Columnists
January 6, 2016
Two new studies that highlight the complexities of gender at work 0
by Mark Eltringham • Comment, Knowledge, News, Workplace
The increasingly complex nature of the career and workplace choices made by men and women and the specific challenges they face is the subject of two pieces of research presented at this week’s British Psychological Society’s Division of Occupational Psychology annual conference in Nottingham. The authors of the admittedly small scale studies conclude respectively that […]
December 21, 2015
From workplace wellness programmes to a positive workplace culture 0
by Mark Eltringham • Comment, Wellbeing, Workplace, Workplace design
Research presented at the recent 2015 Global Wellness Summit (GWS) titled “The Future of Wellness at Work” forecasts that workplace wellness investment will “explode in the next 5 to 10 years”. Results from the research revealed that 87 percent of employees surveyed feel disengaged at work, with 38 percent experiencing excessive pressure and stress. Despite […]
December 18, 2015
A reminder to look beyond what we see every day of our working lives 0
by Mark Eltringham • Comment, Technology, Wellbeing
The Chartered Institute of Building has just announced the finalists of this year’s Art of Building Photographer of the Year. The competition attracts thousands of entries from around the world each year and you are free to vote on your favourite to determine this year’s winner. The image that struck me most from this year’s […]
December 15, 2015
Seven essential workplace design trends to keep an eye on during 2016 0
by Dan Callegari • Comment, Facilities management, Workplace design
What has become increasingly apparent over recent years is that the office isn’t just a place to work, but also a driver of competitive advantage. We’ve always known this to a greater or lesser extent, but the dynamic and ever shifting nature of the modern world is presenting organisations with new and evolving challenges that […]
December 15, 2015
Focus on women on boards masks other determinants of female leadership 0
by Sara Bean • Comment, Legal news, News, Workplace
High profile initiatives such as Lord Davies’ report are doing their bit to increase gender composition, but according to the latest research, based on current “business as usual” trends, women are unlikely to comprise 30 percent of directorships in publicly held companies until 2027. This is despite the fact that the latest research of companies in the […]
December 10, 2015
When performance management really can produce positive results 0
by Stuart Hearn • Comment, Knowledge, Workplace
Performance management processes have come under regular fire for being ineffective, time consuming, and quite frankly not fit for purpose. And it’s no surprise to discover exactly why employers are so justifiably disappointed in outdated performance management processes. Recent research from Towers Watson demonstrated that only 36 percent of companies consider their performance management process […]
December 8, 2015
Six human resources costs you might avoid by choosing the right office 0
by Darren Bilsborough • Comment, Property, Workplace, Workplace design
According to a report from Colliers International, the majority of commercial office space in Australia and New Zealand is occupied by government departments and firms working in the business services, finance and insurance sectors. Other than government and the Not for Profit (NFP) sector, a prime motivation for every CEO, business owner and manager is the […]
December 8, 2015
Linear equations are no longer enough to determine the size of offices
by Mark Eltringham • Comment, Facilities management, Furniture, Technology, Workplace design
In 2013, the US Census Bureau announced that the official human population of the Earth had exceeded 7 billion for the first time. This provoked people to raise concerns that were couched in Malthusian pessimism. Although people might have assumed we’d left behind this kind of flawed thinking, there is obviously something appealing about the […]
December 2, 2015
Lack of talent will hold back any investment in infrastructure and building 0
by Mark Eltringham • Comment, News, Property, Workplace
When faced with inconvenient facts, there is always a temptation to just ignore them. It’s a temptation to which the big thinkers of the political class readily succumb, especially when they’re selling an idea. So it was with George Osborne’s Autumn Statement, which maintained the Chancellor’s commitment to using public sector spending on infrastructure to […]
January 8, 2016
The six things all people need from their workplace 0
by Jane Kendall-Bush • Comment, Facilities management, Knowledge, Workplace design
Whether we like it or not, we all have to work for some, or more usually, most of our adult life. During this time, many of us will work in an office, which is a place that has changed immensely – not only in the last ten years or so, but almost entirely since the […]