Lift employees' moods -- for good

Team-building exercises and morale-boosting activities might help improve employees' spirits at the end of a dismal business year, but ongoing leadership is needed to keep those spirits up, experts say. Showing workers how they make a difference so they take pride in the work they do is more effective than games and parties. "Fun is a very fleeting foundation to build teamwork," said Jim Murphy of General Mills.

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