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How to foster a sense of belonging within a mobile workforce

Keti Malkoski — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:21:01 +0000

‘A sense of belonging’ is the feeling of being included, accepted and connected to a community. By promoting this positive ‘feeling,’ companies can improve effectiveness: Employees that feel that they belong are more satisfied and motivated to perform better. For any company looking to promote a united and engaged workplace culture, finding ways to foster feelings of belongingness within their employees and teams is fundamental. As flexible workplaces grow in popularity, employers must ask themselves how to continue promoting a sense [...]

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Changing Gears: Understanding the drivers and objectives of workplace change

Keti Malkoski — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 03:19:11 +0000

Anyone who has worked in an office environment for the last decade can attest to the noticeable difference in the workplace of today versus five or ten years ago – changes in how the workplace looks, feels, and how it operates. And with a robust set of micro and macro forces changing what we do and how we do it, transformations to the physical workplace have only just begun. Developments in external and internal business environments are continuously driving physical [...]

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Working theories

Climate — Fri, 17 May 2013 06:48:50 +0000

WHEN Yahoo! chief executive Marissa Mayer announced the company’s recent ban on staff working from home in regular hours, she was attacked by business leaders, human resources experts, academics, environmentalists and feminists. Yet the heated argument that followed has highlighted a management issue well worth scrutinising: What working conditions deliver the most productivity? Is there only so far the seemingly inexorable trend towards “flexibility” can go before staff diffusion begins to damage a company’s internal coherence? Is the now widespread [...]

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The power of a deconstructed office

Climate — Fri, 17 May 2013 06:44:51 +0000

Progressive organisations are beginning to treat the workspace as an active tool rather than a passive backdrop, according to Keti Malkoski, workplace research psychologist with Schiavello. This focus may lead to a decision to shift to a different work environment, such as ‘hot desking’ or ‘activity-based working’ (ABW). The former is focused on the desk: employees are no longer allocated their own, but several employees will use the work station at different times. ABW environments, on the other hand, divide [...]

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Overcoming Resistance to Workplace Change with Employee Participation

Keti Malkoski — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 00:30:11 +0000

It’s no secret that most people are adverse to change. When it comes to workplace change, this adversity is especially important to manage, as the impact on people can have a direct impact on business. The ultimate objective of a workplace change management program is to ensure that the relevant change is embedded into the organisation and continuously improves employee and business outcomes. To achieve this, structured change management programs need to actively manage resistance to change and promote employee [...]

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Building Trust: The First Step to a Successful Flexible Workplace

Keti Malkoski — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 22:00:42 +0000

As many organisations look at redesigning their workplaces and shifting into flexible working approaches like activity-based working and teleworking, a structured change management program can have a big impact on how well employees and teams embrace such changes. Flexible workplaces are often positioned as promoting positive employee and business outcomes such as collaboration and trust behaviours and attitudes. Indeed, trust in organisational cultures and team relationships are imperative to the success of many business processes, procedures and even flexible [...]

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Practical Work-From-Home Policies That Actually Work

Climate — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 06:16:17 +0000

The dust is beginning to settle around Marissa Mayer’s infamous Yahoo lockdown. Now it’s time to begin putting together a comprehensive strategy that works for your company. Now that the dust has settled a bit about Marissa Meyer’s controversial “no working from home” policy at Yahoo, I thought I’d weigh in. Many companies provide work-from-home options. Employees love it. But many managers struggle with it. They ask me about this all the time–How do you optimize motivation AND productivity? [...]

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Are your employees ready for workplace change?

Keti Malkoski — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 22:00:19 +0000

Over the next few weeks, WorkClimate will be exploring the topic of change management, and how it relates to the physical workplace. Join Schiavello Workplace Research Psychologist Keti Malkoski as she looks at change management as a tool for maximising the value of the workplace by encouraging the greatest contribution from the people who work there. Organisations today need to frequently change and even transform in order to survive. For organisational change, such as workplace change, to be successful, the [...]

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Why Passing on the Remote Is Good for Yahoo!

Climate — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 04:32:37 +0000

With the hullabaloo surrounding Yahoo’s leaked memo summoning all remote workers back to the office, it’s clear that the subject of mobility, as we design professionals call it, has touched a modern workplace nerve. We all like to think that we can work anywhere at any time. Tablets, smart phones, and The Cloud have delivered the promise of freedom from being tethered to any specific location. Work isn’t a place, after all. It’s a thing you do wherever and whenever [...]

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Is your office doing your head in?

Climate — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 05:46:47 +0000

Leading Company’s Kath Walters speaks with Schiavello’s Keti Malkoski about what every leader should know about the impact of their work environment on their people. Leading Company By Kath Walters February 18, 2013 Read the full article

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