Workspaces design

What makes for sustainable individual and organizational performance? Employees who are thriving--not just satisfied and productive but also engaged in...

A look at the research calls some popular assumptions into question.

A study found it increases the employee's well-being and productivity.

Three lessons to create an office people want to work in.

Today, most multinationals have a conspicuous social conscience. They publicize their internal codes of conduct, monitor labor conditions in their global supply chains, and require suppliers to meet basic labor practice standards. But despite efforts to be better global citizens, companies by themselves are unable to eliminate abuses in their supply chains. In fact, so […]

After a long stint in consulting, Jane Epstein has just become a manager at TechniCo. She's trying to get a fix on the various personalities and roles...

Few companies measure whether the design of their workspaces helps or hurts performance, but they should. The authors have collected data that capture...

While some women stand nose pressed against the glass ceiling, many working mothers never get near it. What stops them is the “maternal wall.” Where mothers are concerned, coworkers and bosses often perceive a trade-off between competence and warmth. That’s what I found when I reviewed the research on stereotyping in the workplace. Social psychology […]

Most of the green buildings constructed over the past decade in the United States have been white-collar workplaces such as office buildings and schools....

Six dimensions of workplace culture affect an office’s social dynamics.

Three research-backed strategies to raise awareness and support employees.

Don't forget about the influence that the physical workplace has on employee creativity.

Evaluate your space, or imagine a new one.

Creativity is a process that can be managed-but not controlled.

After a salesman jokingly asks a female colleague if her appearance is the reason for her inclusion in a leadership program, his friend, the only other...

The open office is the dominant form of workspace design for good reason: It fosters collaboration, promotes learning, and nurtures strong culture. But...

This article describes the benefits and challenges of alternative workplace programs. Today many organizations, including AT&T and IBM, are pioneering...

"It is almost impossible to progress through a career untouched by incivility," the author writes. Over the past 20 years she has polled thousands of...

Here's what it found about meetings, culture, workdays, and engagement.

Leaders can use this worksheet and accompanying questions to determine what kind of culture currently operates in their company.