Columnists
April 22, 2020
An optimistic take on the future of work
by Chris Hood • Comment, Flexible working, Technology, Wellbeing, Workplace design
Setting aside the drastic personal tragedies, the financial devastation and the strain the virus has placed on government infrastructure, business, finance, and healthcare systems worldwide, the coronavirus has been able to achieve what legions of workplace strategists and change managers have been unable to do: encourage middle managers to give remote working a try.
April 20, 2020
The return from isolation presents us with an opportunity to rethink work
by Dr David Rock • Comment, Wellbeing
It all seems like it was years ago. The calm mornings, the deep breaths of fresh air, the din of a happy, productive office. In fact, it’s been just a few short months since the COVID-19 pandemic upended just about every aspect of life: our schedules, our roles as parents, our certainty about the future. […]
April 14, 2020
Picking through the workplace chatter
by Mark Eltringham • Comment
The Universe is a noisy place. Countless bodies chatter to each other against the backdrop of distant echoes from the Big Bang. Because we are curious, we have developed the technology to listen in and record the din and convert it from the electromagnetic vibration it really is into something we can sense with our […]
April 10, 2020
When it comes to the future of work, we only know what we don’t know
by David Clements • Comment, Workplace design
As the threat and reality of COVID-19 simultaneously sweep the earth, the only certainty is the uncertainty, which is the least favourable place for businesses and individuals. The complexities of this situation cannot be underplayed, with multiple layers to consider, from human health both physical and mental to world economies. Whilst COVID-19 may be a […]
April 6, 2020
So what sort of homeworker are you?
March 26, 2020
Now is a great time to talk about staff absence in the NHS
by Ian Caminsky • Comment, Wellbeing
March 25, 2020
Loneliness has always been a workplace issue
by Nigel Oseland • Comment, Wellbeing, Working lives, Workplace design
Loneliness is increasingly recognised as a serious issue in modern society. In the UK, the Office of National Statistics reported that 5 percent of adults feel lonely ‘often’ or ‘always’, with further 16 percent of adults reporting feeling lonely ‘sometimes’, equivalent to approximately 9 million adults suffering from loneliness to some degree.
March 25, 2020
The good, the bad and the ugly of workplace wellbeing
by Chris Pinner • Comment, Wellbeing
FTSE companies that prioritise wellbeing and engagement outperform others by 10 percent according to a study from SOMA Analytics. Similar results are apparent across a range of related studies. With such a significant impact, it’s surprising that businesses are still not measuring the impact of wellbeing activities to optimise their offering.
April 27, 2020
The new ways of work in our lives after lockdown
by Ben Capper • Comment, Workplace design
And so our timelines flit from 5G conspiracy theorists, to 10 tips for your home office, Zoom group selfies, right back to where we started: the worn out topic of ‘the future of workplace‘. We’re in something of a collective thought process, excluding Donald Trump that is, who is clearly on his own individual trajectory.