is one of the most progressive spas in Chicago. Our holistic approach body and mind wellness can help you cope with many of the stresses and strains of this thing we call life. Our carefully-selected, licensed and highly trained professionals have passion for their craft and a dedication to continuing education in their field, and this makes all the difference as they customize each service to the individual. Located in the West Loop, Spa Space offers incredible Chicago massages, revitalizing body treatments and more. Whether you’re looking for a men’s spa, the perfect place for a couples’ spa day or fabulous facials in Chicago, Spa Space is the best day spa in Chicago.