In today’s fast-paced business world we have all fallen into the routine that means we spend most of our waking week at work. It’s often the case that we spend more time with our colleagues than with our own families, and some weeks, the office can feel like you’ve never left. 

The benefits of a positive work environment have been proven time and time again and are now well recorded. Productivity, health and happiness go up and it’s shown to lower stress levels. Most business owners will agree that this is a goal for them 

Below are some great methods for providing a positive working environment: 

Proving A Clean And Tidy Working Space

One of the easiest and important ways to help with your employee’s happiness, productivity and well being is to make sure you provide a clean and tidy workspace for them to use. They are at work through to the majority of their week so they deserve to be working in a fresh workspace. Think about investing in things like a professional cleaning service and extras like air cooled condensing units can do wonders for the feel of any space. 

Show Gratitude

Yes, you employee people to complete tasks and you would expect them to at least do these, however, a little gratitude goes a long way. You should see it as a privilege to get to work together rather than a right. Showing gratitude for the work completed raises morale and in return, you gain more loyal employees. 

Provide A Safe Environment

There is nothing quite like having toxicity within your workplace. It can be extremely damaging and difficult to overcome. It can have an effect on the happiness, productivity and wellbeing of your employees. You should try removing and eliminating toxic personalities even if it means letting some people go to achieve a safe environment. 

It’s Crucial To Be Consistent

With the introduction of flex hours, team building, open workspaces, hot desking, bringing pets to work and many more it can be hard to resist the temptation to try and implement them all. However, it’s important to remember that not everything that works for another company will work in your teams. Have a think about your employees and even pose the question to them with regards to what they would like. You will find that teams prefer consistency, so if you’re looking to change things do it gradually. 

Encourage Positive Thinking

Negative behaviours can be detrimental to any work environment so it’s vital to make serious effort to encourage positive thinking. If things aren’t going to plan or it feels like things are getting out of control it could be time to step in and shout out about the positive parts of the tasks too. It’s a good idea to set weekly, monthly and yearly positive intentions as a group as it gives you the chance to work towards a common goal. 

These are just a few ways you can help encourage a positive workspace. Do you have any other methods you can share in the comments below?