Three Tricks To Maximise Productivity At Work

“Never mistake motion for action.” These were the wise words of author and journalist Ernest Hemingway and, while they may have been penned many moons ago, the sentiment remains just as pertinent now as it did when it was first expressed.   Bosses the world over know that even the most frenetic and seemingly hardworking offices can be found wanting when it comes to output. The good news is, there are effective ways to bolster workplace productivity and simply rethinking your office furniture could play a major role in this. With this in mind, here are three tricks that should help you to make your operations more efficient.   Drive noise levels down with special office screens   If there’s one thing that really gets on office workers’ nerves, it’s excessive noise. Open plan work areas may represent an effective use of space, but they have a tendency to get too loud. In fact, one study of more than 1,000 UK office workers conducted by Avanta Serviced Office Group found that 82 per cent were regularly distracted by noise. Nearly a third had even been driven out of these areas to work from other locations, including their homes and local libraries. If your personnel are unable to focus because of volume levels, their productivity is bound to suffer.   To stop sound levels getting out of control, try introducing office screens into your workspace. You can use these accessories to cordon off different departments, to create special quiet zones or to provide individual worker booths. For the best results, make sure you select screens with foam cushioning for added sound absorbency.   Stay organised with the right storage solutions   We might now use more digital information than ever before, but it seems that our love affair with paper is far from over. According to figures produced by GreenPrint, in London alone, office workers get through around three and a quarter million tonnes of paper per year. Under this volume of material, offices can quickly become swamped. If your office is lacking the right storage solutions, your workers may end up wasting time searching for files and papers. As well as slowing them down, this could cause their stress levels to soar.   To ensure your office always stays neat and tidy, it’s a good idea to invest in plenty of storage. From cabinets and drawers to under-desk pedestals, there’s no shortage of solutions on offer. Make sure you have effective and well labelled filing systems in place too.   Create informal meeting spaces to boost communication   Effective communication is the lifeblood of any organisation and while emails and phone calls can play a big part in keeping information flowing, there’s no substitute for face to face discussions. However, official meeting rooms can quickly get booked up, and often people feel intimidated by the prospect of reserving them. So that your staff members have a place where they can go at short notice to have discussions with their colleagues, you might benefit from incorporating an informal breakout area in your workspace. Simply putting some seating in a designated zone and making it available for impromptu meetings could work wonders to enhance communication between your personnel. Ultimately, this could be good news for your firm’s productivity.   Simple tricks like these can help you to make that as well as motion, there is plenty of action taking place in your office.