Office productivity is all about creating the optimum Environment, applying the right procedures, the right culture and the best opportunities for people to work harmoniously, efficiently. It’s certainly not about cracking the whip, enforcing policy dogmatically and slave driving people to the grindstone. The truth of the matter is that if you want to see your figures soar, to get the very best out of your staff, the ultimate in service, the more responsive and positive approaches, the best performance, that ‘yes I will stay late and get the project completed tonight’ attitude, then you need to treat people with respect and with dignity. You need to treat them right. Do unto others, as they say.

There’s no great mystery behind the concept but you would be surprised how often politics, ego and empire building can get in the way of common sense. When staff feel like they are taken lightly they end up taking their responsibilities lightly too. Staff who can easily sense the value that’s placed in them rise to the challenge – profitably.

People need to feel safe, feel comfortable and feel like the company they are committing their time to actually care about them. One of the most obvious ways to show you value your staff is to provide them with a pleasant and comfortable environment. Committing to an improved office environment is one of the easiest and most cost effective ways to boost morale, esteem and productivity.

What about the office furniture? Is it right for the job? Adjustable so that everyone can work comfortably without the risk of RSS or damage caused by bad positioning or bad posture? Are your desks, your storage, displays, the lighting and the cabling fit for purpose? Will it inspire and satisfy or will it depress and deflate? Does your staff have the tools for the job and are they properly equipped to get the job completed on time and to the standards you are demanding of them?

Of course, we all have a responsibility to do our jobs to the utmost of our ability. By the same token employers are tasked with the responsibility to make sure that each of their staff members have the environment and the resources to enable them to do that properly; to be happy in their work and to be productive.

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