{"id":838901,"date":"2024-04-22T17:35:18","date_gmt":"2024-04-22T21:35:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.steelcase.com\/?page_id=838901"},"modified":"2024-04-23T16:34:08","modified_gmt":"2024-04-23T20:34:08","slug":"work-better-magazine-spring-2024","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.steelcase.com\/research\/articles\/work-better-magazine-spring-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Work Better Magazine Spring 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\t\t\t

<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Slide\"\n\"\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-layer>it's possible. \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-layer> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-layer>at \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-layer>Yes, \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-layer>Is it Possible to Find Joy at Work? \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-layer>The cap on my tea kettle spout says \u201cWhistle While You Work.\u201d Some mornings I\u2019m too busy to notice it as I rush out the door. And I rarely remember the chipper tune Snow White sings in the 1937 Disney movie as she cleans. \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-layer>Place matters too. Because the reality is that a physical change in space is a visible and tangible way to shape behavior and communicate to employees that they\u2019re valued. The workplace has an impact on different aspects of wellbeing that we don\u2019t always realize \u2014 our bodies, minds and emotions. Our research found that doing an office update actually influences engagement levels.
\n
\nIn this issue, we offer a broad range of ideas and insights for organizations about how to create workplaces that spark joy by addressing essential employee needs. We offer our latest global employee research and ideas from Steelcase designers around the world about how space can promote various dimensions of wellbeing. We explore new spaces that help people manage when real life intersects with work, whether they need to rest, pray or pump. We look at ways space can better support people doing the hard work of high-stakes business transformation or fast-paced manufacturing. And we share some solutions and spaces that just make us happy.
\n
\nOur goal is to help the world work better \u2014 and that includes infusing a little more joy at work. \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-layer>Chris Congdon<\/strong>
\nEditor in Chief, Work Better Magazine \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-layer>\"\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-layer>\"3 \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-layer>Joy \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-layer>Work \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-layer> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-layer>Researchers Sarah Johnson (right) and Melanie Redman (middle) review survey research with Work Better Editor In Chief Chris Congdon. \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-layer>Our most recent global research with employees from all kinds of organizations around the world confirms what many of us feel \u2014 people are struggling. Leaders are looking for increases in productivity and innovation. And while workers report their productivity is holding steady, their work-life balance has continued to drop over the past three years. Nearly half say they don\u2019t have the health and energy they need, nor do they find their work interesting or engaging and they are concerned about their mental health.
\n
\nWith that backdrop, finding joy at work may sound difficult to achieve. But it is possible.
\n
\nIt starts with understanding that creating joy isn\u2019t about making everyone happy every minute of the day \u2014 it\u2019s about helping people feel like they matter as human beings and that they and their work have value. Organizations can make a difference by focusing on what people actually need to feel well at work. In fact, simply asking and taking people\u2019s needs into consideration boosts wellbeing.
\n
\nLeading organizations already pursue a variety of actions and policies to support their employees. They can redesign jobs to give more people more autonomy and control over their work, and help people connect what they do to a larger purpose. \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-layer>\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-slide>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-slides>\n\t\t\t\t<\/rs-module>\n\t\t\t\t