FYI Managers: People Don’t Want To Work At

HomeANALYZING CUBE CULTURELisa Ross, VP of Human Resources at Ask.com

FYI Managers: People don’t want to work at home.

After much debate about employee productivity and creativity and working at the office versus working from home, Harris Interactive conducted the Office Workplace Productivity study to investigate the question on everyone’s mind:

Does working from an office lead to higher productivity?

What the study found may surprise you: Working from home is not as hotly-desired as suggested In-office perks like onsite haircuts and bowling alleys

may be counteractive to productivity Organizational culture should determine the approach

to the workplace design

FYI Managers: People don’t want to work at home.

It’s true – studies show people prefer working from an office, but the growing list of today’s unusual perks (onsite haircuts, slides and bowling alleys) do little to address the real plight of today’s office worker: an environment that optimizes efficiency.

How do you allow employees to avoid impromptu desk visits from co-workers (cited as the #1 office distraction) one moment, while simultaneously providing a shared collaboration space for the next?

How can you move past the limitations of common workplace configurations like cubicle and newsroom-like settings?

Lisa Ross, Vice President of Human Resources at Ask.com, addresses common questions and provides solutions around today’s “Cube Culture.”

PANEL TAKEAWAYS: How can you discover your employees’ unique workspace

requirements and implement tangible changes? Is working from home an option that your employees really

want? How do you take down cubicle walls without letting in the

noise? Does your office provide enough diversity when it comes to

workspace? How can you prevent digital communication from taking

over face time?

FYI Managers: People don’t want to work at home.