Baker Stuart’s Insight: New research has found that people who self-identify as ‘busy’ are likely to make healthier choices and have better self esteem. This could have impacts for workplace design. By using branding that suggests busyness to employees, these behaviours and positive self-identity could be encouraged. “Every day, we make many decisions that involve […]
The Broken Bridges of the Workplace 2017 Employee Engagement Report
Baker Stuart’s Insight: The TINYpulse employee engagement report 2017 has some fascinating insights on workplace trends. Employees are feeling less connected to their peer network than ever before, and employee recognition is getting worse. One positive finding is that employers that have moved from annual reviews to more frequent ‘pulse’ performance reviews tend to have employees […]
New research suggests that the confidence gap between men and women is a myth
Baker Stuart’s Insight: New research shows that although high-performing men and women rated themselves as equally confident in the workplace, their reasons for gaining influence in the company showed a sharp gender disparity. Although men were more likely to get ahead based on people perceiving them as self-confident, the research shows that this was not the case […]
Larger businesses far more stressful to work for than smaller firms
Baker Stuart’s Insight: Research shows that the level of occupational stress workers feel directly correlates to the size of the company they are in. Generally speaking, the larger the organisation, the higher the likelihood of high levels of stress. Despite this, 45% of all respondents still say that their organisations have nothing in place to help with […]
Working while on holiday is the new normal, claims study
Baker Stuart’s Insight: The number of people working whilst on holiday is high – though perhaps not much higher than you’d expect in our always-on work culture. New research from The Institute of Leadership & Management sheds some light on the issue, and shows how it may actually be more prevalent the higher up the managerial […]
Separating cult from culture: when corporate culture goes too far
Baker Stuart’s Insight: Are you working in a corporate cult? Business writer Daniel Howden weighs up the research to draw the line between corporate cult and corporate culture. You know what to expect from a headline like this. You’ll be introduced to some brainwashed characters displaying cultish behavior. After a breathless description of groupthink, sleepless […]
1 in 5 Workplace Wellbeing Programmes Inadequate
Baker Stuart’s Insight: Survey by Cigna gives new STATs on workplace mental health. 87% of respondents across 23 countries report having workplace stress. 67% of respondents will still go to work despite being too ill to be productive. The research shows that despite people wanting more help, the UK is lagging behind comparable countries in offering […]
The Highest-Rated CEO on Glassdoor Says This is Her Secret to Success
Baker Stuart’s Insight: In this article, Cathy Engelbert (CEO of Deloitte) shares her top tips for success. She says that, yes, it is all about productivity – but that this depends on personal relationships more than anything else: personal relationships with her team, her clients, her fellow executives. In short: prioritise people over tasks. Cathy Engelbert is […]
The Great British Hangover: the business cost of booze
With the Football World Cup in full swing, and up to half a million Brits already going into work with a hangover on any given day, what does this mean for the workplace? The pounding headache, the overwhelming nausea, the light-sensitivity and the bleary-eyed commute. The Great British Hangover seems to be a staple of […]
Why has office design not kept pace with the modern work force?
The design of offices and the way they are utilised has not fundamentally changed for over 120 years. Recent technological advances have been used to squeeze more efficiency out of our office space but that will only give increasingly smaller returns and eventually impact on morale and productivity. To adapt to the pressures and drivers […]
