We don’t often associate our daily job as being something fun or enjoyable. Work can often be stressful and challenging. This can be made worse when a boss doesn’t understand how to make his/her workforce happy and reduce those stresses. A boss needs to learn how to create a place of happiness in the workplace to offset all the other stresses that people endure daily outside the workplace.
Studies have shown that one of the most critical lessons leading companies have learned in recent years is that creating an enjoyable work environment that inspires employees to take ownership and joy in their work can result in enormous benefits. Happy employees can do amazing things.
Happiness has a Multiplying Effect
It is commonly known that happiness is a contagious emotion. If everyone around you is happy, then you’re more likely to be satisfied. Conversely, if everyone around you is talking about how much they hate their job, you’re more likely to feel disdain towards your career too!
Reducing Stress Increases Workflow & Productivity
Stressed and unhappy employees are easily distracted and less likely to go above and beyond. This can have a massive impact on overall company productivity (and remember…unhappiness can be contagious!) Working to eliminate stress and worry in the workplace can lead to an instant adrenaline rush to the productivity level within your company.
Happy Employees Can Make Mistakes
This sounds counter-intuitive, right? But happy employees feel supported enough to learn from their mistakes rather than fear them. Employees who fear making mistakes are more likely to make them science shows, and more importantly, likely to try and hide them. Making mistakes, when shown in the right like, can be powerful towards learning and unforeseen success in the workplace. Workers who fear mistakes will miss the learning opportunities.
People Like Happy People
Staff retention and turnover can be a massive problem at companies where happiness and morale are low. Finding joy in your work and improving relationships between work colleagues and your employer creates a united bond. Happy workers are more willing to develop strength together, as well as build company loyalty. This will also help in terms of retaining staff in the long term, as well as hiring new staff when needed as they will hear about the positive company culture.
Positivity in the Workplace Promotes Risk-Taking
There is nothing safe and stable about running your own business. Very few people got to the top without taking risks. Based on that logic, wouldn’t you like your employees to also take risks to get great rewards?
Unhappy employees are more likely to remain in their lane and just get the job done. However, promoting a positive attitude towards risk-taking and ‘thinking outside the box’ within their role can promote some fantastic results. Happy employees are statistically more likely to implement calculated risks in order to get big rewards in their roles.
Creating a workplace which is enjoyable to be in and permeates happiness throughout the workforce is not an easy task. However, once achieved, it will return the effort tenfold. Sometimes you need to look inwards to achieve this and think ‘Happy Entrepreneur = Happy Employees’.