Happy employees = Positive Results
Keeping a great work environment is a fundamental aspect if you want your employees to perform their best.
According to Sunny Grosso, the Guru of happiness in the workplace, several studies have shown that 87% of the workforce around the world feel unsatisfied and unhappy with their workplace. She says that even when there isn’t an exact recipe for happiness, she knows companies who aren’t investing in a healthy working environment are losing billions yearly. Grosso also says studies from the Delivering Happiness Institute proved businesses adopting a culture of wellness and happiness presented outstanding numbers*:
- Over a 300% on innovation.
- More than 44% on employee retention.
- 37% on sales growth.
- 31% on productivity
Worker’s have their personal worries and add having a tense work climate, might end up on having an extreme difficulty for a person to properly focus on their daily tasks.
This is why a happy employee is a synonym of a productive company
A positive work environment is basic and will allow your employees to develop all of their potential skills. You know you have great teamwork when the sum of all forces is stronger than every part working separately. In order to reach this level of synergy, your employees are committed. Nothing else creates that kind of involvement like having a happy worker.
How to achieve a healthy working environment
It is important to create a healthy working environment. One way to do this is to facilitate their tasks by taking actions that help generate positive feelings. For example, designing flexible work schedules or home-working days. If you want to go one step further, you can always provide real professional growth opportunities. For some people, dealing with new challenges and developing inside the organization is a very powerful motivation. Without this, they might feel stuck, leading to being demotivated. It might help to delegate achievable projects to each employee, in order to prove their capabilities and potential. In the end, you will have a clear perspective on what you can do with a highly motivated and ambitious employee.
Experts and psychologists say the happiness of an employee doesn’t always rely on a raise. We know we all would like one, that is true, however, as soon as we cover all of our basic needs, the salary won’t become a crucial factor to be happy in the workplace. When people change their jobs to a place with a bigger wage, after a couple of months they tend to completely forget all the initial benefits they received when they entered. What is really important, is to provide recognition and honest feedback whenever possible. This can’t be just a pat on the back. Use your imagination to motivate and empower all of your employees.
*Data contrasted with other more traditional businesses.
