Work Isn’t Working

“In this report, we focus on the implication for the design of human organisations. Billions of us, at various times in various countries, were required to work from home. Work was no longer defined as a place of work. It was defined by the activities we took individually and together to deliver for each other.

Two magic numbers emerged again and again in all our conversations. First, 90% of employees wanted to continue working in part from home. Second, there was a 60/40 split in their preference. They wanted to work two to three days per week from home and the remainder in the office.

Some organisations have embraced this change. Unilever, for example, with 150,000 employees, said that the idea of coming into the office five days a week now seemed very old-fashioned. Others, increasingly outliers, saw any changes as temporary and intended to require employees to return to offices as soon as that was possible.”

Ed Cowell, CEO of Landmark, reveals why we’re backing the new report:

“Planning productive workplaces is not as easy as it first seems. As this report suggests, successful businesses know their people switch between work modes many times over – from conversation, collaboration and exploration to concentration and contemplation. It is hard to create the right workplace for all of them. Landmark is working in partnership with experts, like the Corporate Culture Group, to reimagine serviced offices and deliver the most productive workspace for businesses.”

At Landmark, we believe every organisation has its own unique needs for its people. We will build partnerships with our customers to understand who they are and work with workplace psychologists to design the most productive workspaces for their business. From location, layout, furniture and lighting, every space combination is bespoke and should be designed to help people function at their best, all the time.