You don't need a full office move or makeover to optimize your office culture for your team’s return! By making smart choices throughout your workspace, you can get your employees working happy and healthy in your post-COVID office.
CHANGE 1:
Add Color + Life
Bring your office to life
Studies have shown that color in an office can affect both mood and productivity. A fresh coat of paint or a pop of color—through affordable ottomans, file cabinets, or rugs—can increase employee happiness in a single day.
Plant the seeds of a culture shift
Plants improve air quality, add life, and can even make your team more productive. Go for a statement wall, add plants to your conference rooms, or gift your employees a tiny succulent on every desk.
“In the first field study of its kind, researchers found enriching a ‘lean’ office with plants could increase productivity by 15%.”
— Science Daily
Make a bright brand statement
Customized decals are an easy, affordable, and non-permanent change. Add a decal to your office phone booth, conference room glass, or even a wall—use it to remind visitors and employees of your brand’s logo, mission, or message.
Decorate their desks
Office supplies in your brand colors add a pop of color to the office. Customize with your logo, let your team mix and match from the supply closet, or give every new hire a brand new desk set on their first day.
CHANGE 2:
Maximize Your Space
Don’t redo…reconfigure!
Poppin furniture is designed to work within your existing floor plan to give your employees CDC-recommended options for private, semi-private, and public work. Our Rapid Reconfiguration Services help you use your existing furniture for your team’s safe return.
Meet the PoppinPod
Our PoppinPod privacy phone booths give your employees the option to pop in for a quick phone call or some focused work. The air inside is completely recirculated every five minutes, making them a safe choice for the post-COVID office.
Create privacy with safety solutions
Privacy Panels and Protective Acrylic Shields add increased privacy and safety to personal workspaces, conference rooms, and communal tables.
Cut down on clutter
Install lockers and coat hooks for jackets, umbrellas, and bags—they’ll keep the desks clear for easy cleaning and make your space look larger and brighter.
Keep it clean
Sanitation Stations at every desk make it easy for your team to keep their desks and personal items sanitized throughout the day.
CHANGE 3:
Make them more comfortable
Make the office feel more like home
Comfortable lounges and warm lighting encourage your team to spend time away from their desks. Our QT Lounge Collection can easily be positioned for privacy and safety in the post-COVID office—just reach out to one of our expert space planners for a free floor plan!
Stand for your team’s health
Standing tables in common areas can be easily reconfigured with freestanding Protective Acrylic Shields for shorter, more efficient meetings.
Research from the University of Missouri shows that standing meetings take 25% less time than sit-down meetings.
Offer choice throughout the day
Sit-to-stand desks let your employees feel healthy all day long. An office that provides options that support different tasks and workstyles keeps employees engaged, productive, and comfortable—which is even more valuable in the post-COVID world.
Want to start working happy?
Contact one of our Account Executives to learn how to make small changes that have a big impact.
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