We’re always hearing about millennials, gender differences, older workers… but what about differences in personality; something that cuts across all of these different groups? How do different personality types feel about agile work, hot desking and open plan? Hotdesking: its something that can be useful for reducing costs, driving engagement and even being a workplace […]
5 Reasons why we need to be able to complain about our workplaces
Presented by Hotbox, Baker Stuart and Forster Inc. at Clerkenwell Design Week 2019. In support of Hotbox’s new Hub launch at Clerkenwell Design Week, Hotbox, Baker Stuart and Forster Inc. decided to put together a wellbeing event which was a little out of the ordinary. We decided to ask people to complain about their workplace. Over three days, we set up the Workplace Complaints […]
Q&A with Baker Stuart
Look at any successful company and at the centre you will find a great network of people. Undoubtedly the best asset of a company is its staff. To ensure office spaces are made with people in mind, Baker Stuart helps organisations establish the best working environments for both the benefit of its business and employees. Our […]
Are You Remotely Happy? 3 ways to engage remote workers in workplace wellbeing initiatives
A happy workplace makes a happy worker. Makes sense doesn’t it? Companies across the nation appear to believe so, as evidenced by the creation of new roles like ‘Chief Happiness Officers’ within corporations. This is just one way that we’re starting to see growing commitment to employee wellbeing. But with the rise of remote working (and with […]
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 […]
All Present – but Correct? A new White Paper on Presenteeism
Companies sink or swim based on their leaders, and good leadership in a company can be felt throughout the entire organisation. With the cost of losing an employee often being in excess of the annual salary of that worker, losing employees is a cost that organisations can scarcely afford. In contrast to this, the result of a good […]
Sound Advice – A new White Paper on Office Noise
Office noise can be worse than it sounds. From the piercing cry of a small baby to the distant rumble of thunder over the hills, sound is notorious in its ability to provoke a range of physical, physiological and psychological responses in humans. Whilst it’s unlikely that your average office worker is going to be […]
Stressed Out – A new White Paper on Workplace Stress
Workplace Stress. An unemployed graduate is plagued by eczema. A bereaved woman suffers a heart attack. A divorced man develops high blood pressure. Are these circumstances linked… or mere coincidences? Stress is an ever-present influence on our health and well-being, therefore awareness of its impact is critical. The UK Chief Medical Officer raised concerns in […]
I Quit! – A new White Paper on Staff Attrition
Whether a company sells, invents or builds, all businesses share one universal similarity: an organisation can’t move forward without people. With the total cost of an employee leaving in excess of the employee’s annual salary, retaining staff and moving forward in harmony means the difference between flourishing and dying for any organisation looking to prosper in […]
A 4-Day Working Week? – A new White Paper
In 1930, John Maynard Keynes wrote an essay titled “Economic Possibilities for our Grandchildren”. In this work, Keynes forecasted that in one hundred years hence, we would be working a 15-hour week. Yet today, nearly a century on, we revel in material opulence unimagined by the likes of Keynes, but we still persist with work […]
