Keep Staff Happy With These Top Tips

Your employees contribute such a huge effort towards every penny of your profit, and you have to do what you can to ensure that they are content and comfortable at work in order to encourage them to be as productive as possible.

Treating your staff well will not only motivate them to show greater dedication and commitment, but also increase their workflow and hopefully lead to a greater number of sales and customers overall.

If you want to know how you can keep your employees happy to begin reaping the benefits of a strong workforce, then read on to uncover some of the best top tips that you can begin implementing today! 

An Inspiring Office Environment

The space in which your staff carry out their work has a huge impact on their productivity and mood. A dull, lifeless room with white walls and uncomfortable seating will steal every drip of imagination from even the most creative of employees, and you must take steps to ensure that your business doesn’t fall into this trap.

Start with a fresh lick of paint, opting for a soft but bright tone perhaps in a balancing green or calming blue, partnering this canvas with some motivational artwork and other related infographics. Then turn your attention to their individual working areas and ask yourself a few questions:

• How long has this furniture been here?

• Are your employees comfortable?
• Have you received any specific complaints in the past?

If desks and chairs were purchased more than 5 years ago, it’s probably time for an upgrade, most definitely if your employees are making their voices heard with regards to pain or discomfort during their daily tasks.

Invest in some ergonomic items such as seats that can provide back and neck support whilst encouraging blood flow around the legs, and desks that can be adjusted or altered to suit each individual staff members preferences.

Get rid of intense white lights and replace them with warmer tones bulbs to relieve some pressure on their eyes, and install some general wellbeing equipment such as a fresh water fountain to provide hydration throughout the day.

Remember to carry out regular office cleaning to ensure that there’s no chance of dirt or bacteria becoming an issue, and check any newer furniture for malfunctions so that you can make use of their warranties before they run out. 

Encouraging Positivity 

You as the manager or business owner embody the companies ethos, so taking a positive and encouraging stance will help to set the scene for what you expect from your staff. Everyone is guilty of bringing their problems into work with them sometimes, but if this boils over and disrupts others around them, it then becomes a greater issue!

Outlining a set of basic house rules that explain the right ways to speak to someone (no shouting or swearing), how to work together in a team (no dictating) and how to tackle an issue with another member of staff in the most productive way possible.

Office politics can ruin your experience at work and put a real dampener on your day in general, so nipping and negative behaviour in the bud before it gets out of hand will ensure that you have the best chance possible of creating a good environment in which every person can thrive. 

Offer Benefits & Rewards 

Nothing motivates staff quite like the hope of gaining some kind of reward for their hard work, so it’s a foolproof option to immediately boost productivity.

Whether this is a materialistic item, a day trip or a salary bonus, any kind of recognition for their commitment and effort will be a great boost. Ensure that you only reward commendable work rather than just throwing out trophies here and there whenever you like, as you need to make the most of this gesture to have an impact on each member of staff.

Long term benefits could come to those who are particularly determined, like access to higher roles within the company or pay rises and increased responsibility. 

Keeping your staff happy has never been so simple with these top tips! Kit out their workspace with the best equipment to help them be as comfortable and inspired as possible, whilst encouraging the most positive environment in which every individual can get along and work together.

Offer rewards for hard work and watch as employee productivity goes through the roof! 

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