Agile working is a way of working that suits both employer and employee needs by empowering people to work where, when and how they choose with a focus on meeting goals. It involves a cultural change where employers measure performance based on completed work, rather than focusing on how it’s done.
Often thought of as a “new way of working”, agile working allows employees to work when, where and how they like for their organisation, without confining them to more traditional, 9 to 5 working hours.
Agile working isn’t, contrary to some opinion, just letting your employees work from home when they need to – that’s flexible working.
Instead, agile working revolves around the idea that work is an activity, not a place. While flexible working offers deviation from the norm within exception, agile deviates from the norm completely. It requires a distinct change in mindset, company culture and environment.
As we’re all still “Out Of Office”, we’ve got another fabulous home-office edition of Desk of the Month, our monthly feature showcasing the workstations of successful businesspeople. This time it’s the legend Craig Sams, founder of Green & Blacks Chocolate, executive chairman of biochar company Carbon Gold, and former chairman of the Soil Association.
We’ve compiled our top 4 ergonomic tips for setting up a home office for remote work that’s built for the long haul – without compromising your health and wellbeing.
We’ve all heard the guidance on how to keep you and your staff in good health during pandemic, but are you looking after their mental health as well?
So, what can you do to help protect your staff’s mental health and well-being during this period?
Things have changed quite drastically since our last instalment of Desk of the Month, our monthly feature showcasing the workstations of successful businesspeople. As we’re all working from home for the foreseeable future, we’ve asked Norrie Johnston, Chairman and founder of Norrie Johnston Recruitment, to tell us a bit about his home office…