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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 […]

Workplace Principle 3: Facilitate Collaboration Creating a zone where teams can link up, plan their day, work together, or simply chat is a great way to foster a collaborative culture at the workplace. That’s what home bases are all about – and why they fall under Facilitate Collaboration, one of the five principles in the […]

Workplace Principle 1: Right-sizing A clean desk policy is a set of guidelines for using desks in a flexible workplace. As it helps determine how much space is needed at the office, it falls under the right-sizing principle of creating a workplace strategy.  The importance for right-sizing A clean desk policy refers to how long […]

Workplace Principle 5: Insights Through Participation Participation is key in any workplace change. By encouraging employee participation early on, a workplace strategist or those managing the change can gain valuable insights into the company (more on that here). But on an emotional level, it can allow for a better understanding of how a change in […]

Workplace Principle 1: Right-sizing At a workplace, positioning data maps out how often different spaces are used by those at the office. Measuring employees’ positioning actually has more in common with an activity analysis – what they do over the course of a work day – than with attendance.  You can read more about the […]