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Reaping rewards: six key tips from America’s top employers
A culture of openness, valuing employees and juicy employee benefits set great employers apart from the rest. Analysis of Fortune magazine’s 100 Best Companies to Work For 2018 survey suggests key themes companies should adopt this year
Five key elements that will transform the future smart office
Smart offices can use the potential of digitalisation to address the big challenges in the workplace - but only by changing our interaction with the building first. A new report from Siemens Building Technologies and WORKTECH Academy explains how
Fit for purpose: making ‘strange’ the new norm
How do we create a culture of wellbeing when the biggest barrier is our own behaviour? Lendlease’s Natalie Slessor looks at creating the right space to shake off our inhibitions about healthier working
Open arms: the new age of workplace transparency
As the digital world progresses at pace, Lendlease’s Alison Webb looks at the business case for and against opening our offices to the world and collaborating outside the four walls of an office
Designing for diversity: breeding a culture of inclusion
A culture of diversity and inclusivity not only needs to be represented in the workforce, but also in workplace design. Alison Webb, Lendlease’s head of workplace in Europe talks about elements of inclusivity in workplace design and its new development in East London
Introverts exposed: why outgoing types thrive in open plan
New scientific research supports the idea that extroverts fare much better in exposed work environments than those who crave peace and quiet to get work done
How smart precincts will shape the dynamics of the changing city
Smart precincts that combine novel mixed-use placemaking with emerging digital technologies are becoming testbeds for urban innovation. A new discussion paper from developer Mirvac and WORKTECH Academy explores the potential
Abolition of want? How work has become precarious in post-war Britain
On the 75th anniversary of the Beveridge social welfare report, employee relations experts from the London School of Economics reflect on how the nature of work has evolved in post-war Britain
