Productivity is the key to any successful business, and how your office is designed has a big role in that.
Anything from layout to the tech installed can affect how your employees go about their jobs and how that can impact your business. Below are a few important things that you should consider to make your business more productive.
Customisation
Every business is different, and rented or standardly bought office spaces won’t fit the needs of every workplace.
You need to mould your office to suit your business’s unique needs and workflow. A custom office space allows you to do this; design whatever kind of space for your needs, for any intended purpose.
You can build something that’s designed to encourage more productivity by altering the layout, painting the walls or changing the lighting. Customising really allows you to focus on your business's specific needs and tailor the space to suit it.
Good Quality Tech
So you want to optimise productivity. Well, you can’t do that on old computers that look like bricks and run on the slowest software imaginable - how can anyone get anything done quickly and effectively?
You need good modern technology that uses the latest software and hardware to be able to work much more efficiently.
Think about installing high-speed internet as well. There’s no point installing all these new, shiny computers if the internet runs at a snail's pace and your employees still can’t get much done.

Supporting Employee Wellbeing
Simple, positive changes to the working environment can have a huge impact on your employees’ wellbeing and, therefore, how productive they can be.
Adding greenery and plants can reduce stress and increase staff creativity.
Having break areas or even relaxation areas can help employees take a break to recharge, meaning they go back to work feeling more proactive and will feel more willing to get more work done.
If your employees feel well looked after, they can end up doing more for your business overall.
Optimised Communication
Everyone enjoys their privacy and being left to get on with their work, but that can put up barriers and slow down communication - and therefore productivity.
Think about trying to increase collaboration between individuals and departments in your business and how you could go about that through design or technology, or just through simple meetings.
Having a specific meeting space can encourage collaboration and teams/individuals to have more face-to-face discussions. You could also install video conferencing/calling apps on PC’s, laptops and even on people's phones so that whether they’re in or out of the office, they’re not missing out on potentially important meetings.
Any of these updates you make to your office will allow your business to be more productive by giving your employees more tools to help them become more efficient.
The less you invest in your office space, the poorer you should expect the results to be, so it's key, even for a small business, to have a good working environment. Try and implement some of these changes to see your business's productivity boom.