Workplaces communicate with people. Not to worry. Big Brother isn’t implanting Siri into your office furniture. But the office environment you’ve designed sends a message to the people that work for you.
“Workplaces where employees are engaged communicate to the people who work there — and anyone else in them — that their employer values them and the contribution that they make.” writes Sally Augustin, Ph.D. in the Harvard Business Review. “The psychological lift that comes from feeling respected enhances engagement.” Augustin is a practicing environmental psychologist and principal at Design With Science.