Re-imagining work @ 10 Downing Street

The DNA of Work

English - August 16, 2022 07:00 - 29 minutes - 20.3 MB - ★★★★★ - 1 rating
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There's been so much talk over the last 2 years about how we are working - in offices, remotely, hybrid. At the same time, in the UK we've been treated to lots of adverse publicity about the workings of the Prime Minister's office, 10 Downing Street.

Is this office still fit for purpose? Is the West Wing any better? How would we go about redesigning the working experience for the incoming Prime Minister?

Here's a quick overview of the discussion points in this episode:

The 'workplace' issues at 10 Downing Street & parallels in the US (2:18)Re-designing the Prime Minister's office (16:14)Thinking differently (23:24)Andrew's suggestions to the Prime Ministerial candidates (25:53)

Mentions:

AWA's research on knowledge worker productivity - the 6 factors that really make a differenceDavid Rock, author of the SCARF model, Neuroleadership Institute"The Economist Asks: Can we learn to disagree better?" - Economist Podcast, featuring organisational psychologist Adam Grant

AWA Host: Karen Plum

Guests:

Andrew Mawson – Founder & Managing Director, AWALisa Whited - Senior Associate, AWA

AWA Guest details

CONTACTS & WEBSITE details:

Advanced Workplace Associates contact: Andrew Mawson

Advanced Workplace Institute contact: Brad Taylor

Music: courtesy of bensounds.com

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