{"id":4041,"date":"2016-12-01T08:09:11","date_gmt":"2016-12-01T16:09:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.omegasonics.com\/?p=2618"},"modified":"2018-11-30T05:58:00","modified_gmt":"2018-11-30T05:58:00","slug":"create-workplace-culture-employees-love","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.omegasonics.com\/motivation-advice\/create-workplace-culture-employees-love\/","title":{"rendered":"Create a Workplace Culture Your Employees Love"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They took a couple hundred years to realize it, but employers have finally begun to appreciate the value of having a positive <\/span><b>workplace culture<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. And when we say \u201cvalue\u201d we don\u2019t mean the abstract, feel-good type of social value brand managers bandy around these days. We mean cold, hard cash.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nzbusiness.co.nz\/article\/improving-profitability-through-employee-engagement\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Research shows<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that when employees care about their work and feel satisfied with it, they can help their employer not only make more money, but grow their operation as a whole. When giving them a sense of investment, such as through a profit sharing program, that motivation goes up even higher.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So how can you make your employees happier, and your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cornerstone.edu\/blogs\/lifelong-learning-matters\/post\/8-ways-to-always-promote-the-right-employee\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">bottom line happier by proxy<\/a>? There is no magic bullet since every organization and workplace culture will be different, but here are three of the most important trends:<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Start by Rethinking Your Work Space<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Environment has a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/hbr.org\/2015\/12\/proof-that-positive-work-cultures-are-more-productive\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">huge effect on our psychology<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, especially if that environment is something we will likely see 40 hours out of our week for years on end. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recognizing this connection, leading organizations around the world like Google and Flickr pour money into crafting work spaces that inspire creativity and reduce stress. And while your company doesn\u2019t have to implement a full-scale gym and playground on-site to accomplish your morale goals, it should be willing to depart from expected norms of what an office should look like.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Get creative with d\u00e9cor like hanging fan art from your staff\u2019s favorite book, TV or movie series. Give employees a space to work away from their desk where they can enjoy comfortable seating, natural light and some uplifting scenery. Steer away from drab colors in favor of light, natural ones. Provide entertaining distractions like ping pong for employees to take a break and unspool their minds.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ideas like these help your office environment itself work with employees\u2019 creative energies rather than against them. At the very least, they make work a more exciting place to go to.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Let Your Employees Contribute to the Company Vision<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Google\u2019s famous 20 percent time policy \u2014 where employees dedicate 20 percent of their work time to passion projects \u2014 has been responsible for giving birth to products like Gmail and the Google News tab.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Other companies find that employees have great ideas to reach out to the community, expand operations or shift focus in effective ways.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Allowing these employees to share their input lets them feel invested in their work and also gives leaders helpful outside perspective.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Share Your Cash<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It may sound paradoxical, but giving your employees a larger percentage of your profits ends up making you more money in the long run. Offering generous salaries, benefits and perks, for instance, can allow you to attract some of the best talent. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Companies that engage in profit sharing see the best results, though. Profit sharing payouts help channel employee focus on lifting the bottom line, and at the very least they give good employees a strong incentive to stick around.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So how do you set out to improve workplace culture in your office? Or, as an employee, what types of things would you like to see more of at work?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Anyone interested in reducing cleaning tasks at work while improving sanitary conditions can use Omegasonics\u2019 powerful, efficient <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.omegasonics.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ultrasonic cleaners<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to get the job done. With products ranging from tabletop units to massive industrial cabinets, we have an ultrasonic cleaner that can fix your messy workplace with ease.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p class=\"excerpt\">They took a couple hundred years to realize it, but employers have finally begun to appreciate the value of having a positive workplace culture. And when we say \u201cvalue\u201d we don\u2019t mean the abstract, feel-good type of social value brand managers bandy around these days. We mean cold, hard cash. 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