Beyond the Desk
News from the World of Work
Hybrid Work
Trends redefining hybrid work.
Updated federal telework guidance from OPM says most federal employees should be “working full-time, in-person,” and that telework should be used “sparingly.” [...]
Many city workers have already been in the office full-time but hybrid work arrangements for some will be coming to an end. CTVâs Natalie van Rooy reports.Su [...]
Singapore flexible workspace demand rose 5% in 2025, driven by enterprise occupiers and hybrid work trends across APAC. [...]
Gen Z' expectations for compensation, flexibility, and culture are reshaping how employers attract, hire, and retain career talent. [...]
Workplace Designs
Workplace Design updates.
Careers News: “Now, what I want is, Facts.” The demand, delivered by Thomas Gradgrind in Charles Dickens' Hard Times, is not a plea for truth but a warning about me. [...]
How hybrid work adoption, corporate office expansion, and ergonomic design preferences are reshaping demand patterns and supplier strategies in the South Africa office furniture market. [...]
Many businesses try to force the return through mandates instead of initiatives. Read on the summary what companies do right and wrong. [...]
Human-Centric HR: Explore how sensory orientation affects employee behavior, engagement, and productivity in the workplace. Understand the importance of personalized work environments that cater to individual sensory needs for better [...]
Worklife Balance
Wellness at Work Insights.
Drexelâs EAP is now administered by Health Advocate. Drexel Wellness Consultant Monica Fauble explained the key features and benefits of the program. [...]
"American bosses act like 5pm is the end of the world." [...]
The weeks following the holidays often bring a familiar feeling: full inboxes, overlapping priorities, and a sudden return to urgency after a brief [...]
As a growing number of Australian employees choose to stay in roles they may no longer enjoy – a trend known as “job hugging” – organisations face increasing and often [...]
AI at the Workplace
Future of L&D Tech | How AI Is Transforming HR & Workplace Learning, Part 1|
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Mental Health at Work
Drexelâs EAP is now administered by Health Advocate. Drexel Wellness Consultant Monica Fauble explained the key features and benefits of the program. [...]
"American bosses act like 5pm is the end of the world." [...]
The weeks following the holidays often bring a familiar feeling: full inboxes, overlapping priorities, and a sudden return to urgency after a brief [...]
As a growing number of Australian employees choose to stay in roles they may no longer enjoy – a trend known as “job hugging” – organisations face increasing and often [...]
Future of Work
AI in HR & L&D Tech | The Future of Learning at Work, Part 2
Event Day- Unleashing Your Innovative Potential (A Workshop)
On August 14th, 2015 we were joined by Reena Dayal Yadav, Chevening scholar from Oxford University who is also the Chairperson of SNIA India and an innovation expert, having been part of a top Indian IT corporation for over 2 decades.…
Talk with your mouth, instead of with your keyboard
While there is much talk about remote working these days, office colleagues sitting centimeters away within the same space often let the keyboard do the talking, when it comes to co-workers. One can emphasize with them. After all, one has…
Coronavirus: Steps for Mental Well-being when working from home
Employers, employees, family, friends – these are really challenging times for everyone and it looks like we are going to have to change the way that we live and interact, till the end of the Coronavirus crisis. One thing for sure is that in this time of uncertainty, mental health, now at home or the office, must be a priority for everybody.
Sonny Singh: Redefining Contemporary Architecture and Living in India
In a thought-provoking interview, architect Sonny Singh shares his journey of leaving a successful career in the United States to settle down in Goa, India. Known for his innovative approach to architecture, Singh discusses his vision for creating a creative…
Academe urged: prepare for ‘post-digital era’
He said the future of jobs entails reconfiguration of work where humans and machines work together, but Palpallatoc said a good balance of hard and …
Delivering Design excellence and innovation- Architect Amit Aurora and Rahul Bansal
“Creativity is key to the design process”, believes Architect Amit Aurora who was recently enlisted among the Grandmasters of Design in 2016 (Society Interiors) and also chosen among the 10 most sought after workplace design professionals in the country (Commercial…
Architecture is mostly Common Sense – Laurie Baker
Laurence Wilfred “Laurie” Baker, born on 2 March 1917 , a British by birth was a practising Indian architect, renowned for his initiatives in cost-effective energy-efficient architecture and designs that maximized space, ventilation and light and maintained an uncluttered yet striking aesthetic sensibility. He…
Human Resources 2.0: How People Operations Is Powering Higher Productivity
However, the future of work is rapidly moving toward results-based work models, which are fueled by autonomy. Therefore, workers now supervise …
Never Nine, Where art meets function- Rajesh Sheth
”Our aim is to create a space that is balanced – beautiful and functional, contemporary and timeless, simple and clever, sensual and practical”, opines Rajesh Sheth who with a notion to introduce exceptional and fresh design to the residential and…
