People are busy! We live in a go-go-go society and still find ourselves saying there are not enough hours in the day. When it comes to working, the best way to be productive is to get the most amount of work done in the time we have and allow ourselves some downtime to regroup. So, how can businesses support their employees and promote office efficiency? Here are some tips.
Effective Communication Being clear and consistent with your staff not only boosts productivity, but it also helps office morale. Employees want to feel valued, and transparency goes a long way towards building rapport. Clear communication can take many forms—from offering guidance on how to attack an important project to explaining your HR policies—your team members prefer you take a straightforward stance with them. Communicating clearly with your employees fosters mutual trust and respect.
Provide the Proper Tools Whether it is a laptop, a new smartphone, or an old fashion bulletin board, make sure what your employees have the tools they need to get the job done. Ensuring that your staff has access to all of the devices, tools, and software necessary for their position promotes office efficiency and productivity.
Get Modern Business is no longer conducted from behind a big desk, so embrace modern business culture if you want maximum output. Implementing a corporate WiFi, encouraging telecommuting, offering flexible work schedules, supporting mobile print and electronic file sharing, and promoting days off are all current, cools ways to improve office efficiency and create happy employees.
Support Activities Businesses who adopt a “work hard, play hard” mantra tend to be more successful than those who don’t embrace a fun office culture. Need proof? Just look at businesses like Google and Yahoo! for evidence. Encouraging your employees to exercise during their lunch break or enjoy an afternoon coffee run goes a long way to promoting office efficiency—happy, well-rested people perform better and faster than those burnt-out souls who forgot the meaning of work/life balance.