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With a fitness program in
place, the hard work starts.
As the workplace fitness
program progresses, the
goals identified in the
planning stage enables your employees to perform
better in the new environment. However, adapting to a
new environment doesn’t happen overnight. Here are
three things to consider when changing workspace
environment.
1. Create a pilot program.
A pilot program allows a small
group of employees to experience the new physical
environment over a short period of time. It also gives
you the opportunity to collect positive and negative
feedback, and adjust accordingly.
After three months, retake the workplace fitness survey to measure the performance
gaps. If performance gaps are close to less than ten percent, you’ve achieved a fit
workplace. A high performing workplace is sustainable if you continue to work at it.
Take the test every year. There is always room for improvement. An example of the
fitness scorecard, before and after a successful program, is shown below.
Starting a workplace fitness
program is an important
decision. Begin with the end
in mind and you can make an
investment that will have a
measurable impact on your
people, with higher levels
of engagement, wellbeing,
innovation and productivity.
Other performance indicators
that really matter include
reduced training and
recruiting costs due to lower
turnover, and higher revenue
and profit per person.
2. Start slow.
Changing the physical workspace
is only part of the program; you need to move
hearts and minds too. A new environment
requires a new mindset. Employees need time to
adjust to a new environment.
3. Listen to your corporate organism.
If employees
are feeling pain, what are their pushbacks?
Encourage employees to share feedback and
actively listen. By including everyone in the
journey from day one, all participants have
an opportunity to influence the fitness goals
so that the solution addresses the issues that
matter to them.
Fitness Factor Before After Improvement
Features
Privacy
32% 12%
+20% Multiple settings or zones
for quiet work
Amenity
44% 14% +30% High quality of air, light
and sound
Technology
20% 10%
+10% Seamless, wireless mobile
connectivity
Interactivity
26% 14%
+12% Multiple social and learning
settings
Adaptability
26% 12%
+14% Multi mode ergonomic
workpoints
Flexibility
38% 10% +28% Scalable space for growth
Identity
32% 12%
+20% Design symbols of
company values
SWEAT
YOUR
SPACE
GIVE
YOURSELF
A MEDAL
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