Making Your Workplace A Better Place To Be

October 9, 2019

Given the choice between being at home and being at work, which one are you more likely to choose? A lot of people don’t enjoy going to work, but it helps when you’re working in great surroundings with great people.

Creating a workplace that people want to be in will help reduce your turnover, increase productivity and generally make your company a nicer place to work. But creating a better workplace isn’t something that just happens – you need to make it happen.

Want to make your workplace somewhere people enjoy being and helps bring the best out of your employees? Here’s how you can make your workplace a better place to be.

Help improve productivity

A productive workplace can help ensure great results for your business. Not only that, but it can help make sure employees feel satisfied and motivated in their work. To improve productivity, you need to bring in tools and policies that help enable it. Having the right tools and equipment is a great place to start. If having a conveyor belt system speeds up processes, or using different software saves time – bring it in! A small investment in your business can bring about some incredible changes that will help you save time and money and get the best work from your employees.

Make it more sociable

A sociable workplace makes work more fun, and helps your teams to bond and get to know each other better. While you don’t want to make things so sociable that productivity falters, there are things you can do to make the workplace more fun. Find ways you can bring your teams together and encourage collaboration through their work to help take your business forward and make it a great place to work.

Recognise your employee’s achievements

Employees work hard and while they are paid for it, it’s feeling valued that helps them stay loyal to a company. Recognising your employees’ achievements will help to motivate them and make sure that they do their best work. There are different ways you can reward your employees from paid benefits and bonuses to simply sending an email of gratitude. Taking an interest in your employees’ work will help them respect you as their leader and helps you understand everything that’s going on too, making you more connected to your teams.

Encourage flexible working

Flexible working is becoming the norm for many businesses, and if you are able to offer it to your employees, you should give it some serious consideration. Implementing flexible working will allow your employees to make the most of their working hours, work from home and be able to manage their other commitments. Many businesses experience a boost in productivity and employee satisfaction after introducing flexible working, and it could be a way to help run your business in a more modern and efficient way.
Transforming your workplace could bring excellent results to your business, and create a team that works to the best of its ability. While making these changes will take time, display patience as a leader to help you get to the end result.

Mark Asquith

That British podcast guy, Mark is co-founder of Captivate.fm, the world's only growth-oriented podcast host. A Harvard, TEDx, Podcast Movement and Podfest speaker (amongst many more!), he's a wildly approachable Brit and Star Wars/DC Comics geek.

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