There can be plenty of things that can act as distractions for you all in the office. And let’s face it, if someone in a small office is having a bad day, you’re all going to know about it. But for all of us, small distractions or problems in the office can have a big impact on the environment as a whole. And at the end of the day, being an employer means that you should take a lead in helping to make the office a better place to be for your team. So how can you help your team’s day to run more smoothly and to cut down on the distractions and disorganisation? Here are a few tips that could help. Have you been doing any of these so far?

Have The Right Equipment

Having the right equipment in the office is going to help your employees so much. It can ease frustration if they have all of the right tools to get the job done, rather than simply having to muddle through with that they have got. You could take it one step further though if you wanted to and provide more than just the basics that your employees need to get their work done. For instance, you could replace spreadsheets with a financial modeling software to make going through them for admin or payroll purposes, much simpler and quicker. Just think about the tasks that your team need to do to get things done, and then you can go from there and look into the right software for them.

Use a Calendar For All Staff

It could take some organizing, but having a calendar where everyone can input their meetings, days off, vacation time, and appointments is a great way to improve how well the day goes for people. If clients call and the person that they want to speak to is out of the office, then it looks so much more professional to be able to say when they will be back in. It helps to avoid clashes and informs all employees of who is or isn’t in the office, for meeting purposes. So it is a small thing that can have a big impact on the daily working life of your team.

Schedules For the Team

It will depend what your team does as to what you need, but having a schedule, whether individually or as an office, can help everyone to be more productive. When everyone knows what is going on, from meetings, deliveries, or the aim for the week, then it makes things run much more smoothly. As well as knowing what is going on and when it makes it much easier for your team to stick to targets, as they know what should have been completed by the end of the week, for instance.

Help To Keep Staff Happy

If you can think about doing things from time to time that will increase the happiness of your employees, then you’ll be on to a good thing. When your team are happy, they are much more likely to enjoy coming into work ad to actually do a good job when they’re there. So allow breaks, bring in treats, and celebrate birthdays. Just do some small things to give employees a boost and help them to do a good job. You don’t want them to go into a client meeting feeling disheartened or fed up, as it can reflect badly and even affect the chance of a collaboration or sale.

Rethink Your Office Space

In order for the office to run smoothly, it needs to be designed in a way that will help to do just that. So it might need some re-jigging of the office to make sure that it is a good spot that works on a practical as well as comfort level. If the printer is hidden away in a tiny corridor, then will it be a good thing if it gets a lot of use? Putting it in a more visible spot will help your team see if anyone is using it more easily and prevent having to line up to wait for it. Are the desks designed with ergonomics in mind and are the desk chairs suitable? It only needs a few small changes and it could make a big difference.

Hope these ideas help you to have a more productive and happier workforce. When they feel like that, they are going to enjoy their job and coming into work so much more. Have you got any other ideas that you would add?