Companies can and should equip their teams to handle tasks flexibly, says Jesper Frederiksen, Vice President, EMEA, at e-signature provider Docusign. “A reed before the wind lives on, while mighty oaks do fall”. The roots of this quote can be… Read More ›

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Flexible firms report profit boost
Businesses are experiencing increased profits after implementing flexible working, according to a study by Vodafone. The mobile communications company surveyed 8,000 business professionals in 10 countries and found that 75% have introduced flexible working policies and use technology to allow… Read More ›
Flexible Boss Magazine: March 2016
Welcome to the latest edition of Flexible Boss. This quarter, we take a look at the use of sensors in the workplace. Many companies are now using them to monitor the effectiveness of their work spaces and enable the shift… Read More ›
Sensor sensitivity
The rise in the use of workplace sensors caused controversy in January, when staff at the Telegraph found them attached to their desks without warning. The outcry led to their rapid removal. But are sensors a sinister Big Brother development… Read More ›
Futurists predict office environment
Drone tea trays, ‘earth scrapers’ and robotic pets? Experts have been making predictions about how the world will look and function in the near and distant future, finds Heather Greig-Smith. Driverless car stackers, hologram receptionists, folding computers and robotic pets… Read More ›
Flexible Boss partners UC Expo
Flexible Boss will act as a media partner for this year’s UC EXPO – the unified communications and collaboration event. Taking place on 19-20 April at London’s Olympia, the free to attend event will be packed with technology and techniques… Read More ›
Why hot-desking backfires
Empowering employees is more important than saving space says PGi’s Mike O’Boyle. Despite predictions that the workforce will increasingly consist of flexible workers – teleworkers, freelancers, part-timers, etc. – we are actually witnessing an era where enterprise and major companies… Read More ›
Co-working boom offers more than desks
Successful co-working spaces are increasingly offering more than desk space. Speakers at London’s November Worktech conference said a sense of community, identity and access to business information & funding are among the benefits offered in flexible space. However they voiced… Read More ›
Bank offers flexible work pick ’n’ mix
ANZ Bank transformed staff engagement and productivity by implementing a ‘Playbox’ of different furniture and technology to match different ways of working. Speaking at the Worktech conference in London last month, Australia and New Zealand Bank Group’s head of workplace… Read More ›
Smart offices to ‘recognise’ workers
Buildings will need to recognise who is using them and connect workers through apps and social networks, workplace experts have said. Speaking at a November Worktech conference in London, workplace designers and managers debated the office implications of moving to… Read More ›