Baker Stuart’s Insight: Conversations may be more productive if they are had outdoors, research from the University of Manchester and Cardiff University shows. Their findings have potential parallels in workplaces, offering more evidence that getting out of the office, and into nature, can bring benefits. As the researchers write: “our research demonstrates that natural environments can […]
Do You Need a Workplace Culture Budget?
Baker Stuart’s Insight: Workplace cultures have been on the agenda for a long time now. But often, not enough is being done to concretely address culture problems in the workplace. This article reinforces that culture is really about behaviours, and discusses what we need to do to meaningfully change them. We’ve been talking about work culture […]
Fall in number of employees who feel motivated at work
Baker Stuart’s Insight: Levels of motivation amongst UK employees are on the decline, according to a new research report. The article also shows the top reasons for feeling motivated or unmotivated, year to year: from office environments, to work life balance, to job security and incentives. Employee motivation levels appear to be the decline, with 29 […]
What is the Function of Fear in Leadership?
Baker Stuart’s Insight: Does fear have a function in terms of leadership? No, argues Amy Edmonson, in her book ‘The Fearless Organisation’. Instead, she argues that we should try to create workplaces where employees feel that their opinions count, because psychological safety builds a better organisation . Recently, the president of the United States was quoted […]
The End Of Culture Fit
Baker Stuart’s insight: Hiring processes still using the term ‘culture fit’ as a criteria are reinforcing unconscious bias. This article considers why this goes against the move towards inclusivity and diversity, and why this is important for business growth. As more companies strive for diversity and inclusion, the term “culture fit” is falling out of favor. […]
Research shows that busy people make healthier choices
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 […]
