Importance of a positive workplace environment

— By Rajyogi Brahmakumar Nikunj ji

Research done over the past few years shows that positive environments at workplace produce positive benefits specifically to engagement, relationships and health. Conversely, one of the biggest downfalls to a negative or fearbased environment is higher health care costs due to workplace stress and lower engagement.

According to a popular analytics company, disengaged workers had 37% higher absenteeism, 49% more accidents, and 60% more errors and defects. All these figures call for a higher need to create a positive and employee-friendly environment at offices because a positive workplace leads to increased productivity, better employee morale and the ability to keep skilled workers.

However before introducing any changes at the workplace, one needs to do a reality check first. To start with, let us see what a typical office day is like. So, as soon as the day begins, ask someone a customary ‘how are you ?’ and the usual reply that comes in is ‘life’s just going on’ as if they are just dragging through it. Many old-timers who are always late, order tea as soon as they arrive in the office. As tea is served, they lavishly splurge all the messy information of the day before and blame those who are not present there. Many employees soon pick up a distaste for such colleagues for not doing their job properly. They are just too burdened to peacefully manage with them and succumb to being judgmental, adding more load to their already burdened minds.

It is quite strange that a place that is buzzing with action should have a positive and zealous environment rather then negative or polluting environment. The reason for this is because very few of us today are driven by simply the joy of working. Not many of us have experienced this that the pure feeling of satisfaction and fulfilment which springs from doing a task well, on time and with honest intention are priceless and keeps our minds charged and free from malice.

Remember! Workplaces have the potential of becoming an extended family if relations are nurtured with respect and the dignity of a human being is not compromised irrespective of his performance at work.

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