Many employers will tell you that when running a business, people are your prime asset. Your company’s success or failure depends on the work delivered by the people on your payroll, making it important to ensure they’re putting their best foot forward at all times. One way to achieve that is by keeping staff happy, since unhappy employees can damage your business’ bottom line.
As it turns out, the best way to do that is by improving your office design. Office search engine Office Genie asked 2,000 UK workers about their working environment in an attempt to find out which factors contribute most to workplace happiness. Workplace design came out on top with employees indicating the right design can boost their happiness by a whopping 33%. In comparison, other factors such as temperature (5%), light (6%), noise (8%), and social interaction levels (8%) have a very limited impact.