If there’s one thing that’s important when you’ve got a busy office to run, it’s everyone working like clockwork, supporting each other and making sure that all of the tasks for the day are completed on time and properly. However, like with any job you can come across tension in the office which can greatly disrupt the flow of work and affect how smoothly your business is run. It’s important to make sure that everyone in the office is remaining professional and getting on with work, but working relationships are also important too because working with someone that makes your life uneasy can affect how productive you are. That’s why you need to ensure that there’s harmony in the office, so take a look at these tips on how to keep your staff running like clockwork.

Build solid working relationships

As mentioned above, working relationships are important and usually, they are formed without any interjection from the boss. However, with so many different personalities around the world you cannot expect these to always form naturally. You should make time to get all of your staff together so that you can do team building exercises together. This includes learning to be able to trust everyone that you’re working with and also airing out any problems that you or your staff feel are lurking. Read here why team building is important so that you can get a better view on how important it is to build solid working relationships.

Provide for your staff to gain the biggest returns

It’s no secret that if you’re given something from your boss that you will immediately respect them more. This isn’t to say that you should be bribing your staff, in fact it’s far from the opposite. Giving them everything they need to keep themselves alert and focused is imperative to a smooth running business. Simple things like providing free refreshments for them to help themselves to will immediately earn their respect. While you don’t want your staff constantly meeting around the kettle it’s also important to have them alert so that they can produce high quality work. All you need to do is find the balance.

Revamp the office

Sometimes the problem isn’t necessarily within your team, it could be the office itself that’s distracting and causing people not to produce their best work. Make sure that the office isn’t too bright or too dark, that there’s fresh air and enough warmth, and also that there isn’t anything that could be distracting like large artwork or sounds from outside. Revamp the office so that you and your staff have higher productivity levels.

Communication is key

Finally, be sure to include all of your staff in a weekly meeting so that you can praise them for their hard work, update them on need to know information, and also address any issues that have cropped up. Effective communication will allow you to have permanent harmony in the office and have everyone working like clockwork.