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Future of Work: Office Trends Business Leaders Should Know for 2024 (Part 3)
By Belinda Morris|2024-04-24T15:05:23-07:00April 19, 2024|
With apology to Mark Twain, have the reports of the death of post-pandemic commercial office space been greatly exaggerated? We say yes! At the same time, we also acknowledge the profound changes the traditional office model has undergone over the last four years. As we explored in our Future of Work: Part 2, hybrid work environments can most certainly thrive – and, we believe, are here to stay, regardless of current ‘return to office’ mandates. This resonates with Mark Rauch, Principal at commercial real-estate firm Cresa. He sees the continuation of the three main models coming out of the pandemic – centralized workplaces, decentralized remote organizations, and hybrid work arrangements. Most workers, he notes, prefer the hybrid model. Office space square footage may be declining, but hybrid work environments still require offices. For every Gen X worker celebrating saved commutes, younger employees crave in-person interaction. In this blog, we look [...]
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Future of Work: Remote & Hybrid Lessons for 2024 (Part 1)
2024-02-19T16:27:45-08:00By Belinda Morris|
Self-Preservation with Compassion: The 3 W’s for Steering Through COVID-19 in a Small Business
2020-04-15T08:43:24-07:00By Michaela Humby|Blogs, Frontpage Articles, HR Advisory & Facilitation|
In the face of this challenge we know you are concerned about how your company will be affected and what you must do next. As you genuinely and compassionately take measures to ensure the safety of your employees and customers, you must also take hard, rational steps to protect financial performance. The workplace You’ve probably already safeguarded workers health and safety with cleaner environments, flexible and remote working, and shift patterns with minimal staff overlap. [...]
Cut Through the Clutter on Covid-19: Three Workplace Culture Must Haves.
2020-03-05T11:54:37-08:00By Caryl Porte Laborde|Blogs, Frontpage Articles, HR Advisory & Facilitation|
As Coronavirus (COVID-19) spreads globally, more and more businesses are taking significant steps in response to growing concerns. Companies relying on China-based employees will see production shortages, those relying on products from China will be greatly impacted. Companies who’s businesses rely on public in -person attendance are also being impacted already in anticipation of the summer ahead. What about our US workplaces? What measures are being taken to protect employees while limiting the strain on [...]
Five Things Your Competitors Know About Harassment Training
2020-02-10T12:12:10-08:00By Michaela Humby|Blogs, Frontpage Articles, Learning & Development|
Each year, the Peoplescape team talks with hundreds of organizations and business leaders looking for the best training for their employees. When it comes to preventing bad behavior in the workplace, (harassment trainings) there are so many out there – how do you know what to look for? As Anti-Harassment and Sensitivity Training experts here are 5 training features, we suggest using to pick the best fit for your company: […]
The Definition of Insanity: Hiring Safe yet Expecting Astonishing Results
2020-01-08T14:09:27-08:00By Peoplescape Consulting Group|Blogs, Frontpage Articles, Talent Search & Recruitment|
Finding a new team member is hard. You spend time and energy recruiting the ideal candidate who’s a great fit. But let’s question what ‘a great fit’ really means. In your mind a great fit probably means the candidate from the same industry, who’s followed a progressive path in the same job stream to lead them to this next step. But this is playing it safe, it risks limiting you and your company and you’re [...]
Go Green and Promote Sustainability For a Winning Culture
2020-01-08T14:16:01-08:00By Peoplescape Consulting Group|Blogs, Frontpage Articles, Talent Management|
Agility in the workforce is all about creating a flexible and productive environment for employees. Many companies achieve this through providing different work spaces, offering remote working opportunities, and promoting a collaborative culture rather than taking a rigid procedural approach. Another approach that has seen businesses become more agile is a shift to more sustainable practices. […]
Keeping Your Talent: Smart Lifestyle Reward Strategies for Any Sized Company
2019-08-28T15:33:08-07:00By Michaela Humby|Blogs, Frontpage Articles, Talent Management|
When you can only pay a low salary, how can you still recruit great talent? Start-ups, small and medium-sized firms are just some of those restricted by salary obstacles when it comes to hiring and keeping the best talent. And it’s a serious problem, as outstanding talent can make or break these companies more than any other. Here are our Sure-Fire Ways to Fight Back. […]
#5 Rethinking Rewards and Recognition in your Agile Organization
2020-01-08T14:19:59-08:00By Stuti Dhandhania|Blogs, Frontpage Articles, HR Advisory & Facilitation|
In our previous blogs, we discussed how to hire, how to measure performance and what an Agile leader looks like. In “Shift from “Me” Performance to “We” Performance with Agile Performance Management” we spoke about moving performance measures from a single individual to a team’s performance. How does this affect and change the way we reward or recognize members of Agile organizations? How do you design a successful reward program that promotes teamwork, celebrates team [...]
#4 The Three Things That Matter Most for Leadership of Agile Organizations
2019-05-31T22:30:32-07:00By Stuti Dhandhania|Blogs, Frontpage Articles, Learning & Development|
This blog is part four in a series discussing the human factor of Agile organizations. Earlier we discussed Hiring for Agile and Managing Performance. Here, we discuss the role of the Leader in Agile teams. Agile organizations empower employees to take decisions on their own, in collaboration with their team members. What then, is the role of a leader and how can they be most effective? […]
Shift from “Me” Performance to “We” Performance with Agile Performance Management
2019-04-18T21:39:25-07:00By Peoplescape Consulting Group|Blogs, Frontpage Articles, Talent Management|
In our previous two blogs we discussed what it takes to become Agile and how recruiting needs to evolve. Now you have great talent onboard, how do you continue to manage their performance in an Agile way? The way in which performance is managed and measured deeply affects the culture of the organization. Traditional methods have individual goals, targets, key improvement areas and 360 reviews. With an Agile organization, these are replaced with continuous [...]
# 2 Hiring and Managing Talent in an Agile Culture
2020-01-08T14:25:01-08:00By Peoplescape Consulting Group|Blogs, Frontpage Articles, Talent Management|
In the first part of “Human Factor of Agile – Are You Ready”, we discussed what it takes, from a people perspective, to become Agile. In this 2nd part, we delve deeper, and see how recruiting needs to evolve, for you to build an Agile organization. In many ways agile can be considered a swift feedback control process. For recruiting that means: 1. validating with hiring managers on the quality before going too far 2. [...]