Reports state that working with people who embrace the culture of positivity can drop employee turnover by up to 64%. It will also boost the productivity of your team and improve the process of recruiting new members.

In one study published in the University of Warwick, researchers found that happy employees experience a 12% boost in productivity relative to baseline. On the other hand, unhappiness in the workplace leads to a 10% drop in productivity.

These numbers should only emphasize the role of having a happy work environment to increase the productivity of your company.

In this article, we will share some tips to help you spread a culture of positivity to your employees.

How to spread the culture of positivity around the workplace

Be open with your employees

The best way to create the ideal environment for your employees is by asking them.

To do this, organize meetings to ask your employees about what they like and dislike about your culture. After hearing them out, use that feedback to optimize your culture based on the popular approaches.

Note that employees who trust their managers are more likely to perform better; therefore, encourage them to express their thoughts in a safe environment without any fears of repercussions.

Embrace the positive culture

One of the most effective ways to spread the culture of positivity around the workplace is by embracing it yourself.

However, the last thing you want to do is to fake a smile as it’s easily detected by people. After all, it doesn’t make sense to smile all the time, even after working long hours, facing numerous challenges, and receiving bad news.

In one study, employees underwent a direct, physiological response when they remembered a boss who was unkind to them. Conversely, empathetic bosses leave a long-lasting positive impact. One of the most important qualities of a manager that they show they care. By checking in with your colleagues, we can help build a caring and positive culture. It sounds simple but being kind, caring, and looking for ways to be supportive or be of service can be remarkably impactful when trying to improve company culture. 

Build relationships

When you build a culture of positivity, your employees will be happy to meet each other in the morning. They will have lunch together, share stories with one another, and go out for drinks after work. While that may not be the case with working remote, there are still many chances to engage, to take time to discuss things outside of work. To check in with how team members are doing and to share how we doing ourselves. Take the time to get to know your team members outside of their role at work. Ask them questions, dig deeper to learn more and find ways you can support them, whether it’s simply checking-in or something more.

We can share about our own lives to help encourage each other to build connections. As we learn more about each other we care more and it is easier to practice empathy which is vital in creating a positive culture.

Your team will also pay more attention to work, as they care about the performance of the company more than those who work in a toxic work environment.

According to one study, disengaged workers cause 60% more errors. They are also responsible for 37% higher absenteeism and 49% more accidents on the job.

Consequently, companies have lower productivity, profitability, and job growth.

Takeaway message

Working with a team of positive individuals will undoubtedly yield impressive results, especially when it comes to performance and innovation.

We hope that this article managed to highlight the importance of spreading the culture of positivity in the workplace and the steps to achieve this goal.

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