To unlock the full benefits of outdoor workspace, your team needs to fully engage with this space– and this starts with you. As a leader in your organization, your daily choices set an important precedent for how space can be utilized. When you take a 10-minute beak outside, your employees are empowered to do the same. Here’s what to do.
Just 10 minutes of “green exercise” boosts mental health.
The Change
Add a “walking meeting” option to your calendar. Instead of scheduling a brainstorming session in the conference room, take your team for a stroll.
The Pay-Off
Time in nature enhances memory recall and concentration, clearing the way for fresh ideas.
Adults who sit 10 hours a day have a 34% higher mortality rate.
The Change
Challenge your team to hit a daily step goal on outdoor walking trails. Use this challenge as a fundraiser to support a local non-profit that reflects your company’s values.
The Pay-Off
On-site fitness opportunities like a walking group can boost camaraderie, cooperaion and respect.
Stress costs businesses as much as $300 billion annually in lost productivity.
The Change
Take a midday mental break by a calming water feature or start a weekly outdoor yoga practice. Invite team leaders across your company to join.
The Pay-Off
Outdoor breaks reduce anxious thinking, boosting productivity and engagement.
Only 15% of employees say their companies communicate well.
The Change
Create opportunities for communication outside the traditional office. Turn lunch into a company-wide affair with a weekly BBQ or host a monthly “happy hour wind down” around the fire pit.
The Pay-Off
Talk isn’t cheap. Conversations are the lifeblood fo office relationships and the “casual collisions” that catalyze innovation.