# The Benefits of Creating a Great Working Environment Author: Pal Sinha, Barnali Author URL: https://financedigest.com/author/pal-sinha-barnali Published: 2022-11-16 Category: BUSINESS Category URL: https://financedigest.com/category/business Meta Title: Employee Wellbeing: Learning from Bad Bosses Meta Description: Learn how to create a positive working environment that focuses on employee wellbeing to retain talented employees and boost morale. URL: https://financedigest.com/the-benefits-of-creating-a-great-working-environmenthtml ![undefined](https://prod.superblogcdn.com/site_cuid_cm5qst7v3003gwirgwqtxn8i8/images/istock-1419064468-1736814861448-compressed.jpg) _By_ **_Lucy Hurst_** **_,_** _Managing Director-_ [_Sherbet Donkey Media_](https://www.sherbetdonkey.co.uk/) Employee wellbeing should be incredibly important to any company that wants to retain its employees. ## **Employers should learn from their bad bosses** If you asked most company owners, you would most likely find that, in the past, they have worked for employers who were just terrible, and it made for a horrible working environment. Yes, believe it or not, most company owners have done their [time in rubbish jobs](https://www.financedigest.com/britains-purplebricks-to-cut-more-than-10-of-jobs-the-times.html "Britain’s Purplebricks to cut more than 10% of jobs – The Times"). However, the key to this experience is that they’ve learnt from the mistakes of their previous employers, rather than trying to emulate them, because leadership should want [employees](https://www.financedigest.com/how-to-protect-your-employees-mental-health-while-remote-working.html "How to protect your employees’ mental health while remote working") to wake up on a Monday morning and think “ahh work” rather than “ugh work”. Try not to be unrealistic and [expect employees to wake up with star jumps](https://www.financedigest.com/uk-inflation-expectations-show-record-jump-in-sept-citi-yougov.html "UK inflation expectations show record jump in Sept -Citi/YouGov"), followed by them skipping into work. Some [workplaces are lucky enough to have an excellent team of skilled employees; thus, the need to retain them, and the need for them to enjoy working there](https://www.financedigest.com/norway-wealth-fund-employee-sues-for-workplace-gender-discrimination.html "Norway wealth fund employee sues for workplace gender discrimination"). ## **Simple things employers can do to maintain a positive working environment** It is important that [companies maintain a positive working environment for all employees](https://www.financedigest.com/why-more-companies-are-asking-new-employees-to-commence-employment-before-christmas.html "Why more companies are asking new employees to commence employment BEFORE Christmas."). Some [companies have a fridge which they try to keep](https://www.financedigest.com/in-listening-mode-new-bayer-ceo-keeps-open-mind-on-company-split.html "In listening mode, new Bayer CEO keeps ‘open mind’ on company split") stocked with fizzy drinks, chocolate bars, crisps, and other snacks, while staff do descend on these like locusts, a small gesture like this seems to this appreciated. Many [companies want to do all they can to make sure staff feel like they want to come to work](https://www.financedigest.com/spain-offers-to-pay-companies-testing-a-4-day-work-week.html "Spain offers to pay companies testing a 4-day work week"). Every morning, the first question that gets asked in creative settings is “right, what do we want to listen to today guys?”, at which [point a playlist is selected on a music streaming service](https://www.financedigest.com/service-the-cfo-why-context-is-worth-80-iq-points.html "Service & The CFO: Why Context Is Worth 80 IQ Points") and that is listened to that in the background while employees work. ## **A likeminded team** [Companies should strive for a team](https://www.financedigest.com/retail-pricing-software-company-bolsters-leadership-team.html "Retail pricing software company bolsters leadership team") that are all incredibly like-minded, so everyone gets along, and everyone is pushing for the same results. Working on streamlining [systems and processes](https://www.financedigest.com/solvency-ii-pushing-existing-systems-and-processes-harder-is-not-enough-for-compliance.html "Solvency II: pushing existing systems and processes harder is not enough for compliance") to make things easier for everyone involved is also something that companies should. ## **Office Dogs** A lot of companies are, also, now allowing “office dogs”. While these obviously don’t live at the office, they [spend as much time](https://www.financedigest.com/office-workers-waste-more-time-on-slow-tech-than-they-spend-on-holiday.html "Office Workers Waste More Time on Slow Tech Than They Spend on Holiday") there as their owner does. An office dog can keep everyone on their toes as they’ll like to [push boundaries](https://www.financedigest.com/video-collaboration-is-pushing-the-boundaries-of-the-customer-experience-in-financial-services.html "Video Collaboration is pushing the boundaries of the customer experience in Financial Services"). A lot of office dogs are excited about absolutely everything, they like to “say Good Morning” to all [employees](https://www.financedigest.com/employers-and-the-government-should-support-employees-dependency-on-high-cost-credit-says-neyber.html "Employers and the Government should support employees’ dependency on high-cost credit, says Neyber") and may often appear with bottles, stationery, bits found in bins, essentially all sorts, in their mouth. Office dogs are great for [keeping everyone on their toes](https://www.financedigest.com/the-quest-to-shine-digitally-to-keep-the-micronized-salt-market-on-the-toes.html "The Quest To Shine Digitally To Keep The Micronized Salt Market On The Toes"), boosting morale and can be complete softies as well. ## **Don’t micromanage** Micromanaging should be kept to an absolute minimum. No one wants someone breathing down their necks all day, every day. If you have a good team, then you should [trust your staff to do their jobs effectively](https://www.financedigest.com/effectively-efficiently-build-financial-trust-customer-journey.html "Effectively and efficiently build financial trust on the customer journey") and simply outline what projects should be prioritised. ## **Give employees a chance to express themselves** If your staff decide to dress up for Halloween or similar, then let them. Again, this will [boost morale](https://www.financedigest.com/five-simple-ways-to-boost-employee-morale.html "Five Simple Ways to Boost Employee Morale"). Plus, you never know who might come dressed as what. I’m sure, if you decide to allow this, then you will see quite a variety. You know what they say though, “Variety is the Spice of Life”. ## **Have a Christmas party with your team** Have a proper Christmas shindig with you employees. Even if you find that you’ve doubled in size, find something that everything, or the majority, can enjoy. You could do something like miniature golf followed by a meal, or for larger parties you could look at something like interactive darts with drinks. In either case you could also look at paintballing. Some staff will let their hair down more than others, but that’s their prerogative at the [end of the day](https://www.financedigest.com/amazon-to-lay-off-staff-in-u-s-canada-and-costa-rica-by-end-of-day.html "Amazon to lay off staff in U.S., Canada and Costa Rica by end of day"). You’ll probably also be able to identify any “crowd pleasers”. This is the person who does the kind of things like doing a tequila shot, squeezing the lemon into their eye, and then snorting the salt or snorting chilli powder. ## **Offer and reward progression** Staff members should be free to be themselves. [Companies should also look to offer](https://www.financedigest.com/navigating-a-buoyant-ma-market-does-the-deal-corridor-with-the-us-or-eu-offer-british-companies-the-better-scope-for-growth.html "Navigating a buoyant M&A market: Does the deal corridor with the US or EU offer British companies the better scope for growth?") progression and encourage our staff to learn wherever possible. They should also [reward progression and ensure that staff are paid what they are worth](https://www.financedigest.com/get-more-bang-for-your-buck-the-reward-cards-worth-using-and-those-that-arent.html "Get more bang for your buck: The reward cards worth using (and those that aren’t…)"). It should be extremely rare that a member of staff will come and [ask for a pay](https://www.financedigest.com/7-questions-to-ask-before-paying-off-your-mortgage-early.html "7 Questions to Ask Before Paying Off Your Mortgage Early") rise, simply because when you notice someone doing well, you should be rewarding them for it. ## **Good for staff retainment and attainment** As mentioned above, this is all really good for staff retainment, however, in industries where people talk, it’s also good for staff attainment. If you find yourself headhunting for new talent using LinkedIn and they are, understandably a little unsure, then you can encourage them to pick anyone of your employees and message them with any questions. Don’t tell [staff what they should say](https://www.financedigest.com/virgin-australia-says-high-staff-illness-rates-hampering-capacity-lifting-fares.html "Virgin Australia says high staff illness rates hampering capacity, lifting fares"), and they might not always tell you if they’ve been messaged. It does seem to be a great tactic for getting new [staff on board though, especially if staff are really genuinely happy working](https://www.financedigest.com/leading-london-advertising-agency-launches-bitcoin-bonus-scheme-encouraging-staff-to-use-artificial-intelligence-in-creative-work.html "Leading London Advertising Agency Launches ‘Bitcoin Bonus’ Scheme, Encouraging Staff To Use Artificial Intelligence In Creative Work") for you. --- This blog is powered by Superblog. 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