Research shows that the positive effects of music in the workplace are not a one size fits all approach. Music affects people in different ways and we deeply understand this. The POSmusic platform is perfectly placed to deliver on the complexities of multi-zone workspaces, delivering on a range of staff, organisation, environmental and management needs.
To better understand that positive effects of music in the workplace, let's take a look at what the research says.
Humanising the workplace: understanding what makes your people tick
Experience design creates an emotional connection in space. It’s about looking at audiences not through the lens of data or analytics – but through a deep and personal insight into what makes them tick.
Energy – what most organisations desire in their employees and workplace – is born of the free flow of people, programs and space.
Positive workplace design and organisational culture can be a more cost-effective strategy for attracting talent than offering higher salaries. “When you consider the capital cost of an office renovation or build, relative to the ongoing costs of employee turnover and recruitment, investing in effective workplace design and organisational culture programs is by far the most economic option.”
As the line between work and life becomes even more blurred, our choices for when, where and how to work have increased exponentially. As a result, the role of the office has fundamentally changed. Today the workplace isn’t where you have to be – it must become somewhere you want to be.
A shift in perspective is needed one where lifestyle meets the workplace
For city offices, corporates need to shift their perception of the office and think of it more like home. Lifestyle must meet the workplace through a better atmosphere, better culture, and better amenities.
Tech and media companies have done a remarkable job of creating ‘fans’ and a culture of success that draws them to the brand - and high-profile headquarters are at the heart. What are the elements making these workplaces so successful in attracting top talent? For one thing, they don’t make work feel like work.
The new generation of employee expectations
“Millennials’ familiarity with a dazzling range of communication devices means that the workplace must strive harder to produce experiences and become a learning destination for them. This is not because of the short attention span cliché, but because they are so used to digesting information quickly. The distinctions between work, play and rest have blurred.”
Source: Unispace
The six-dimensional office space
The ‘Creating Exceptional Places’ framework was created by design firm Unispace and identifies six dimensions of successful places – applicable at every scale. POSmusic’s multizone employee engagement brand sound curation process, plus our interactive platform features ensure we are able to deliver on each these dimensions:
We have to ask ourselves what has been broken in the corporate environment that makes the isolation of home working preferable?
The right music can have a positive effect on morale, focus, relaxation, happiness, stress levels, productivity, engagement, connection and culture, as well as reinforce company brand values to staff, clients and visitors.
In a departure from the age-old close association of music and work, during the Industrial Revolution, silence was seen as indicative of workplace discipline, with machines, rather than workers, setting the pace and noise preventing traditional singing while working. However, as scientific management and the quest for continually improved efficiency came into vogue, the question became: “What is a ‘safe’ method that workers will accept and that will motivate them to do more work in a unit of time?
One size doesn’t fit all a flexible solution is key
Research shows that the positive affects of music in the workplace is not a one size fits all approach music affects people in different ways and we deeply understand this. The POSmusic platform is perfectly placed to deliver on the complexities of a multi-zones workplaces, delivering on a range of staff, organisation, environmental and management needs.
POSmusic is a leading Australian-owned and operated in-store and background music provider delivering bespoke built-for-business music streaming solutions with market-leading simplicity, scalability, automation and control. Simply stream, schedule, mix and control perfectly curated playlists for businesses of every size and type.
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