Simple changes and flexible working 'make a difference'

Managers can make a big difference to the attitudes and productivity of their staff by making simple changes around the workplace and introducing new ways of working, it has been claimed.

Carole Spiers, business stress consultant and author of Show Stress Who's Boss!, said that changing the layout of the office is a simple way that employers can combat low morale in the workplace, as it gives people different scenery to look at and different people to work with.

Another good option is to bring in flexible working, so that staff can start and finish at different times and plan their social lives more easily – something that is bound to have a positive effect on their attitude in the workplace, Ms Spiers noted.

"These are simple things – they're really not expensive. It's somebody thinking 'we care for the office,' and what I would say is that organisations need to try to make their offices like a family or community – it is a community," she added.

It comes after research conducting by Ambius in collaboration with the University of Exeter found employers who consult staff about their workspace and allow a degree of personalisation can reap rewards in terms of motivation.

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Posted by Nikki Barrister

Filed: 24-01-2012