Office Working Environment: Alternatives and Key Consideration

This collection of articles exploring alternatives for your office setup – including working from home, at the office, or in co-working spaces

Latest articles on the office working environment

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.

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.

Working from home as an entrepreneur: Advantages and disadvantages

This article explores the top benefits and disadvantages of having a home office and working from home as an entrepreneur

Open-plan offices: A great approach for flexible teams

Why are open-plan offices great for flexible teams? Learn how open-plan offices can increase collaboration between groups and cut organizational silos

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.

Top 5 Tips for Setting up a Home Office

This article explores the top five things to consider when setting up a home office – ensuring both productivity and a pleasant environment.

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.

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.

Rethinking the office working environment post Covid: Key considerations

This article explores the top benefits and disadvantages of having your startup team working remotely.

Key decisions when developing your hybrid work policy

The most important consideration when developing a work from home and hybrid work policy – the things you need to decide when deciding how employees will work remotely.

Office layout: 4 Key things that your office layout influences

Office layout can have a big influence throughout your firm – from who employees interact with to job satisfaction. This article explores how office layout can influence your firm.

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

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.

Achieving an open door environment with remote work

Working remotely can be isolating – this article explores ways of encouraging employees to raise their concerns when working remotely.

Chance meetings: The impact of the office layout

This article explores the impact the office layout can have on chance meetings – and why they may be important for your firm.

Open-plan offices: Key Advantages and Disadvantages

Open-plan offices can have a big impact on office culture and productivity – explore the benefits and disadvantages

Reasons for involving employees in developing your work from home policies

The work environment can have a major impact on employees. This article explores reasons to include employees when considering changes to your work from home arrangements.

5 Disadvantages of working from home

This article explores some of the limitations associated with working from home – 5 key issues of a home office and remote work.

The Benefits of Co-working Spaces for Entrepreneurs

Co-working spaces can be a great option for startups – allowing you to maintain a work environment similar to a more regular job. This article explores why you may want to consider a co-working environment for launching your startup.

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.

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.

Hybrid work: Incorporating working from home and working from the office

This article explores options involved in hybrid work – key considerations involved when determining how to organize both in-person and at-home work.

What is an open-plan office?

How do you go about increasing your local sourcing? This article explores an approach to help you identify inputs that can be sourced locally.

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.

Open door policies: Striking the balance between availability and productivity

What does your attitudes to keeping your office door open or closed say about your management style? This article explores differences between open-door and closed-door attitudes.