Does the layout of office furniture affect performance?
May 15, 2009
In my organisation, as with many organisations, there are a lot of changes taking place at the moment, and this has meant some people moving their desk location and even their office. In many organisations the changes have been redundancies, and ‘survivors’ taking on different aspects of the roles of those who have left to cover the workload. It might sound a bit over the top, but in these situations it is important to consider the layout of the office furniture and where people are now sitting to help to embed any changes without too many negative effects on morale and performance.
For example, if someone has left or moved positions who was a pivotal employee in a particular department, or helped to manage projects or workloads, then the people who sat near to that person will probably be feeling a little lost or unsupported. Even if this person wasn’t a manager, it’s important to identify the impact they had on the people around them and try to reorganise so that everyone in the office gains the same impact from other employees that have not left.
Where people actually sit in relation to others is very important in how they feel, behave and perform. The distance to the team manager is important to recognise for newer employees that need more support and confidence building. People that have a responsibility for supervising or helping other employees should sit in a position in which they have a good view of all the other people – i.e. not facing a wall or cut off from everyone else.
Whilst there are probably many other things companies are concerned with at the moment, giving just a little bit of thought to the layout of the office and where people are positioned could have a positive impact on the atmosphere, and subsequently performance, of the office based workforce.
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