Introduction

Workplace trends and the changes being made right now

If you’re a business who wants to elevate your workplace experience and realise your full potential our guide is here to help.

You’ll learn:

Why people should be central to your workplace strategy and how this can help you attract and retain the right talent

How you can better optimise your office space to facilitate collaborative working and demonstrate a clear ROI

What technology to put in place to maximise productivity and employee satisfaction, whilst also ensuring security and scalability

The top changes business leaders are making

Now

Investing in technology to improve hybrid working collaboration

Reconfiguring office spaces to encourage teamwork and engagement

Gathering and analysing insights on office usage to underpin decision-making

In future

Investing in state-of-the-art technology to attract top talent

Consolidating digital infrastructure and improving access to data

Acquiring technology to track carbon emissions

Against a backdrop of tough economic headwinds, businesses need to find new routes to growth. People being fulfilled at work is a core enabler to unlock productivity, as well as driving the creativity and innovation needed to find new markets and revenue opportunities.

Through our work with the Centre for Economic Research, we found that a 10% increase in worker fulfilment is associated with a 3% boost to productivity, equating to a potential output boost of €433.4 billion across Europe¹.

Whilst emerging technologies, up-to-date solutions and flexible physical spaces all play a necessary part of any workplace strategy, it’s clear that people need to be at the heart of any workplace transformation.

With Ricoh, we’ve delivered one of the most important, positive, and impactful transformations the business has experienced in the last 10 years. When one of our biggest customers commented about the new office ‘Fraikin has become a 21st century business overnight’ it captured exactly what we aimed to achieve.

Henry Horsfall
HR Director
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Enhancing workplace

Whilst flexible working has become widespread across the world, it hasn’t guaranteed that employees are fulfilled. In fact, many businesses have noticed a drop in employee engagement in recent years – only 31% of employees² say they are enthusiastic and energised by their work.

The underlying issue could be the workplace set-up. Whether it’s a lack of suitable meeting space, or difficulty collaborating with colleagues based elsewhere, there are a number of workplace frustrations that impact fulfilment and engagement.

²Gartner, Gartner HR Research Finds Only 31% of Employees Report They Are Engaged, Enthusiastic and Energized by Their Work

What’s the solution to revitalising employee engagement?

Creating a workplace experience that enables your people to succeed

As a leading provider of integrated digital services, we support our clients to create a workplace experience where everyone can succeed. It’s about all the elements that influence your work day. When employees don’t feel empowered with the tools and spaces to do their best work, they’re likely to become disengaged.

To put it simply, offering flexible working without any holistic thinking behind it doesn’t work. Businesses need to tune into what their people need and create a people-centric workplace strategy that is proactive, empathetic and keeps up with the latest technology advancements.

As a trusted digital partner in workplace experience, we support our clients to create a workplace experience where everyone can succeed.

Through our research, we discovered that when peoples’ needs are met through a great workplace experience, they’re less likely to search for a new job.

A 10% improvement in fulfilment³ can save employers up to €206.3 billion, driven by 5.2 million fewer job moves.

It’s essential that modern workplaces are underpinned by workplace strategies that put people first. When employees are empowered to work effectively from anywhere, collaborating seamlessly between their home and office, it allows them to deliver more for customers and become better connected to their colleagues – helping everyone succeed.

Edward Hamilton
Vice President Communication Services, Europe
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