When art becomes more than office decor: The use of murals for improving employee mental health
You spilled coffee on your shirt first thing at work, your boss is nagging you about an assignment due today and you just discovered that the coworker you had started seeing after work is going out with someone in accounting. Its just been one of those days. Well now that you think about it, you’ve been having a lot of those days.
But when you sit down at your desk, the mural across the room seems to put the stress of the day into perspective and make you a little more relaxed. You don’t know why, but you find you just enjoy looking at that large, colorful piece of art.
In recent years, a trend has gained significant momentum among businesses–one that looks at corporate art from a completely different perspective. Gone are the days when workplace art was considered only for office aesthetics. Increasingly, business owners are commissioning murals for their office space to improve employee productivity, morale, communication and teamwork.
Having artwork in a visible location in the office has been shown to help balance the mood among workers and decrease stress. Like a good book, a mural can mentally take you to another place and serve as a positive distraction when the going gets tough at your job.
Feel like your business’ corporate culture has been suffering of late? A mural on a highly visible wall could boost employee relations for managers and workers alike. The time has come for a change in thinking on corporate art–It’s no longer about what looks best with the new office chairs, but what instead will have the greatest impact on the creativity and well-being of your employees.
But when you sit down at your desk, the mural across the room seems to put the stress of the day into perspective and make you a little more relaxed. You don’t know why, but you find you just enjoy looking at that large, colorful piece of art.
In recent years, a trend has gained significant momentum among businesses–one that looks at corporate art from a completely different perspective. Gone are the days when workplace art was considered only for office aesthetics. Increasingly, business owners are commissioning murals for their office space to improve employee productivity, morale, communication and teamwork.
Having artwork in a visible location in the office has been shown to help balance the mood among workers and decrease stress. Like a good book, a mural can mentally take you to another place and serve as a positive distraction when the going gets tough at your job.
Feel like your business’ corporate culture has been suffering of late? A mural on a highly visible wall could boost employee relations for managers and workers alike. The time has come for a change in thinking on corporate art–It’s no longer about what looks best with the new office chairs, but what instead will have the greatest impact on the creativity and well-being of your employees.