I kindly would like to ask you to read through this article I found on today´s version of The Entrepreneur.
http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/227422
Dealing with the future office installations and organization, I personally think all of us might deal with this in the future career.
I recently talked to my brother-in-law about a similar topic - he was delegated to come up with the office layout for a new subsidiary of a Russian bank in Vienna - and he explicitly mentioned his focus on some topics covered in the article.
What do you think about future´s workplace? What are your experiences on this topic during your PTS, was the office layout keen on sustainability and efficiency? And what do you think about the one-on-one meeting room approach of Mr. Bercy, the architect of Bercy Chen Studio.
Looking forward to your comment and highly appreciate your colaboration!
Michael
Thanks for the interesting article Michael :)
AntwortenLöschenIn the company where I worked during my internship, flexibility was very important. In the Event Planning industry, the number of current employees depends on the projects that are running at the moment. Therefore, the ideal office design for this company would have enabled the organization to adapt to new or leaving employees without any construction work. I think that in the future, more industries will have to adapt to the current demand of their product or service, and therefore hire contract workers during peak seasons. Because of this I believe that a highly flexible office design will be a future trend.
Moreover, transparency and an open design will be used. I think this can be aesthetic and impressive to potential clients who visit the office. At the same time I don‘t think that an open office structure is suited for every employee. From my personal experience I know that I can concentrate on my tasks better if I don‘t hear my colleague from the Sales department talking on the phone, telling stories about his weekend or great jokes.
Thanks Sonja for that interesting article!
AntwortenLöschenIn my opinion it is okay to embellish the CV a little bit, but it is always important to stick closer to the truth than to the lie. Of course, concerning personality, there you can always state that you are more flexible, a better team player and way more open-minded person than you actually are. Nevertheless, there are certain issues like language and computer skills, where it is actually way more important to state the truth. There might come the situation where you are invited to a job interview and then they suddenly start talking to you in the language you stated in the CV.
In conclusion, a small upgrade in the CV is okay, but in general it is more recommended to stick to the truth.
Regards
Tanja
I think your comment went to the wrong post :)
LöschenThank you for this article. I really enjoyed reading it an even though I completed my practical training semester in a rather "un-innovative" (if this word even really exists - probably not!) and rather conservative organisation, a bank without direct customer services, one or the other aspect that was pointed out in the article, for instance transparency including wide shared offices with glass walls and doors, reminded me of my own workplace during the last 7 months.
AntwortenLöschenMost people are probably convinced that open offices, shared work stations and "chill out areas" are solely adequate for young and innovative companies whose biggest assets are creativity and access to entirely new ideas. This argument might have a valid point, at least to a certain degree, since probably not every single organisation is really "destined" to exist in a transparent, collaborative or flexible environment. Just imagine your local bank being a huge open office, still with some areas walled off, but you can never ensure that you and your savings bank account manager are not overheard when discussing your financial situation.
Nevertheless, shared work stations and open offices can be a huge benefit for all employees. During my PTS I used to share the office with 8 other colleagues. Even though sometimes it was a little disturbing when a colleague was telling somebody on the phone how she spent her weekend whilst I wanted to concentrate on my work, the open office improved our collaboration, and consequently our results and deliverables considerably since information was flowing fast and efficient.
Moreover, as pointed out in the article, such "futuristic" office structures create an impression of hospitality and good corporate culture among employees. Not to mention the effect of a modern stat-of-the-art open office design to customers and clients! Additionally, it is definitely true that such innovative workplaces are highly appealing to the younger generation, thus us. Don't you think so?
However, this is one side of innovative, futuristic office design. The cosy open office where you feel comfortable, at home, happy. What about the other extreme? How do you feel about Mark Zuckerberg's very own interpretation of the future of the workspace: "Freeze and produce!"?
http://www.theguardian.com/technology/shortcuts/2013/mar/11/facebook-staff-chill-cold-offices
Thank you Michi for posting this article which is very important in the daily work life. The office design is not only essential for clients that come to the office, it should also be appealing to the employees. This year I had a summer job in an architectural office and it was designed in an impressive way that I was looking forward to the job every day. The design is, not only of course, decisive wether you like your job or not. I know, there exist other factors that play a role, like the relation to your colleagues etc but in order to work efficiantly a precondition is to have a work place which enables you to achieve the best outcome. Verena already mentioned that an open office struture is not very advantageous since it can harm your concentration. I had the same problem during my PTS. There were around 14 people in one big room - controlling, accounting, marketing, leasing,... especially the marketing ladies had a loud voice and were often on the phone...
AntwortenLöschenThat's a nice one! I kind of like the idea of seeing the office as an open environment, however I still think that people in higher positions should be able to close their office doors to think, talk to trading partner, and so on ... They probably deal with situations which are not open for every employee and I think it's still important to separate the role of CEO's etc. in the way of providing them bigger/closed offices.
AntwortenLöschenBut for all other employees open space and comfortable offices are for sure very important, and they can have the effect that employees, like Marlene, enjoy going to work, enjoy the working climate etc.