PEOPLE AND WORK ENVIRONMENT

Work Environment is the one the most influencing factor in any organization and directly associated with the productivity of the human efficiency.  When we are talking about work environment then two things come in our mind.

1.       Healthy Work Environment
2.       Positive work Environment

1.       Healthy Work Environment

Healthy work environment not only benefits employees through improved health and wellness but also benefits customers, shareholders and communities. In this work environment employees ar
e encourage to take responsibility for their own health, safety and wellness and contribute to creating a healthy work environment. This also promote work-life balance and make work a healthy life experience and create a healthy physical, social and psychological work environment as a core business goal.

A healthy organization creates healthy outcomes for its people. These healthy outcomes depend on the business values its employees, employees are more comfortable table in decision making. Relationships are more build more trusted between them they respect each other and communication is two way and open. Employees are recognized for their contributions and remunerations are provided adequate and secured living standard.   

Research shows that healthy people working in a healthy environment are key to business success. The healthy workplace improves employee health outcomes in the business of the company it makes easier to attract and retain qualified employees and enhance morale of the employees and increase the performance.

2.       Positive work environment

A positive work environment is not only important for our physical, mental and emotional health, but is also important for the results that we produce for the company. The better we feel at work, the more likely we will take pride in our job activities and be loyal towards our place of employment.

for positive work environment we have to secure a position that positively suits to the employees. Before they accept a position, they should know what is their key skills are; what type of work you want to do, what kind of role you would like, where you see yourself in five years, and what kind of environment you thrive in. Knowing the answers to these questions will help you to recognize those opportunities that meet those criteria, giving you a running start.

Present an attitude of positivity and approachability. Show coworkers that they are available and willing to help them. Talk with kindness, encouragement, civility and respect. Be fun to work with. Listen to others with interest; and finally, don’t complain, whine or gossip.

 Ultimately they are responsible for creating an environment in which you can learn and grow. The longer they stay on a “dead-end” career path, the harder it will be to stay positive. If they are not happy with the current directions of their career they have to communicate with the manager if you wish to stay with the company or they want look for another job that they feel is a better match.

Involve social and interacting with colleagues in a non-working way and Joining a company team or group. Bring a few games in that they can play over your lunch break. Celebrate birthdays, and other special events etc. Cultivate working friendships. Organize a competitive sporting event. All this help in Positive work environment in the organization.  One of the most important and essential part of the positive work environment is creating a good team spirit within the organization By letting each member know they are a valued part of the team they have to teach they are the members to respect each other for their unique contributions. There are many group exercises designed to foster this kind of unity

 An important aspect of creating team spirit is demonstrating that they are open to communication from everyone, including residents, families and staff. When they walk through the unit be sure they smile, are friendly, and acknowledge people they pass. They should always show that they are aware of and care about each person. This will demonstrate to them that they are aware of them as people, and are also aware of what's happening on the unit. By doing this they will also demonstrate that they are willing to listen and are responsive to their needs.

There are many other ways a supervisor the team spirit. Some of these are:

By verbal and written communication to individuals and the group for jobs well done.

We have to make sure team members know a bit about each other's personal life by setting aside 5 minutes at each staff meeting to have one person tell about something positive that's happened in their life in the past month. Fining reasons to celebrate together, such as birthdays, birth of a baby or grandchild, moving into a new house, etc., and have small parties to celebrate these events. It's especially good to share your celebration with all the shifts on your unit by asking food services to provide a cake, and putting up a sign or banner in the break room saying "Today We Are Celebrating……………". By celebrating together you will be connecting the entire staff. Let them know that you are also part of the team by asking your staff what they need from you to make their job more satisfactory, and doing your best to provide it. Schedule stretch exercises that you do together before report. Have different staff members lead the exercises each day. We have to ensure that humor is part of the daily work environment. Put a humor section on the bulletin board and invite team members to post things they find funny (keeping good taste in mind, of course). Also, encourage them to respectfully find the humor in situations at work. It's important for you as the supervisor to learn to laugh at yourself, and model this for your staff. Let them know that since we all are human we make mistakes. It's much better to find the lesson and humor in mistakes than to become upset over them.

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