by Lina Martinez
It can be so easy to get caught up in worrying how your business is going and wondering if your company is doing well, that you can spend so much time over it. And when you do that, it can mean that you forget about the things that make the people that work for you happy, and the things that drew them to your company in the first place. When you make your business a happy place to be and a good place for people to come to work, then it can be a part of what makes your business longer-lasting and successful. When you have a happy work environment then it attracts good people to you, and it will play a part in helping the people that work for you, wanting to do more and do the best that they can for the business.
To create a happy workplace environment can take some time and plenty of effort, though. There are many things you can do to make sure that you make a happy business and company. So here are some of the ways that you can get started and make a difference to where you work.
Community Minded
Part of being happy at work is getting along with others, and creating a community where you work. Make a point of saying hi to everyone, and encouraging others to do the same. It helps people to focus, and they can follow your lead with that. You could have team events and get-togethers, as well as team building activities and other things to help you all get along, such as celebrating birthdays, or doing set things on certain days(like bringing in cakes on a Friday), for example. These are all small things but they go a long way to create a community at work.
Encourage Learning
When you have a team of people working for you, they can get bored over time, especially if they have been in a set role for a time. So make sure that you care encouraging learning and looking for ways to develop your team. It could be that you help to make them more multi-skilled, such as helping them to get them CDL trained, as well as helping them to step up to management or improve in their area of focus. It shows you care, as well as making them more likely to stick with you, if they know that they have career options with you.
Be Positive
Lots of places of work can get caught up in all of the negative that is going on at work, as well as in the world. A debrief from a negative point of view is all about what went wrong, but focus on the positive instead and it will turn the whole conversation on its head. It doesn’t mean that you should simply ignore things that you need to be working on. It just means that you will find something good that came out of it, and that helps to create a positive and happy environment. So when you can, look for the positive.