Workplace Strategy
We develop workplace strategies and experiences based on science that help you deliver your business goals.
Workplace Strategy…What are we seeking to achieve?
10 Questions we’ve helped our Clients Answer:
- How do we move to a remote workforce where our employees are working from home?
- Could we move to a totally ‘virtual’ model with no office space at all? Will this reduce costs?
- What workplaces, locations and workplace experiences do we need to propel our business forward?
- How do we create a workplace experience that will inspire our current people and be magnetic to top talent?
- Our lease is going to expire, should we relocate, redesign or move to a virtual organisation model?
- Can we introduce agile/activity-based working and how do we use this working style to enhance performance?
- How much space do we really need?
- Where should we be located?
- How do we increase human productivity, energy & collaboration?
- How can we grow our own headcount without extending our fixed cost base?
Workplace Strategy is about everything your people experience every day.
It’s about working out the best practices, cultures, technologies, and spaces needed to support your people in being the best they can be, providing a platform for business success.
It’s also about defining and proposing new working practices and understandings to help your people perform at their best.
We have worked with a variety of professionals including leaders from HR, IT, Corporate Real Estate and Facilities Management, in order to create the ideal work experiences.
We use your ‘moment of workplace change’ as a catalyst for a range of initiatives
An effective workplace strategy transforms work and the way in which the workplace operates. It is about defining, designing and creating friction-less workplace experiences and portfolios that act as performance enhancers to help everyone be the best they can be wherever and whenever they work.
Your Workplace Strategy should be designed to make your business more effective and more agile; consciously and meticulously linking to your business goals, strategy, culture and context.
When to refine your workplace strategy
We recommend consistently working on your workplace strategy. This will ensure your organisation remains competitive, your people productive, and your workplace cost efficient.
Critical times to re-evaluate include: 12-18 months before an impending lease break, a redesign or refurbishment of office environments, a review of your office portfolio and in the event of a merger or acquisition.
Developing a workplace strategy is the first step…
To help us gain insights into our client’s organisations, employee work patterns, workplace usage, business objectives, dreams and needs.
In order to do this, our workplace consultants configure a series of studies and workshops.
Also see – What is a Workplace Utilisation Study?
In a competitive world, it’s vital that every ounce of value is squeezed out of every asset.
Increasingly, the workplace experience is being seen by innovative leaders as a tool in the battle to recruit the best talent and support professionals in delivering their best performances. The workplace experience has immense value and putting the workplace ‘consumer’ at the heart of the design and management process is key.
To reach for elite organisational performance, great workplace experiences are not enough.
For clients aspiring to exceptional performance we construct bespoke programmes that apply the findings from our research programmes in a practical and innovative way building on Wellness and Engagement programmes.
We have the scientific research that tells us how we can use Workplace Management as a tool that enhances performance and improve workplace productivity.
Click here for more information on the our intensive research. You’ll find our research studies into knowledge worker productivity, cognitive performance, managing agile and designing workplace experiences.