Wellbeing
Signal File: preventative workplace measures
From health and workplace connections to job security and recognition, organisations are being pushed to shift from reactive fixes to preventive approaches to sustain performance over time
Signal File: signals that spotlight the renegotiation of work expectations
The relationship between people and work is becoming more openly transactional – and more emotionally charged. Shorter periods of time…
Signal File: what this week’s headlines reveal about emotional infrastructures
This week’s signals track the emergence of emotional intelligence as a new layer of infrastructure, from AI that understands human reasoning to wellbeing metrics guiding resilience
The big debate: will building standardisation stifle local creativity?
New hospital building programmes are today at the centre of a tense battle between standardisation and deregulation. Will workplace design fall into the same trap?
Could mishandling middle managers be a counter-productive move?
Large firms are either slashing middle managers to create a leaner organisation – or leaving them to rot in challenging conditions. Neither approach is a recipe for success
Why workplace experience matters whatever sector you’re in
In the third of our series with Area on designing a better workplace experience, we look at three companies which are operating in different markets but sharing the same people-centric values
Key themes in the Golden City: what we learnt in San Francisco
With a reputation for future-forward innovation, WORKTECH’s 2019 San Francisco conference didn’t disappoint with discussions of neural experience, progressive wellness and smart human-machine collaboration
Why wellbeing is not just a buzzword
Wellbeing is a word that is well established in workplace vocabulary, but few organisations really know what it means in relation to its workforce. Jon Odey sheds some light on the subject
