You must realize that your IT business is not all about the cloud, your or your customers’ tech, or for that matter, cybersecurity. In fact, on closer investigation, you are likely to find there is a business carrying out day-to-day business functions underneath, just like any other.
It is highly likely that you have employees, take in deliveries for stationery, and have business premises of some sort, and there are some highly beneficial improvements that you can make to get your employees more motivated, improve the working environment, and keep customers happy. Read on to find out more.
1. Recognize achievement
You can start motivating your employees by recognizing their achievements. This will make those employees receiving praise or rewards feel valued, while making other employees perform better to gain the same, or similar, recognition for their efforts. Rewards need not be expensive (although it is doubtful that a financial bonus will be turned down). You could opt for quality company swag items, a small hamper, or a voucher of some kind to support another local business.
2. Deal with waste
To keep your business premises free from clutter, you should first ensure that you have enough bins around the place for your employees to use, and this goes for recyclable items too. Having dedicated recycling bins and ones set for shredding personal or confidential documents is a must.
Of course, storing items such as cardboard boxes can not only be a bind but can also take up valuable space within a small office complex. It is therefore more likely that you have recycling storage within your parking lot or just outside your facility.
Areas such as these not only look unsightly but also attract rodents and other undesirables to your site. However, installing a baling machine could help reduce both of these situations. When it comes to choosing which of the many baler machines on the market suits your business’s usage and space, it is a good idea to speak to an expert for advice.
3. Provide alternative working arrangements
You could also offer your employees alternative working arrangements such as hybrid working or even remote working. Whether it is only temporarily, or more permanently, it can be beneficial to all parties. It could, for instance, mean that you can expand your business and employ more staff while providing more time to your workers as they will not have to commute every day.
This could also save your business money, as you will not have to move premises and could instead downsize your office space, possibly saving you rent and utility costs.
4. Improve communication
You will almost certainly find that you need to improve communication throughout your business to make this remote and hybrid arrangement work well. Although even without this, improving communication throughout your business is paramount to its success.
For instance, your workforce is highly skilled at providing IT solutions and knowing all of the jargon, but not every one of your customers is well versed in that same tech jargon. It is therefore important that you train your employees to talk to those who are less technically adept, so that instructions can be given and acted upon in layman’s terms.