Change the workplace, change the thinking by Andrew Holder
The secret to having the most effective workplace lies in the connection between the physical
workspace, and the culture.
Creating a new office fitout and work environment is a large investment for any firm, but it is only one piece of the puzzle.
Change requires not only the restructure of the physical environment but also a mental restructure.
To win the hearts and minds of a team and elicit mental restructure, you must ensure staff want change as much as
you. This takes planning, strategy and persuasion.
Communication and collaboration is key in any office environment and engagement between teams can be assisted
by changing the way people work. Staff are no longer tied to their desks, they have a variety of activity based settings allowing people to ‘choose the place they need’ for the task at hand. This can be an open area with smart boards for brain storming, a stand up meeting setting for impromptu and short meetings, or perhaps individual pods for quiet concentrated work. Or of course, it can be about enabling the technology to allow people to work from a local café and away from the office and distractions.
Let people choose how they work.
Changing the culture of your company doesn’t happen overnight and may require some external help. However,
the most important concept to consider is that this change and positive move has to come from the top. It has to be
embraced by those who run the company, otherwise the chance of it filtering down through the team and sticking is
very unlikely.
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