by Chris | Mar 17, 2015 | Agile Working, Articles, Future of Work, Smart Working, The Workplace Conversation, Workplace Strategy
Does smart working require a smart building? An interesting question, which was brought into focus by my visit to BT Tower in January. I was there to celebrate the achievements of a smart working initiative – the TW3 awards. As I stood in the high-speed lifts that...
by Chris | Feb 12, 2015 | Articles, Corporate Real Estate, FM futures, The Workplace Conversation, Workplace Strategy
After many months of deliberating and planning, The Workplace Conversation is off and running. Our dream is to engage with as many people as possible to make a difference. It’s not just to talk about workplace issues, but to generate real actions as to how to help us...
by Chris | Jan 31, 2015 | Articles, Beyond the Workplace, Smart Working, The Workplace Conversation, Workplace Strategy
GUEST BLOG BY CIARA O’CONNOR Like a lot of people my age, I’m engaged in a few different kinds of work. One of them is tutoring children at home – but sometimes it’s outside in the garden. Sometimes it’s writing on windows with markers or...
by Chris | Jan 24, 2015 | Articles, BBC Estate story, Creative Places, New Broadcasting House
I wonder why so many of us tend to focus on the negative aspects of an issue? It seems that our default position is that the glass is half empty? What would happen if we were to take a more holistic approach by weighing up both the negative and positive dimensions?...
by Chris | Jan 16, 2015 | Agile Working, Articles, Beyond the Workplace, Workplace Strategy
I wonder why we cram in so much ‘celebration’ at this time of the year, followed by reflecting on the past year and planning out the next one? With the 12th Night behind us, I’ve been mulling over these thoughts as I take down the Christmas tree and put the...
by Chris | Dec 18, 2014 | Agile Working, Articles, Beyond the Workplace, Corporate Real Estate, Workplace Strategy
For me, 2014 has been fast-moving, changing and challenging – especially in the last three months. Where has the year gone? Why did I not have time to reflect and post some blogs? As we approach the Christmas break, I’ve taken time out to stand back and think...
