Music is what awakens us, stirs us and drives us. There is almost no activity that is not easier and more interesting if you just spice up with a few good tones.

And is it so in the business environment, is music, at work, preferred or not? How does music affect the business and productivity of workers? What are the advantages and disadvantages of music at work?

What kind of music is not desirable in the workplace?

Certain types of jobs do not fit best with music. So famous and popular song lyrics, if we know them or love them, can make it difficult to receive information and remember them. Also, if we listen to music that does not please us at work, we can become distracted and irritable.

This is why, in the case of jobs involving telephone conversations, direct correspondence with clients or partners in real time, it recommends playing the instrumental music of your choice.

As for the disadvantage that music in the workplace can produce, that is it.

The benefits of music at work

Studies conducted over the past five decades have demonstrated and proved the numerous benefits that music brings to the workplace.

• Reducing stress and anxiety among workers
• Increased motivation, memory, and other brain activity
• Strengthening the immune system of employees
• The beneficial effect of various pains
• Mood repair
• Maintaining the level of energy.

Clearly, all these positive effects directly affect the increase in productivity of workers, more efficient and better performance. Also, statistics show that ambient music such as water bubbles or the sound of waves increases the accuracy of data entry by 92 percent.

This is one of the reasons why surgeons, during long operations, listen to music, using it to reduce stress.

Otherwise, research has found that music at the same time has a beneficial effect on human cooperation and mutual tolerance.

How to achieve, that music has maximum positive effects in the workplace?

As can be concluded from the above, music in the workplace is a real refreshment. However, in order to achieve its maximum effect, it is necessary to pay attention to several things:

• Determine what kind of music is best for your specific needs. Here it is important that the kind of music has the consensus of all employees - ambient, classical, pop, rock ...
• How loud it should be, without hindering anyone in the workplace.
• Change the genres so that you can meet everyone.
• Allow your employees to listen to music anywhere they want.
• Limit where music will be heard. Bathrooms, kitchens, corridors are certainly suitable places, but in some offices, silence can be a prerequisite for a good job.

If you have not already done so, play music in the office and allow her to pounce on your employees and improve your business. Music on the job is to make the routine work more interesting and fun and make it easier for your employees to spend time at work.

Of course, if you notice that the positive effects are missing, you can always turn it off, but the probability of doing so is practically negligible.

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