Employees Perform Better When They Can Control Their Space by Diane Hoskins
Employees Perform Better When They Can Control Their Space
As co-CEO of the design and architectural firm Gensler, I’ve spent my career designing workplaces and studying the link between design and business performance. Our firm’s four decades of collective experience and research indicate that an optimal physical environment can serve as a foundation for an effective workforce.
We wanted to take a deeper look at some of the more abstract aspects of workplace design that can impact employee performance. An emerging suite of literature and research—including our 2013Workplace Survey — clearly points to the power of choice and autonomy to drive not only employee happiness, but also motivation and performance. We found that knowledge workers whose companies allow them to help decide when, where, and how they work were more likely to be satisfied with their jobs, performed better, and viewed their company as more innovative than competitors that didn’t offer such choices.
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