How to Accommodate Different Work Styles in the Office Space?
Why is it important to accommodate different work styles? It’s ultimately for the success and growth of your business. Read below now.
We all have relatively different working styles. The post-pandemic world has shown us the importance of different work aesthetics and styles and how they can boost the success of your business. It is important to accommodate different work styles in the office space to help out your employees and boost productivity.
Different Work Styles
Make sure to understand the difference between the multiple styles and personalities of your employees. I am sure you have both introverts and extroverts working for you. It is obvious that both of them will have different working styles and will take different approaches to multiple social situations and will tackle projects differently. Working styles can be divided into four groups:
DATA-ORIENTATED
People who are data orientated take a more logical and analytical approach to help meet their goals in work.
DETAIL-ORIENTATED
Individuals who prefer organization and structured planning to tackle different projects and meet deadlines.
EMOTIONALLY-ORIENTATED
If you are emotionally orientated, you would most likely need support and communication to connect with people and work together.
IDEA-ORIENTATED
Idea-orientated individuals ensure to draw on the imagination and love to make decisions and incite energy within their teams.
Creating Office to Match Different Working Styles
Offering different work settings for tasks, focused work, and collaboration is very important for accommodating different working individuals. Each one of us looks forward to a working space where we can work comfortably. It sometimes means creating spaces to accommodate different working styles and personalities. There are multiple ways you can do it. Essentially, you need to create corners for introverts to retreat in and spaces for extroverts to shine and thrive.
By mastering the office space, you can boost the productivity levels of your employees and make your business thrive. Here is a basic outline of how you can achieve this:
Quiet Spaces
If you are building or renovating an office, it is very important to have a bit of quiet space. It is not only essential for individuals who like to have some quiet time in the mid of the day but also great for data and detailed oriented individuals. The quiet working space will allow your employees to focus on the complex analysis at hand but also enable all kinds of people to escape the main working hub and concentrate on the challenge at hand.
You can either dedicate an entire room to it or make it soundproof. Have all the calming vibes in that room, you can opt for a mix of couches, desks, and bean bags to accommodate work and relaxation in the same space or simply have a ‘no talk’ nook in the hall if you have limited space.
Agile Spaces
Every office needs to have this area regardless of the business or the employees you have. It offers people to work in a diverse setting instead of their fixed desks. This area will allow your employees to share their ideas and collaborate in an environment that is constantly changing in terms of activities.
Breakout Spaces
These areas are essential if you don’t want your employees to burn out. Breakout spaces will help your employees socialize and relax which encourages different workers and teams to mix and match. They also work really well for informal meetings and offer a casual backdrop for idea sharing as well as pollination.
Offer Flexible Working
If we have seen one good thing out of the pandemic, it is known as remote and flexible working. Remote/flexible working will allow employees to choose the working space of their choice. It can benefit nearly all your workers. Flexible working essentially develops freedom and trust between the employee and employers to work in their desired environment.
You can either give complete flexibility to the employees to choose their own working hours or go 50/50 (half of the time they have to work from the office and another half of the time, they can work remotely). It will allow them to come into the office for collaborative tasks and meetings and then work remotely for independent tasks.
Collaboration Spaces
Collaboration spaces incorporate collaboration in order to accomplish team goals and ideas. It is helpful for emotional and idea-oriented workers who like to get together with their teams and thoughts. These spaces are ideal for discussing the scope of the project, discussing different ideas, and even meetings. Never design your office without a collaborative space. Make sure to include plenty of inspo quotes, whiteboards, and a big table where people can sit and talk openly.
Opting for a Co-Working Space
All these ideas sound great if you have a big business and can surely spend money on creating and designing your dream office space. However, it can be challenging if you are a freelancer, budding entrepreneur, or small business owner.
If you cannot afford to create all these spaces by purchasing your own office space, a co-working space is a great option. Opting to rent a co-working space will give you access to all these different working spaces for a fraction of the cost. Look for a space that accommodates all these different spaces into a single office. Moreover, you also won’t need to worry about paying for electricity, parking spaces, and managing coffee/tea for your employees.
Everything will be taken care of. You can either opt for individual desks if you only have a couple of people working for you. You can also choose a separate room if you have a bigger team. Make sure that you can access all different areas of the co-working space: meeting room, collaboration space, lounge area, etc.
Conclusion
We hope you found this post helpful! How are you planning to design or renovate your workspace? Or would you prefer to opt for a coworking space? Let us know in the comments section below.
