Soccer in the office - predicting instead of controlling!

The World Cup, EURO and other major sporting events are followed with great interest by a significant number of French people, and employees are no exception. Every four years, over 3.5 billion people follow the World Cup, and chances are your employees will be among them. Some matches take place in the middle of the day, as in the case of the opening match of the World Cup in Qatar, between Senegal and the Netherlands, on Monday November 21 at 11am.

Some companies tend to keep a closer eye on their employees during their working hours at these times. Employee productivity can drop, as they want to follow what's going on during the matches, even if only passively.

In this context, some companies choose to take advantage of the energy generated by matches. “Rather than trying to control or prevent [...] we leave it up to the enthusiasts who want to watch the match and then compensate for this time. We've gone beyond the notion of monitoring (employees), and we believe that the operating model of the new generations has been profoundly transformed,” asserts David Beaurepaire, Managing Director of Régions Job.

If your company's activity allows you to stagger working hours or make the schedule more flexible so that your employees can follow the most important matches, your company will be a winner.

To support and energize this activity, we suggest you organize a sports prediction competition in your company. By following the match and making predictions on it, you can transfer the positive attitude towards the event to your company. As a result, you'll energize your employees' days, raise your company's profile externally, promote your corporate identity for easier recognition, stand out from your competitors and engage your virtual community by publishing photos of your competition on social networks.

The benefits for your company will soon become apparent - contests encourage socialization, communication and collaboration among participants. The links created will make it easier to work on different projects within your company. The working atmosphere will also be more pleasant.

To organize a World Cup sports prediction competition, ccup.io provides you with a turnkey platform, customizable to your corporate identity, and a tailor-made URL to connect to the platform. To play, there's no need to download an app - you can enjoy the competition on your computer, tablet or phone. On the platform, players can log in, make their predictions, answer quiz questions or comment on matches with colleagues using instant messaging. At the end of the prediction competition, the player with the highest number of points will win a prize which you, as the competition organizer, will choose and make available to them.

To conclude - rather than monitoring your employees, if you have the opportunity to make the program more flexible, it's a good idea to plan fun activities around certain World Cup matches, or any other sporting competition that arouses interest among your employees. It's a win-win situation: your company will benefit from the energy generated by the matches, and your employees will be more motivated and therefore more productive. It's up to you to decide how you want to organize this event in your company.

The ccup.io team will be happy to advise you and set up the right prediction platform for your company.