New workplace monitoring has to get workers’ consent
For workplace managers, there’s a new kid on the block – live monitoring of employee behaviour – but while this is aiding better office design, privacy implications are extensive
Future Workplace 2017
Over the past 20 years, the office has been transformed in design, working styles and management. The Future Workplace special report, published in The Times, investigates how businesses can get the best from workspaces, the morality behind employee monitoring and brands getting political for good causes. It also covers avoiding generational generalisations at work, how workplaces differ in developing countries and asks is leadership compromised in open-plan offices?
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Now London is competing for business with the North
Rising commercial and residential property prices in London and the South East mean more businesses are relocating and workers moving north, seeking a better quality of life
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Avoiding generational generalisations
Office spaces are increasingly being designed to suit purpose rather than pander to gimmicky fads to attract younger staff
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The impact of open-plan offices on leadership
What impact does a more open-plan working environment have on authority and leadership, and how does a social-democratic model of community suit a capitalist set-up like a big corporate?
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Managing customer demand in the connected world
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‘Cappuccino commerce’: first small firms, now big business
Freelancers and smaller businesses have been working out of coffee shops and hotels for many years – now global companies are following their lead
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Productivity doesn’t have to be doomed
The complexities of modern workplaces are dragging down productivity, but it doesn’t mean switched-on firms can’t do anything about it, says Andrew Try, entrepreneur and managing director of ComXo
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Get flexible to find and retain top talent
Within less than a generation, the entire concept of the workplace has fundamentally changed, says Richard Morris, UK chief executive at Regus
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Office space productivity transformation
The ways in which people work are changing at pace. With more employees working flexibly or remotely, some office spaces are significantly underused, prompting a shift in the design of workplaces to improve productivity and empower collaboration
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Cutting-edge business centres set employers apart
Retaining and attracting the brightest people to your workforce is a priority for any employer, and the appeal of a workplace has become a crucial part of the equation
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Digital Learning 2021
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Digital Transformation 2021
After 18 months of rapid digital transformation, questions are now being asked about how many of the changes implemented will last as the world reopens. Our Digital Transformation report explores how to measure performance, why embracing corporate digital responsibility is crucial and whether people really are the secret to transformation success