The return to the office - Insights

The shared internal experiences and daily exposure to company values and behaviours reinforce corporate culture and identity. Over the past 12 months, companies have been dismantled and their most valuable asset distributed across the UK. As one insights respondent described it, “it’s as if the arms, legs and head of an organism have been all over the place.”

On March 29, the Stay at Home order will end. Although the Government states that people ‘should continue to work from home where possible,’ businesses will start to encourage people back to the office. How this will be received and how employee expectations are managed alongside business requirements will determine whether the transition is successful.

This Return to the Office report provides insight into the challenges business leaders have faced in maintaining their corporate culture over the past 12 months, the impact the lockdown has made on their teams, and how they are preparing for a return to the office.

Insights include the channels through which senior leaders have communicated with their employees to keep them informed, motivated and engaged and how this communication has initiated and or influenced return-to-work strategies for businesses.

Download the report to find a full overview of insights from the businesses leaders across the built environment who contributed to the report.