Workplace Insight

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

A new report from Hassell, the 2024 Education Futures Survey , explores how hybrid working is reshaping the needs and expectations of Australian university staff. Around 44% of university staff indicated a preference for spending more time on campus, contrasting sharply with corporate office workers, who generally favour remote work.

Office Layout

Office Space

JUNE 8, 2023

Checks in visitors, packages, and food deliveries and instantly notifies employees. And, as Wasmund and Ketter explain, anyone involved in office design and planning for today’s hybrid workplace will need to be aware of (and hopefully follow) the following new best practices for workspace planning. Watch it here.

Planning

SnackNation

DECEMBER 19, 2016

As The New York Times reported , a UC Irvine study found that a typical office worker gets interrupted every 11 minutes – yet it takes an average of 25 minutes to return to the original task. Another consequence of open office layouts is the propensity for team members to interrupt each other to ask basic questions.

Multitasking

SnackNation

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

Meet with office admin team to develop weekly priorities and benchmarks. Run and export weekly payroll report. Coordinates schedules for office conference rooms. Guides office layout improvements. Creates and presents reports as requested . . Creates reports and presentations.

Office Management