What is Workplace?

Organisations are the aggregate energy of people who come together for a purpose and to deliver a defined outcome. Where this effort is harnessed is the Workplace. The physical assets that make up the Workplace have traditionally been serviced by the Facilities Management (FM) team.
The confluence of market forces and the need to integrate people, place and productivity means that the Workplace is no longer non-core to the organisation. It has become mission-critical and central to your competitive advantage.

What does Workplacefundi do?
We engage with the Executive team, the Workplace team, Staff and all relevant Stakeholders to appraise the organisational approach to Workplace. The framework of this analysis is a proprietary system developed by Workplacefundi using a variety of tools. One such tool is based on the 6 ‘E’s from workplace strategist Neil Usher. ( See How))
These elements are the principles upon which all workplaces are built. Whilst these six elements are presented as separate and distinct, in reality, they rely on, and influence each other, both positively and negatively.
There are many factors that influence the engagement and productivity of employees, from the management and team structure around them to their daily commute and the type of work they do.
Organisations are starting to recognise that the physical working environment and the way employees experience this environment are also significant contributing factors.
There are two ways in which the experience of the workplace impacts upon a person’s engagement and productivity:
- At a functional level – does the workplace, its infrastructure and services supplied enable an employee to perform competently and consistently? Issues such as noise, poor lighting and temperamental IT can consume an employee’s energy and concentration, causing tasks to take longer, increasing mental fatigue and often reducing the quality of work being undertaken.
- At an emotional level – does the workplace experience make an employee feel good? The desire to create a positive environment for employees is a clear indication that an organisation is willing to invest in its people. A failure in this regard can have a significant negative impact on the employee’s perception of the organisation and its commitment to their health and wellbeing.