behaviour

Is higher work intensity driving low employee wellbeing?

The working world has become obsessed with where we work, but it’s the increasingly frantic process of work that we should worry about, according to a new UK report on ‘work intensification’

Can we tailor workplace design more closely to personality types?

New research shows that exposure to nature in the workplace benefits the creativity of employers who are more open to experience. Can we make the personalities of users really count in office design?

Ready for hybrid? Try the Modern Work Readiness Score

As new ways of working reshape the office landscape, how do companies know if they’re going in the right direction? A new tool by technology firm Crestron aims to provide some guidance

Metaverse into reverse: the new technology taking a tumble

Attempts to drum up excitement for the metaverse risk falling flat – even with Apple’s new product launch. When will the workforce show interest in the tool touted as the future of the workplace?

McKinsey survey reveals long road ahead to achieve flexible working

New research suggests that more is still to be done when it comes to adapting to the new world of work, with even leading companies not yet adopting truly flexible work patterns

The Great Inversion: why the workplace feels upside down

Standard practices and long-held assumptions about the future of work are being overturned, according to an array of speakers and projects at the WORKTECH Berlin conference 2023

New research supports power of proximity in the workplace

A US study of software engineers in a Fortune 500 company has revealed the value of being physical co-located with team-mates – feedback and mentoring increased significantly

Equality and diversity initiatives failing LGBT+ employees

New research suggests that companies are not working hard enough to make the workplace an accepting and supportive environment for LGBT+ staff