Items to Help Attract And Retain Talented Employees8®

As a facilities manager, you may not think of yourself as a happiness facilitator,

but working to meet the needs of your workforce is an integral part of your role.

Are the employees at your facility

happy in their workplace?

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Here are a few ideas to increase glee while on the job – so your talent sticks

around longer.

Happiness is contagious!

When designing a new space, consider creating a combination of:

1. Create Structures With Good Bones

Open Workspace

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Small Meeting Areas

Lounge/Cafes

Communication

Rooms

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Within an employees’ work space, provide options such as:

A variety of spaces allows your employees to choose how andwhere they'll be the most productive that day.

Standing Desks

Soft seating options

Cultural elements

Ergonomic solutions

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Position work spaces and meeting places so that they face windows and have a lot

of natural light.

2. Design Your Interior

For Optimal Happiness

Use paint colors that feel relaxing, and renew furniture, carpets, and paint on a regular basis so that your employees feel like they're working in a

space that's well cared-for.

Improve your indoor air quality using low VOC paints and furniture whenever possible.

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Plants add life to an office environment, and many of them clean the air as well.

Give your employees easy access to water, healthy snacks, and opportunities to take a break,

get some fresh air, and exercise.

Work break times and spaces into your environment so that it's easy for employees

to take a breather.

3. Make Your

Environment Fun & Enjoyable

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At meetings, plan to incorporate discussions of what's going well, so that you celebrate positives in addition to working on what you need to change.

4. Plan for Happiness

As you hire new talent, try to hire those with a positive attitude, and reflect on employees' strengths as you perform their evaluations.

Work with employees to help them meet their career goals, and be thoughtful with them,

celebrating their milestones.

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Take care of this infrastructure by providing staff health benefits, and provide programs that help staff

take care of their mental health as well.

Offer flexible working arrangements that help employees manage their personal time. Staff also appreciate having easy access to professional development opportunities

to connect with others in the field and build their competency in their area of expertise.

5. Offer Personal

and Professional Development

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Employees expect to work for an organization that they

are passionate about.

Gallup says that 20% of the workforce is not happy in their current position. But building a strong brand that supports company and individual

needs will create a team environment that’s lasting.

Workers want the ability to identify with a brand or culture.

6. Be Passionate

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7.Allow for Social Media

Today’s workers want to engage with their work environment and co-workers through the same channels they use outside of work.

The ability to leverage social media to build brand awareness, enhance cultural nuance and provide

employees information about availability ofservices and resources is crucial.

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Workers want a sustainable workplace with a focuson supporting the environment.

8. Make Your Office Sustainable

Be sure to have paper, plastic and glass recepticles in the

office kitchen and entrances.

You can also go the extra mile with the use of sustainable supplies and fixtures, including a composite recepticle and by using safe non- toxic

products for cleaning and pest control.

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As a workplace leader, you play an integral role in shaping employees'

work environments.

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While you can't force anyone to be happy, creating workplace routines and spaces

that facilitate employees' happiness can be one of the best parts of your job.

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