As you hustle and bustle around your busy office, fielding phone calls, rushing through meetings and battling against a seemingly endless screed of deadlines, it can be easy to forget to consider the ins and outs of how to create a more effective working environment.
But, there are a number of ways that any office can improve its operation, output and efficiency. So, take some time out from your busy schedule, grab a cup of coffee and read on for some top tips on how to make your workplace that little bit better.
Cut down on your power consumption
It is interesting to consider the fact that energy consumption is the second most expensive overhead in the average business, only being beaten to the post by staff wages. And, although it used to be a bit of an alchemy to figure out where you were spending energy because of the vagueness of meter readings, there are now more specific ways to determine your energy spending.
With the utilisation of a meter asset manager, for instance, you could figure out in far greater detail where you’re wasting electricity and gas, as well as where you could be cutting back to save on both your carbon footprint and your bills.
We rarely consider the little things when it comes to power consumption, like the lights we leave on in unused rooms or computer terminals left running through the night. And yet, with a simple power saving plan, you could be cutting down on one of your business’s most expensive overheads.
Set up a recycling program
Recycling is becoming one of the great ways to make your offices carbon footprint shrink exponentially. And, when combined with cutbacks on power consumption, you will find that your workplace is making far less of a dent in the eco-system.
Ideally, you should be recycling at every opportunity possible, so impress upon your workers just how important the practice is and, if you are running a larger business, consider setting up an energy efficiency league table in each part of your company to gamify eco-friendliness.
The active disposal of your waste in a consciously green way is also a potential coo in PR terms, with the possibility to capitalize on such a positive action for advertising aiding the perception of your company, so get recycling!
Give your workers a break
While the lunch break is a perfectly respectable time to allow your employees to relax, it is also a good idea to allow for other snatches of downtime throughout a worker’s day.
It is a well-known fact that the brain tends to tire after too much hard work, leading to a decrease in successful or particularly high-quality output, so if you allow your workers some time away from their desks to socialize and have fun, you will have a happier, healthier and more productive set of staff.
Keep feng shui in mind for your office design
Forget those beige walls and stark office desks – with an improvement in your office space you could be boosting your workers output, keeping their brain more active and allowing for a more vibrant atmosphere.
There are a number of sure-fire ways to create a more pleasant atmosphere in your workplace, such as the inclusion of plants to oxygenate the office and provide a healthy look, the hanging of pictures for some visual stimulation and the restructuring of desks to create a more team-oriented and cheerful atmosphere.
It is important to remember that your office is not just a place where your workers are hacking away at their nine to five, but also potentially an area where you will be meeting with clients and impressing your professionalism upon them, and a well-structured and aesthetically pleasing office is the perfect way to make a good impression.
So, sort out your office space, make it more energy efficient and let your staff cut loose once in a while to really get an optimal workplace.
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