{"id":57275,"date":"2020-05-20T03:00:56","date_gmt":"2020-05-20T07:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=57275"},"modified":"2020-05-19T14:35:12","modified_gmt":"2020-05-19T18:35:12","slug":"bidding-farewell-to-the-dumbest-management-fad-of-all-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2020\/05\/20\/bidding-farewell-to-the-dumbest-management-fad-of-all-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Bidding farewell to “the dumbest management fad of all time”"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jessica Stillman<\/a> hails one positive likely outcome of the Wuhan Coronavirus epidemic … the end of the “open office plan”:<\/p>\n

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Example of an open plan office
Photo by VeronicaTherese via Wikimedia Commons.<\/p><\/div>\n

My Inc.com<\/em> colleague Geoffrey James memorably called open-plan offices “the dumbest management fad of all time.” And with good reason. Not only do many workers loathe the interruption-prone, privacy-free spaces, but science shows they don’t even achieve their stated aim of fostering greater collaboration. <\/p>\n

The current pandemic is a heart-breaking tragedy of epic proportions, but according to experts, it might at least have one small silver lining. Maybe, just maybe it will spell the end of the hated open-plan office. <\/p>\n

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All this means employers will need to find creative solutions to get work done even though far fewer people can safely fit in the same space. Continued work-from-home arrangements will certainly be part of the answer, but creative reconfiguring of your physical office is likely to be necessary too. <\/p>\n

That’s a headache for facilities managers and bosses, but better news for open-plan office haters. In a post-coronavirus world, you will almost certainly have more privacy at work. In trade for that personal space, however, expect to submit to measures like temperature checks, half-empty break rooms, and a whole lot of hand sanitizer. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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