The Evolving Workplace

Perhaps you already love your job. What can you do within your workplace to change it for the better, both for employees and in terms of the company's relationships with the greater world? The following examples are among the positive changes that you might participate in or help catalyze.

● Start a wellness club, encouraging exercise and perhaps a shared mindfulness or meditation practice.

● Advocate for recycling and the procurement of local, recycled, and biodegradable products—and work to make your company's products more socially and environmentally responsible.

● Engage with your co-workers in community service—on company time!

● Share company expertise with young people and the less fortunate via internships and educational outreach.

● Organize your business as a B Corp or obtain other sustainable business certification such as from Green America or from an industry-specific association.

These types of initiatives can make work more enjoyable and foster pride in your company, which research has shown to have a positive correlation to both quality and profitability.