Each and every second
of your employee’s time is gold. Is your office environment justifying it?
Well, it’s an important office attribute which one
should consider to ensure high productivity and better business outcomes.
Following are some of the ways to improve the efficiency of your office space:-
·
Meeting Rooms
A lot of time goes wasted inside a meeting room.
Instead, use the coffee or the water drinking area as a strategic area for
conducting regular meetings. This will not only shorten the meeting time but
would also free up the space occupied by the meeting room for increasing the
work desk area.
However, only for the cases where top management
level meetings are to be conducted or the meetings that require a projector,
the meeting room shall be used.
·
Ergonomics
While it is important to use each inch of the office
space however it should be kept in mind that the
space should be ergonomically organized. Ergonomically planned space, equipment and furniture eventually help in increasing the productivity of the
employees and avoid the complaints of muscular skeletal problems like neck
pain, back pain, joint pains, carpal
tunnel syndrome etc.
·
Light
According to a research study, it was
found that the employee productivity increases if the natural light is allowed
to seep into the building. It helps in energizing the employees and also lets
them have the Vitamin D.
·
Temperature
It is very important to have
temperature control ducts inside the office. This helps in maintaining a
comfortable temperature inside the office and hence allows the employees to
just focus on the work, regardless of the unsuitable temperature prevailing
outside the office. This also helps in minimizing the discussion amongst the
employees about the outside temperature, hence leading to an increase in the
productivity
·
Signage
Use of signage and the floor map helps
a new person navigate around easily without disturbing the other employees. In
the absence of signage boards and directions, the newcomers may disturb the employees, hence hampering their
productivity.
·
Refreshment
Area
“All
work and no play makes Jack a dull boy”
One cannot expect the employees to
work continuously at a stretch. While on project management sheets it may look
good however practically working at a stretch may lead to the deterioration of
the cognitive ability of the mind, loss of concentration as well as muscular
skeletal health issues. Therefore it is very important to have a refreshment
area where the employees can have access to pantry, gym, table tennis, pool
table etc. depending upon the budget of the business and the available space in
the office.
·
Organize
the Space
The mind works the best at a place
which is neat and tidy. Make sure to have dustbins and shredders easily
accessible for the employees on the floor. This will help in keeping the place
clean.
Informative post!! I really liked it and found it very useful. Really finding a meeting space is not an easy task. I have been working for my office event that will be arranged at one of corporate events NYC venues. Want to have wonderful arrangements for the meet.
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