It can be very instructive to understand the psychology behind your staff morale. It helps generate the work that your business is proud of, after all. A job can either be done poorly or thoroughly. Your staff mood will dictate this to a large extent. We’ve all felt that urge when starting a new job to do the best work we can possibly do. When we become familiar with the firm, and if the daily tasks are the same, it can be easy to let things slide. Much like a child testing out the limits of their boundaries, the same goes for new employees and work.
However, there are ways to optimize this. The first and best place to look is of course how achievable and realistic the work you are setting is. Overburdening staff is never good. If you feel you have the balance right, then you may continue to the next most important thing – your office. This is sometimes the last place the employer attends to, because it’s not easy to make improvements. But even the smallest of things can hamper staff productivity. Here are just a few:
Air Quality
Nobody enjoys working in an overly humid atmosphere. This can be due to a lack of ventilation, and in the summer months this is unbearable. Even automated fans simply spread the scent of overheated employee from one side of the room to another. You need to ensure your business has adequate ventilation, windows that open or can be opened, and if possible, air filters. This will allow the room a fresh, breathable quality. When this is working right, no one will notice the air quality, and that’s the goal.
Ample Break Room
You may have the coolest office in the entire industrial district. It might look beautiful aesthetically, and gift employees the best internal feng shui that would make Lao Tzu himself proud. However, if your employees have limited space to retire away from their desks, they’ll often vocalise it. Eating at desks can happen, but the smells of microwaved lunches are something you really do not want permeating the aura of your room. Make sure to afford appropriate space for lunch eating, of course permit ample time for people to eat lunch outside of the building from a cafe. Provide amenities like fresh water coolers and coffee, maybe even cheap sustaining foods like oatmeal.
For smokers, or simply those who wish to refresh their mindset after a hectic working hour, allow for decent space outside of your business for employees to congregate. Separate the smoking area. Aluminum canopies are usually the best implements to install in this case, because they allow for a stylish design while also preventing your outdoor area from being dysfunctional in the rain or snow.
A Common Theme
It can be worthwhile to have a common theme. This comes through many areas. It could be the team slogans you have artfully sprayed onto the walls, much like Facebook and the mural they first created. You might have an office fish tank in which all fish have names and act as a popular talking point. It could be as silly and simple as an office teddy bear. Whatever allows your entire team to discuss and feel connected to collectively works well, and it unifies the continuation of your branding.
Have these things arranged, and you might be in with a chance of improving your staff morale, making them feel more at home in your business.
Hernaldo Turrillo is a writer and author specialised in innovation, AI, DLT, SMEs, trading, investing and new trends in technology and business. He has been working for ztudium group since 2017. He is the editor of openbusinesscouncil.org, tradersdna.com, hedgethink.com, and writes regularly for intelligenthq.com, socialmediacouncil.eu. Hernaldo was born in Spain and finally settled in London, United Kingdom, after a few years of personal growth. Hernaldo finished his Journalism bachelor degree in the University of Seville, Spain, and began working as reporter in the newspaper, Europa Sur, writing about Politics and Society. He also worked as community manager and marketing advisor in Los Barrios, Spain. Innovation, technology, politics and economy are his main interests, with special focus on new trends and ethical projects. He enjoys finding himself getting lost in words, explaining what he understands from the world and helping others. Besides a journalist, he is also a thinker and proactive in digital transformation strategies. Knowledge and ideas have no limits.