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Office management has the capacity to cripple or boost your companies efficiency and productivity. The following is an outline of the factors affecting office layout and design and as a result your employee satisfaction. Salaries are the single greatest cost to employers, generally 10 times the cost of other office costs; employee comfort, health, safety and satisfaction are of paramount concern.
Whenever a mass of people congregate in a tight space, it leads to a bottleneck. To alleviate traffic and assist privacy, there should be rooms to discuss confidential matters. It is important that waiting areas are comfortable, you do not want visitors causing congestion, when there is an area dedicated to them. Also the distribution of your serviced offices will aid or inhibit congestion.
Receptions are chaotic, this is where traffic is at it's highest with employees, clients and visitors. Clients will judge you based on your appearance in all areas, including the reception, so keep it clean and tidy to maintain a professional image.
While not so much at the beginning, a clutter free andhygienicenvironment is essential as your business grows. Hire a contract cleaning company or hire permanent staff to maintain your office space for your employees sake.
High ranking company employees often prefer to position their office adjacent to their peers. These employees should be placed alongside the division under their supervision, to ease communication and collaboration.
Acoustics play a large role in office environments, special consideration must be given to noise control with absorptive materials, masking white noise and healthy separation of occupants.
Worker satisfaction is increased by stimulating, dynamic environments. Opportunities for interaction and control of one's immediate environment boost satisfaction, so empower your employees to customize their work spaces within reason.
Office environments must emphasize natural light and aesthetic views as they have psychological and health benefits so make sure to arrange the office to do so.
These straight forward steps will improve your office effectiveness with a little investment of time, effort and a small injection of cash.
