Concurrents – Environmental Psychology: Recognizing Differences
Not all employees have the same job descriptions, but at many companies you’d never know that from the individual workspaces/workplaces made available to them. At most organizations, some employees are mostly doing work that doesn’t require too much concentration; they’re completing what might be called “tactical” tasks. Maybe these workers have been doing the same sorts of things for a long time, for example, or whatever they’re asked to do just isn’t “focus-intense.” Many employees doing starter jobs have tactical responsibilities. People can do tactical work well when they’re in a more open space, shared with their co-workers. When they’re tucked away, out of contact with others, tactical employees tend to, in everyday terms, “zone out.” When our work doesn’t require much concentration, our work environments shouldn’t provide too much acoustic or visual screening. Other employees generally need to concentrate on the task at hand; that’s how they add most …
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