subject: Breaking The Mold Of Office Style [print this page] Modern employers of todays work world are looking for some specific things in their employees. In the list of requirements for employment you find things like; motivated, organized, self starter, committed and more and more often out of the box thinking. This out of the box thinking has become a desirable commodity in an employee. It is strangely ironic that for many office workers, they are asked to think outside the box while they are sent to a cramped desk inside a box like cubicle space.
On a similar note, companies are working hard to present themselves as being unique, one of a kind and original. Yet, most often when walking into an office you find a run of the mill reception desk, typical rows of waiting chairs and nothing that makes you think that you have found something original and unique. It is commonly understood that first impressions are the most important. Business owners do well to ask themselves if their receptionist desk and entrance area are making the sort of statement that they want.
We live in an age of design and attention to detail. Where once you could only find a small selection of office chairs, today you find wide varietys of style, colors and even prints. Reception desks come in clich breaking styles too. Beautiful wood and glass desks in endless choices of finishes, shapes and sizes make giving your front office a unique look easy. Executive desks too have become a platform to make a statement on. Sitting behind a drab uninventive desk all day is not conducive to creative and excited work.
Recent research was done to see how workers felt in unusual works spaces, mold breaking reception desk areas and even lunch rooms painted in bright colors. The result was that 100% of the employees questioned about it felt that it was easier to be excited about their work in a unique working environment. They felt that the space was more comfortable and more energizing.
Of course a healthy balance has to be kept between professional and wild. But, why not make your work space more interesting? Employees who are asked to provide excellent service need to feel that they are treated with personal concern. Work spaces that are given attention to detail encourage employees to be detail oriented. Reception desks that have a unique design let your customers and clients know that you run a one of a kind business. Work spaces that break the cubicle mold help employees break out of in the box thinking.
The corporate world of today is a blank canvas in which business owners are able to stretch their ideas and dreams out wide. The executive office, employee work space and reception desk are all areas left open to express a businesss individual style and creed. A simple adjustment in the layouts of office furniture and careful attention to the furniture design can take your work space beyond function. There is a world outside of the box waiting to be discovered.
