Feeling At-Home in the Office
Make sure that the office is pleasant to spend time in. You expect your employees to spend the better part of the day there, so it is in your best interest to make them feel as comfortable as possible. The Nickelodeon studio in Burbank, California has its own miniature golf course where employees are free to putt a few holes to help blow away the cobwebs. This may not be the best solution for you, but at the very least, make sure your office is well lit and organized. 

Here are some other suggestions for making the workplace more habitable:
 

1. If it is acceptable in your industry, encourage folks to decorate their offices or cubicles to their taste. 

 
2. Encourage employees to get up, walk around, and stretch periodically. No one benefits from being tied to a computer eight hours a day. For added fun, if you have an intercom system, remind employees to take their daily constitutional. (But remember that too many of these announcements will annoy your staff, and lower morale.) 

 
3. Make sure your office has a space where employees can sit and chat, sip a soda, or read a newspaper. 

 
4. Keep updated on what's going on in people's lives. Cutting someone slack during a time of personal crisis will be appreciated. If treated with understanding, they will probably be the first to offer to stay late on a Friday to help finish a project. 

 
5. Institute "Fido Fridays" and allow pet owners to bring their best friends to work one Friday a month. Consider a Summer Fridays program, encouraging people to leave early on Fridays during the summer.