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Innovation in the Return to Work: Collaboration Zones

September 18, 2020 by Wayne Spiller Leave a Comment

Collaboration in the Office

Time to Read: 4 minutes The Return to Work (or better the Return to the Office / Workplace as many have been working very effectively from home) is about much more than creating a Covid-secure environment. It’s about ensuring that the office has evolved to provide workers with space that recognises the change in how […]

Filed Under: Agile Working, Covid-19, Evolution of the Workplace, Return to Work, Uncategorized, Workplace Design Tagged With: collaboration, coronavirus, covid19, futureworkplace, returntotheoffice, returntotheworkplace, returntowork, Workplace

The Return to Work post Covid-19: If, When and How should I open my office?

September 11, 2020 by Colin Stuart Leave a Comment

Return to Work

Time to Read: 5 minutes The coronavirus pandemic has presented unprecedented and unique challenges to organisations as they struggle to keep services open and to be productive. With no other global pandemics of this scale in the last century, there is no FM or HR playbook or British standard to refer to. It really is […]

Filed Under: Agile Working, Covid-19, Return to Work, Workplace Design Tagged With: coronavirus, covid19, returntotheoffice, returntowork, Workplace

Q&A with Baker Stuart

May 3, 2019 by Katy Lawn Leave a Comment

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 […]

Filed Under: Agile Working, Evolution of the Workplace, Workplace Design Tagged With: agile, Agile Working, consultancy, Flexible working, Hotbox, Productivity, Workplace

Are You Remotely Happy? 3 ways to engage remote workers in workplace wellbeing initiatives

February 14, 2019 by Katy Lawn Leave a Comment

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 […]

Filed Under: Agile Working, Evolution of the Workplace Tagged With: Agile Working, Change in the Workplace, Flexible working, Knowledge Workers, Morale, Productivity, work, Workplace

42% overeat or eat unhealthily because of workplace stress

December 14, 2018 by Katy Lawn Leave a Comment

Baker Stuart’s Insight: ‘Tis the season to be jolly… and to overeat. But it’s not just festive indulgence we need to think about. This research shows that 42% of workers admit to overeating and choosing unhealthy foods due to stress in the workplace. More than four in 10 (42%) employee respondents overeat or eat unhealthy foods […]

Filed Under: Research Papers, Wellness, What we're reading, Workplace Analysis, Workplace Design Tagged With: food choices, health, smoking, wellness, Workplace

Fall in number of employees who feel motivated at work

November 6, 2018 by Katy Lawn Leave a Comment

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 […]

Filed Under: Agile Working, Evolution of the Workplace, Wellness, What we're reading Tagged With: employee engagement, motivation, Workplace

What is the Function of Fear in Leadership?

November 1, 2018 by Katy Lawn Leave a Comment

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 […]

Filed Under: Evolution of the Workplace, Research Papers, Wellness, What we're reading, Workplace Analysis, Workplace Design Tagged With: fear, leadership, management, work cultures, Workplace

The Sedentary Epidemic: Don’t force people to stand up to work

June 8, 2015 by Colin Stuart Leave a Comment

The Sedentary Epidemic - Should workers be forced to stand up at work?

Following a recent publication by The British Journal of Sports Medicine* of ‘The Sedentary Office’, an Expert Statement commissioned by Active Working CIC with Public Health England, the press in the UK published a number of articles about the ‘sedentary epidemic’ including these in the Guardian, Telegraph, Express and Daily Mail. The Guardian also published […]

Filed Under: Press Tagged With: Advice, Change in the Workplace, The Sedentary Epidemic, Workplace

Reeducation, Reeducation, Reeducation: Graduates In The Workplace

April 7, 2014 by Colin Stuart 2 Comments

Graduates and the office environment

As we have seen from our previous blog the design of the vast majority of modern workplaces has not evolved in 120 years. In this article, we question whether the design of our current workplaces is getting the most the new crop of “generation Z” graduates entering our workplace? Many modern workplaces are still designed on archaic “Taylorist” […]

Filed Under: Workplace Analysis Tagged With: Generation Z, Graduates, Graduates in the workplace, Knowledge Workers, Millenials, Output management, Workplace, Workplace design

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