It started off with offshoring, which is transferring part of the company business to countries where costs are lower. The latest trend in work organisation is called homeshoring. What’s the difference? Functions are not relocated overseas, they get relocated…to workers’ homes. Home is where your work is Homeshoring is primarily an alternative form of outsourcing […]
Some people prefer to work alone. Some people are more productive in a team. Some people actually need a perfect balance of both. What category do you fall into? In today’s in-depth article, we analyse the pros and cons of the two extremes mentioned above. Group work: pros and cons Talent wins games, but teamwork […]
Every company is a community: with its spaces, roles and relations. In many cases, simply in terms of hours, the time we spend with colleagues in the office or remote working is actually greater than the time we spend with family and friends. Like a community, a company also functions well when people are working […]
Burnout, anxiety and stress at work, is now officially an “occupational phenomenon” but “not an illness”. This is as stated by the World Health Organization (WHO) which included ‘burnout‘ in the new version of the 11th International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11). In the document, the syndrome is included in the chapter of “factors influencing health […]
What happens to trust, social cohesion and sharing when people are virtual working, without being able to speak to each other directly? There have been plenty of studies on this subject and a collection has been put together by the Advanced Workplace Institute, to provide companies with some guidelines on how to best deal with the […]
The lockdown period has brought even those companies still deeply-rooted in the past up to speed with technology. Remote working, virtual meetings and digital tools have become part of daily life for most workers. What will this technological leap forward leave in its wake? Probably a more positive attitude towards agile working (note: smart working […]
During the COVID-19 crisis, the number of people remote working has reached its highest peak ever. During lockdown, all companies that were able to, set up remote working, with all the benefits and difficulties associated with it. Now they are facing an important choice for their future. Do they continue to give staff the opportunity […]
Whether out of virtue or necessity, freelancers know that money isn’t everything, and the top reason for people deciding to go it alone is not the prospect of high earnings. This is the finding of the latest report, “Freelancing in America”, the widest study conducted so far about the world of the self-employed. The prime […]
We’ve talked about remote working many times on the Landscapes pages. The world of work is becoming more and more dynamic and companies are already adapting or starting to adapt to the digital transformation. The first trimester of 2020 has seen a spike in smart working, even in the smallest firms, to cope with the […]
Can a pleasant aroma really help business? For those in the business of selling, it is no secret: what customer fails to react to the delightful smell of a bakery or grilled food? The most recent finding is that the right aroma can increase productivity and satisfaction in offices too. In 2018, the Journal of […]
