Employee morale is not the same as an employee’s mood. A mood is a fleeting state; workers may feel disgruntled one day and perfectly fine the next. Moreover, moods may change based on a variety of factors that range from serious issues like personal upheaval to trivial things like the weather. 

Employee morale, conversely, relates to how professionals feel about their job in a general sense. Sure, everyone has good and bad days, but morale is a measurement of their “average” feeling. The problem is that when some business owners attempt to boost morale, they instead end up pursuing tactics that only address an employee’s mood. Giving a team member a $10 gift card isn’t going to make their work situation any better.