The manager's responsibility for the work environment
A safe and supportive work environment is key to both creativity and well-being, creating the best conditions for strong performance. At KTH, a good work environment is a given, and as a manager, you play a vital role in this through your daily efforts.
How can you as a manager promote a good work environment?
As a manager, you play a key role in creating and maintaining a good work environment. Through small, stepwise improvements, you can gradually create better conditions for your team to thrive and perform.
Three initiatives that can have a significant impact on improving the work environment:
- Ensure that KTH’s procedures are followed when there are serious risks, for example in laboratory environments.
- Create a positive culture within the team by being inclusive in your leadership.
- Work towards ensuring that the entire team demonstrates the best possible behavior towards each other.
Work systematically
It can be challenging to know how to identify the most critical risks and to implement the right measures to create a good work environment. The methodology in systematic work environment management is a great help to move forward. With this systematic approach, you as a manager can work step by step based on how your operations function today.