Former Member Il y a 12 années Good blog Richard - it certainly reflects my experience. How effective, or disruptive, hot desking is depends very much on the area of work concerned as well as on the working style of individuals. Just imposing it blindly simply to save money is asking for trouble. It works well in jobs where all filing, work areas etc are entirely electronic or where there is a clear business routine to follow (eg where the focus is in dealing with clients and processing their details/ requirements etc). It's not effective in more creative areas of work particularly where there are very tight deadlines to follow and/or several projects needing to be pursued at the same time (ie normal life for many of us). Tidying your desk, filing etc every night only to retrieve it all for the next day can then be just a further overhead in lost time and reduced efficiency. This 2002 article from The Economist also gives a useful perspective "Leave my desk alone: it works" http://www.economist.com/node/1489224 0 Répondre en tant que ... Annuler
Mohammed Islam Il y a 12 années Very productive - if you like spending time cleaning up filthy desks and adjusting the chair/equipment to suit you! 0 Répondre en tant que ... Annuler
Richard Overy Il y a 12 années Thanks Keith, great article. I think I'm somewhere in between piler and filer. The section discussing reporters/Police Officers using notepads instead of computers was also interesting, I suppose computerisation isn't always the perfect fit! Mohammed, judging by your comments it sounds as though hot desking might be challenging; I hope I'm going to be provided with a set of Marigolds! 0 Répondre en tant que ... Annuler