From the Gloom, a Ray of Management Light
September 5, 2018
Forget the contentious Congressional hearings. Ignore the excitement of technology companies explaining. Forget the throttling of bandwidth.
Navigate to this management gem: “The #1 Office Perk? Natural Light.”
The Harvard Business Review, one of the fonts of management wisdom, explains:
… A new survey by my HR advisory firm Future Workplace called “The Employee Experience” reveals the reality is that employees crave something far more fundamental and essential to human needs. In a research poll of 1,614 North American employees, we found that access to natural light and views of the outdoors are the number one attribute of the workplace environment, outranking stalwarts like onsite cafeterias, fitness centers, and premium perks including on-site childcare…
Now I am not sure about the composition of the sample. For decades, I have worked in offices with zero natural light. If I had windows in my sometimes overly large offices, I blocked the natural sunlight. I put cardboard in the overhead fixtures. In short, I was happy as a clam in semi darkness. My monitors provided the light and warmth I needed.
But you, gentle reader, may be different. So take heed. Forget high school science club management methods and create natural light for your employees. If the building or loft or renovated warehouse lacks windows, do what the Romans did. Chop a hole in the room.
Don’t forget the impluvium, however. A happy company should not have workers in wet shoes.
Stephen E Arnold, September 5, 2018
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