
This collection of articles explores issues involved in hot-desking in organizations – sharing desks between workers, who don’t have a permanently assigned desk.
Latest Articles on Hot-Desking

Would you want to work in a hot-desking office? The employee perspective on hot-desking
While hot-desking may have many advantages for companies, what is the impact of shared desks on employees? This article considers the employee perspective on what it is like working in a shared-desk office.

The importance of a “clear your desk each night” policy in hot-desking
A key challenge with hot-desking is getting employees to clear their desks at night.: This article explores the importance of having and enforcing a policy to clear desks each night.

A step-by-step guide to implementing hot-desking
This walkthrough covers the key decisions in implementing hot-desking – helping you get employees on board and successfully rollout desk sharing.

Hot-desking: Key things to make desk sharing work
Hot desking – where users share desks – needs careful consideration to make it work. From enforcing a policy around leaving items out, to ensuring that you have sufficient desks available. This article explores key considerations needed to successfully implement a hot-desking environment.

The benefits of hot desking for employees
What are the advantages of hot desking from the employee perspective? This article highlights possible benefits from hot desking.

Hot-desking: Situations where desk sharing can make a lot of sense
There are some offices where hot-desking is a particularly good fit. This article explores situations where sharing desks is likely to be a good setup for companies.

Hot-desking: Alternative approaches to desk sharing
There are different approaches to making shared desk space work – from completely open desks to dedicated desks that you share with one or two others. This article considers alternative approaches to hot-desking.

The advantages and disadvantages of hot-desking
This article explores some of the key benefits and issues associated with a shared office space – where employees don’t have an assigned desk

Key hot-desking policies: 3 Rules to make hot-desking work
This article explores some policies that can help ensure a smooth implementation of hot-desking.

How best to support desk sharing
As a manager or employer, what are the best practices for supporting desk sharing? This article details 5 important recommendations for facilitating successful desk sharing at your firm.

Desk sharing vs hot desking: Comparing the approaches
This article compares key differences between hot-desking and desk-sharing​ – compares the advantages and disadvantages of both approaches.

How shared desking and remote work can reduce your office overhead costs
This article explores the key savings that can come from remote work, hot-desking, and desk sharing – all the ways that you can save remote work.

Would you want to work in a hot-desking office? The employee perspective on hot-desking
While hot-desking may have many advantages for companies, what is the impact of shared desks on employees? This article considers the employee perspective on what it is like working in a shared-desk office.

Hot-desking: Situations where desk sharing can make a lot of sense
There are some offices where hot-desking is a particularly good fit. This article explores situations where sharing desks is likely to be a good setup for companies.

The importance of a “clear your desk each night” policy in hot-desking
A key challenge with hot-desking is getting employees to clear their desks at night.: This article explores the importance of having and enforcing a policy to clear desks each night.

Hot-desking: Alternative approaches to desk sharing
There are different approaches to making shared desk space work – from completely open desks to dedicated desks that you share with one or two others. This article considers alternative approaches to hot-desking.

Hot-desking: Key things to make desk sharing work
Hot desking – where users share desks – needs careful consideration to make it work. From enforcing a policy around leaving items out, to ensuring that you have sufficient desks available. This article explores key considerations needed to successfully implement a hot-desking environment.

A step-by-step guide to implementing hot-desking
This walkthrough covers the key decisions in implementing hot-desking – helping you get employees on board and successfully rollout desk sharing.

The advantages and disadvantages of hot-desking
This article explores some of the key benefits and issues associated with a shared office space – where employees don’t have an assigned desk

The benefits of hot desking for employees
What are the advantages of hot desking from the employee perspective? This article highlights possible benefits from hot desking.

How shared desking and remote work can reduce your office overhead costs
This article explores the key savings that can come from remote work, hot-desking, and desk sharing – all the ways that you can save remote work.

Key hot-desking policies: 3 Rules to make hot-desking work
This article explores some policies that can help ensure a smooth implementation of hot-desking.

How best to support desk sharing
As a manager or employer, what are the best practices for supporting desk sharing? This article details 5 important recommendations for facilitating successful desk sharing at your firm.

Desk sharing vs hot desking: Comparing the approaches
This article compares key differences between hot-desking and desk-sharing​ – compares the advantages and disadvantages of both approaches.