{"id":2421,"date":"2016-10-04T09:21:13","date_gmt":"2016-10-04T16:21:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.officefinder.com\/officeblog\/?p=2421"},"modified":"2016-10-03T12:26:42","modified_gmt":"2016-10-03T19:26:42","slug":"create-an-agile-workplace-that-functions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.officefinder.com\/officeblog\/create-an-agile-workplace-that-functions\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Create an Agile Workplace that Really Functions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-719\" title=\"Photo Credit: &lt;a href=&quot;http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/17258892@N05\/2588347668\/&quot;&gt;ralphbijker&lt;\/a&gt; via &lt;a href=&quot;http:\/\/compfight.com&quot;&gt;Compfight&lt;\/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/2.0\/&quot;&gt;cc&lt;\/a&gt; \" src=\"https:\/\/www.officefinder.com\/officeblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/2588347668_a1006846fa_m.jpg\" alt=\"Agile workplace that works\" width=\"185\" height=\"144\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.officefinder.com\/officeblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/2588347668_a1006846fa_m.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.officefinder.com\/officeblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/2588347668_a1006846fa_m-160x125.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 185px) 100vw, 185px\" \/>To say that there is a backlash against the open office space, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.officefinder.com\/officeblog\/category\/workplace-strategies\/agile-workplace-workplace-strategies\/\">agile workplace<\/a> setup, is putting it mildly. Disgruntled employees have been venting for years about noise, constant \u201cvisits\u201d from co-workers, and interruptions.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Has the embrace of the agile workplace been little more than the professional version of the 1960s hippie movement? <\/em><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Actually, it is possible to make the concept work. Here are some suggestions on how to do it:<br \/>\n<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>See the workplace through the eyes of an employee.<\/strong> To you, the absence of walls is the hallmark of an open office environment. To your employees, it is a large space that carries the din of countless conversations. Unless you understand what your employees need to do their jobs efficiently, the concept does not work for them.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Equip your workforce for agility.<\/strong> The idea behind agility is the notion that the worker can perform the needed tasks from anywhere in the office or outside of it. This goal requires a streamlined hardware and software setup for all employees. You are not truly agile if the WiFi stops working in the rear third of the office.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Empower your workers to make decisions.<\/strong> If workers have to check with supervisors or managers whenever reaching a decision point, you maintain the old work environment minus a few walls. Instead, empower your employees to make decisions, which allows them to collaborate without having to interrupt the flow of productivity for approval seeking.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Set clear objectives.<\/strong> Agility thrives on group settings that allow for immediate work production. Management staff must provide clear parameters and goals that teams will meet on pre-defined dates. By empowering employees and doing away with the old structure for a more agile setup, a larger group of workers now shares responsibility <em>and<\/em> accountability.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If your current office setup just does not support the agile workplace you envision, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.officefinder.com\/office_space_search\/\">contact us<\/a> to find a setting that is far more useful for your goals.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To say that there is a backlash against the open office space, and the agile workplace setup, is putting it mildly. Disgruntled employees have been venting for years about noise, constant \u201cvisits\u201d from co-workers, and interruptions. Has the embrace of the agile workplace been little more than the professional version of the 1960s hippie movement?\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.officefinder.com\/officeblog\/create-an-agile-workplace-that-functions\/\">Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[13,10,56],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2421","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-agile-workplace-workplace-strategies","category-office-space","category-workplace-strategies"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.3 (Yoast SEO v27.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\r\n<title>How to Create an Agile Workplace that Really Functions<\/title>\r\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"There is a backlash against the open office space, and the agile workplace. 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