What’s the Climate Like in Your Office?

It’s important for employers to be observant when it comes to the office climate.
Here are signs that the thermostat needs adjusting:

*There is a degree of irritability, defensiveness, anger, depression, and sluggishness

*Staff are making more mistakes and are having trouble concentrating

*Absenteeism and requests for sick leave are up, complaints of headaches

Simple ways to tweak the temp:

Be generous with praise – FYI: the number one complaint is lack of recognition
Treat your employees like they are your customer; you can be sure that if they feel treated well they will do likewise with your customers
Bring in a special treat such as pizza, coffee, or smoothies weekly or monthly
Recognize employees on birthdays, have a monthly staff celebration
Create an employee of the month program
Each month, let employees nominate a peer that they felt supported them

Remember, little changes can go a long way.

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Penny Says:
January 24th, 2008 at 2:09 pm
I agree - psychological climates are important in the workplace!
But this also reminds me of some interesting studies I have read showing a link between the physical climate and the psychological climate in terms of aggression:

*During hotter temperatures more batters were hit by pitchers.

*More horn-honking during hot days

*Heat linked to more violent crimes

*Many of the 1960s riots took place in hot weather
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