Workplace Principle 5: Insights Through Participation A change to a more flexible way of working can have significant positive effects on each and every individual within an organisation. But change can also be tough. Moreover, it will impact each employee differently on an individual level.  Insights Through Participation is one of the five principles in […]

Workplace Principle 5: Insights Through Participation Getting employees involved in a change from the very beginning provides a vital tool for workplace strategists. This is how they gain the insights they need for a successful new office or way of working.  While change is good, and the goal is ultimately to improve the way a […]

Workplace Principle 5: Insights Through Participation Employee participation in a workplace transformation is important. It can generate useful data for the workplace strategist, clarify the scope of change for employees, and help with the more tricky aspects of change on the individual and company levels. But while participation is important, it’s important to avoid unnecessary […]

Creating an effective work environment is about more than building a better office or changing to a new way of working.  Instead, a strong workplace strategy considers how the office and ways of working can be designed to encourage productivity and wellbeing. This will change from organisation to organisation, and even between different groups within […]

Workplace Principle 2: Diversify As the way we work continues to change, more and more organisations look to workplace strategies to build a new-and-improved work environment. Workplace strategy focuses not only on what the office will look like, but how the way of working will function.  One method that is growing in popularity is the […]

Workplace Principle 4: Increase Adaptability If an organisation decides to move towards a new way of working, like activity-based or hybrid, it’s important to consider the social norms in place at the office.  Social norms at a workplace can either push people towards positive behaviours, or act as barriers. Establishing good social norms falls under […]

Workplace Principle 4: Increase Adaptability Increasing adaptability at the workplace is all about making it easy for employees to make the right decisions regarding their tasks. That could look like moving to a quiet zone if they need to focus, or going to a collaboration room if their group spontaneously needs to work together.  Nudge […]

Workplace Principle 5: Insights Through Participation Moving from a traditional way of working to a more flexible one implies a major change, and is likely to meet some resistance. Seeking out participation by involving employees in the process is one way to temper some of this potential backlash.  What does resistance look like? Resistance can […]

Workplace Principle 4: Increase Adaptability When planning a new and improved workplace, the technological environment is as important as the physical office environment. So when it comes to encouraging employees to make the best decisions at work (also known as increasing adaptability, more on that here), providing seamless tech connections is key.  The 30-second rule […]

Workplace Principle 4: Increase Adaptability Deciding to change or improve an office, or move to a whole new way of working, opens up a plethora of new areas to consider. One of these areas is increasing adaptability at the workplace, and it deals with the more social and behavioural elements of work. A workplace needs […]

Workplace Principle 3: Facilitate Collaboration A great way to naturally encourage collaboration at a workplace is to create home bases that attract employees, and from where they want to carry out the majority of their tasks (read more on that here). In order to maximise the effectiveness of these spaces, you should let each group’s […]

Workplace Principle 3: Facilitate Collaboration In order to facilitate collaboration in a workplace (one of the five principles in the development of workplace strategy), a workplace strategist might want to create different home bases for teams or groups to base themselves in at the office. The aim is for these home bases to increase collaboration […]