Category: Workplace
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Building a Data-Backed Business Case for On-Demand Office Space: Why Technology is Key to Adoption
The shift toward hybrid work forced organisations to rethink their real estate strategies. And the lurch back again is causing organisations to stop and think again – do we really want to go back to traditional offices, designed for full-time in-office work, which were often underutilised? In response, many companies are exploring on-demand office space—a…
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The Critical Role of Leadership Commitment in Successful Change Management
Change management is often heralded as the backbone of successful organisational transformation. Yet, despite all the workshops, frameworks, and strategy documents, many change initiatives falter. Why? Because true success hinges on one crucial factor: leadership commitment. Specifically, the commitment of the C-suite. Let’s be clear—leadership commitment is more than signing off on a budget or…
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Will a Skills-Powered Organization Drive Operational Performance—and Does It Translate to Bottom-Line Improvement?
The concept of a skills-powered organization continues to gain momentum as companies seek to adapt to rapidly changing market conditions. Skilled employees are associated with higher productivity, improved innovation, and more effective change management. The question remains, however, whether significant investments in upskilling correlate with measurable operational gains and profitability. On the surface, this correlation…
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Driving Operational Excellence: The Power of a Well-Crafted Workplace Strategy
In this blog post we discuss the introduction of flex space into a workplace strategy to drive Operational Perfromance
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How AI Will Positively Transform Workplace Strategy: The Essential Role of Consultants
As Artificial Intelligence (AI) starts to influence society more and more, I can’t help but revisit the plot of Terminator and check exactly the path that Skynet took (my takeaway on this is beware AI developing self awareness – the progression from smart AI to sentinent AI). But until judgement day is upon us, let’s…
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Navigating the Future of Work: Embracing Hybrid Working and Work/Life Integration
The post-pandemic era has ushered in a shift in societal norms, particularly within the workplace. This transformation is intricately woven into the fabric of our lives, propelled by a period of rapid technological advancements. Gone are the days of the traditional 9-to-5 office job being the sole route to professional success. Instead, an increasing number…
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Beware the Humblebrag
I should acknowledge that I was not aware of the term “humblebrag” until a colleague brought it to my attention. For a long time, I used a different term to describe this phenomenon. humblebrag noun an ostensibly modest or self deprecating statement whose actual purpose is to draw attention to something of which one is proud. …
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