With folks (regrettably) spending more and more time at work, it’s imperative that they have a good time there, for the most part. In keeping with this, the office, the people, the atmosphere, the management, or to give it its collective term – the work culture, is crucial!
Work culture is crucial to what sort of mood an employee is in, it may dictate their loyalty, how dedicated and invested they are in the role, how happy they are, how likely they are to recommend the company to others, and more importantly – how productive they are. Now, if boosting productivity at the workplace is something that keeps you up at night, you’d do well to read on.
Pop the pressure!
If your company’s work culture is not unlike a ‘pressure cooker environment’, it most definitely leaves a lot to be desired. Work cultures such as these are famously prone to creating burnouts and also contribute heavily towards employees hating to come into work, Monday morning blues and ‘waiting for the weekend’ lifestyles. Besides, the crippling, incessant pressure hardly ever lets employees put their best foot forward. Therefore, as an employer, you should take every opportunity to ensure that your workplace is less pressure packed, thereby ‘unleashing’ your employees on the unwitting job at hand!
An encourager culture
The office of today is a rough place! There’s always too much to be done, and about half the time to do it in. Given this, it does help if the employer takes the time to encourage and reward his or her employees for a job well done. It takes the edge off work, and makes the employee feel celebrated and appreciated for their efforts. A timely word of encouragement or reward can push the employee on to bigger and better things. On the flipside, if that reward isn’t forthcoming, an employee may not feel inclined on meeting the challenge head-on the next time.
Switch off/switch on
Oh well, as much as you might wish, your employees aren’t machines! Therefore, necessary breaks, vacation time, emergency leave, weekends off, a breakout area, the ‘work from home option’ and so forth must be neatly woven into a modern work culture that’s worth its salt. This allows the employees the freedom, comfort and flexibility they so crave for. In turn, they will have a positive, enlivening and appreciative view of the company, and are likely to go that extra mile for the firm they love.
More power to them
Micromanagement is the ‘M’ word an employee loves to hate! As such it is almost insulting to their intelligence, and prevents them from thinking for themselves. Quite invariably, this results in them having a dull, mundane view of their job, and also prevents them from taking up any real responsibility. Instead, why not allow employees to make daily or lower management decisions? This will invigorate, and dare we say, empower them! Now, they will feel an overwhelming sense of pride in their work and feel truly contributory and responsible to the company’s success.
