The presentation discusses workplace strategy and its importance for organizations. A workplace strategy aligns a company's culture, business objectives, and physical workspace. It focuses on improving employee engagement, productivity, and retention. Top trends impacting workplaces include the need for more flexible work arrangements and activity-based settings. Buildings can impact productivity positively or negatively depending on noise levels, lighting, and other factors. Developing an effective workplace strategy involves understanding business and talent needs, benchmarking best practices, gathering employee feedback, and setting metrics to measure success.
2. DISCUSSION OUTLINE
▪ Workplace Strategy (WPS) Overview
➢ The Definition
➢ The Value Proposition
➢ Why is Workplace trending now?
▪ Top Trends Impacting Workplace
➢ Top 10 by HOK
➢ Employee Engagement
➢ Better Buildings
▪ Application - Discussion
➢ Getting started – practical actions you can take
➢ Q & A
6. ▪ Growing emphasis on people
➢ The metric shift from RE density to
retention rates & productivity
➢ Labor costs 10x RE costs
▪ Younger generation influence
TALENT
Demographic changes
8. Top TRENDS Impacting Workplace
1. Top talent is shrinking.
2. Low employee engagement impacting profits.
3. More people work remotely and not at their desks.
4. Flexible work boosts engagement & satisfaction.
5. Activity-based work settings are on the rise.
6. Buildings can help or hinder productivity.
7. Lighting matters.
8. Acoustics are vital.
9. People are the most important metric.
10. Change management works.
http://www.hok.com/thought-leadership/top-10-trends-influencing-workplace-design/
9. EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT - Company Profitability
Gallup 2013 Survey 142 countries
Defined as employees that are adding value and emotionally invested
Employee Engagement
impacts Bottom Line
up to 20%
Disengagement
workers experience
30-50% Turnover
Workplace is an effective Engagement Tool
Celebrate employee
contributions
Display company
goals / objectives
Space that increases
collaboration
http://www.hok.com/thought-leadership/top-10-trends-influencing-workplace-design/
12. BUILDINGS impact on PRODUCTIVITY
High Impact Components
▪ Noise & Distraction
▪ Thermal Comfort
▪ Lighting
▪ Amenities
Gensler 2013 U.S. Workplace Survey - Key Findings:
1. U.S. Workers are Struggling to Work Effectively
▪ When focus is compromised so is collaboration
▪ From 2010 to 2012 avg. SF per person dropped from 225 to 176
2. Effective Workplaces balance Focus and Collaboration
▪ 69% are dissatisfied with noise levels at their primary workspace
3. Choice drives performance and innovation
▪ Companies offering choice grew 4X and had 1/3 the turnover
– Cornell University study
HOK Article
Buildings can improve overall productivity and performance by as
much as 12.5 percent or reduce them by as much as 17 percent.
That’s a 30 percent swing between employee performance in the
best and worst buildings.8
