Happiness stems from a fit and productive workforce, something that office ergonomics guarantees in a huge quantum
Office ergonomics is a guarantee to happiness and well-being. The reasons are easy to fathom. Firstly, ergonomic offices help in ensuring health and fitness of employees. Secondly, office ergonomics paves the way for better work-productivity. Thirdly, office ergonomics brings an element of grace, elegance, and appeal. Furthermore, office ergonomics fosters savings and returns-on-investment. And finally, an ergonomic office is a sign that employers care for their employees.
Some famous quotes on employee happiness
According to Anne M. Mulcahy – former CEO of Xerox, “Employees who believe that management is concerned about them as a whole person – not just an employee – are more productive, more satisfied, more fulfilled. Satisfied employees mean satisfied customers, which leads to profitability.”
According to Harold Schultz – founder and former CEO of Starbucks, “Treating employees benevolently shouldn’t be viewed as an added cost that cuts into profits, but as a powerful energizer that can grow the enterprise into something far greater than one leader could envision.”
According to Bill Shorten: “What matters in a workplace, what helps an employer if you’ve got a unionized workforce is if your shop stewards know the rules of the game, if your safety reps are taught to examine situations to make sure the workplace is more safety. Better informed delegates, better workplace safety saves companies money. Unions are very good at safety. We are good at teaching delegates how to resolve disputes.”
Kimo Kippen (Founder of Aloha Learning Advisors and former CLO at Hilton and Vice President of Learning at Marriott, opines: “This whole level of wholeness is a place where I am able to show up as a full human being with all of my gifts to the table to be a part of this organization. That leads to a great feeling of inclusiveness because what it allows me then to do is to bring this real, authentic self to the table and to really love the work that I do.”
Benefits of office ergonomics
Health, fitness, and productivity
Office ergonomics confirms employee health, fitness, and productivity in various ways. Significantly, office ergonomics emphasises on improvement of posture and back; keeping people active and kinetic; and uplifting their mood and morale. In ergonomic offices, employees are safeguarded against hypertension, diabetes, and cardiac ailments. Moreover, anxiety, depression, and lull are also kept at bay. These are the ingredients for work-productivity.
Elegance and appeal
Office ergonomics focuses a lot on aesthetic appeal, of which, ergonomic furniture is a glittering example. Ergonomic desk chairs,sit and stand desks, standing desk, ergo stools, desk converters, meeting pods, work pods, and telephone booths are blended with grace and elegance. Beautified surroundings play the role of a magical wand in increasing employee retention. They are also critical to employee happiness and mood.
Savings and Returns on Investment (ROI)
According to many financial experts, office ergonomics is pivotal to savings and ROI in offices. That’s because office ergonomics keeps employees safe, secure, and away from ailments. Therefore, firms can avoid medical expenses. Secondly, office ergonomics stresses on furniture and equipment that’s long lasting. This implies that replacement costs can easily be avoided. These are indeed huge savings for large companies, and even the smaller ones, in these challenging times. Office ergonomics improves profitability and a firm’s financial prowess to a great extent.
Conclusion
By now, you must be ready to champion the ergonomics cause. In fact, this is a golden opportunity for you to join the league of comfort providers. Every employer seeks a happy and healthy workforce. And you aren’t different either. So if something’s holding you back, then think again.
You may take heed from this quote from Tamar Elkeles, (Chief Talent Executive, Atlantic Bridge Capital, LLP, Former Chief Learning Officer, Qualcomm) “Employers that are effectively linking their social missions to their employee’s daily work are differentiating themselves in the market and generating big returns. Taking the necessary steps to ensure every employee knows how they fulfil the mission, achieve the vision, and execute one or more company strategies through his or her daily job really pays off.”
