A few months ago, I made the transition from clinical medicine to workplace consulting, and safe to say, it’s been quite the journey. While there were certainly some culture shocks at first, I was surprised by how many common traits emerged between industries that, at first glance, seem worlds apart. 1. Listening to people In medicine, you learn how to take a medical history; how to ask the right questions to build a clear picture of the situation while developing trust and r

The pandemic didn’t just disrupt where we work, it has rewritten the unspoken social contract between employers and employees. For decades, the social contract of work was relatively stable: employees came to the office, worked the allotted hours and in return received pay, progression and a sense of belonging. The office wasn’t just a building, it was the symbolic corporate centre of loyalty, culture and career growth. That contract has been shredded. Working from home durin

If you’ve ever wondered how organisations figure out how much office space they actually need, the answer usually starts with a space budget. A space budget is an indicative space-planning tool. In plain English, it’s a simple way to work out how much space an organisation needs - and what that space should be made up of - before you start designing, signing leases or spending any money o n a fit-out. It’s the bridge between a strategic vision (“We want to work flexibly and c