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Workplace Consultancy adds tangible business benefits
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Case Study: Redefining the Future of Work
Proud to share a walk through of ALEC’s newly renovated head office at Marina Plaza.
The brief was clear: create an environment that enables focus, improves collaboration, and reflects the scale and ambition of the business.
The result is a workplace built around their people, their culture, and the next phase of growth. This isn’t just a refurbishment. It’s a reset for how work happens inside ALEC.
Mission
Purposeful Workspaces: Transforming the Workplace Experience
Workplace Consultancy: Unlocking Potential for Lasting Change
Workplace Consultancy: Unlocking Potential for Lasting Change
At our core, we believe that work can and should be a source of fulfillment and inspiration. We envisage a world where every person feels empowered and engaged in their job, and where organizations are fueled by passion, purpose, and innovation.
Workplace Consultancy: Unlocking Potential for Lasting Change
Workplace Consultancy: Unlocking Potential for Lasting Change
Workplace Consultancy: Unlocking Potential for Lasting Change
We specialise in workplace consultancy and public speaking that transforms organizations from the inside out. By taking a holistic approach to business, we help our clients cultivate a culture of trust, collaboration, and excellence. Our proven methodologies, combined with our deep expertise in human behavior and motivation, enable us to unlock the full potential of individuals and teams alike.
Elevate Your Workplace: Join Us in Creating a Better Future
Workplace Consultancy: Unlocking Potential for Lasting Change
Elevate Your Workplace: Join Us in Creating a Better Future
Join us in creating a new standard of workplace excellence. Whether you're looking to revamp your company culture, improve employee engagement, or elevate your leadership skills, we have the tools and resources you need to succeed. Let's work together to build a brighter, more fulfilling future for all.
Discover your Optimal Strategy
About our Founder
The Gulf's Independent Workplace Consultant and Public Speaker
Oliver Baxter is a renowned independent workplace consultant and public speaker in the Gulf region. With over a decade of experience, he has established himself as a leading authority on workplace design and employee engagement in the built environment.
Baxter's career in the field began with his studies in Psychology at Sheffield Hallam University. After obtaining his Master’s degree, he worked for several years in the UK, helping businesses improve their employee experience. In 2015, he moved to the Gulf, where he quickly gained a reputation as an expert in his field.
As an independent consultant, Baxter has worked with a wide range of clients across various industries, including Finance, Tech, Media, Big Pharma, Healthcare, and Education. He has a proven track record of helping companies improve their organizational culture, enhance employee engagement, and boost productivity, through research infused interventions.
Baxter is also a highly sought-after public speaker, regularly delivering captivating keynotes and presentations at conferences and events across the World. He is known for his energetic, engaging, and informative presentations, which draw on his extensive experience and research in the field. He uses storytelling, humour, and real-world examples to engage and inspire my audiences the World over.
Overall, Oliver is an invaluable resource for any company looking to improve its organizational culture, employee engagement, and performance. His expertise, experience, and passion for his work make him one of the Gulf's most respected and sought-after workplace consultants and public speakers.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Customised Services: We work closely with your existing real estate teams and interior design firms to provide bespoke services that address your organisation’s unique challenges and opportunities.
- Data-Driven Insights: Using a mix of qualitative and quantitative methodologies to gather a rich understanding of the current work environment and employee needs.
- Strategic Support: Providing continuous support throughout the transformation process to ensure successful implementation and continuous improvement.
- Explore:
- Alignment Workshops & Visioning Sessions: We start by aligning with your organisation’s goals through workshops and visioning sessions to define clear workplace objectives.
- Engage Employees: Engaging employees through surveys, focus groups, and hybrid profiles to gather valuable insights on their work styles and preferences.
- Knowledge Sharing: We share knowledge and insights to ensure everyone is on the same page about the future workplace vision.
- Examine:
- Workplace Evaluation: Conducting thorough workplace surveys and focus groups to evaluate current space utilisation and determine the needs of different employee groups.
- Space Utilisation: Advising on and utilising electronic sensors and tools to gather accurate occupancy data.
- Change:
- Change Leadership & Employee Workshops: Facilitating workshops to manage and lead the change process, ensuring all employees are prepared for the transition.
- Post-Occupancy Evaluation: Conducting evaluations to measure the effectiveness of the new work environment and make necessary adjustments
- Enhanced Productivity and Innovation: By creating an agile and activity-based workplace, we help organisations achieve high performance and better employee engagement.
- Cost Savings: Our strategies have been shown to increase engagement by 7%, reduce furniture spend by 28% and attrition by 16%.
- Future-Ready Workplaces: We help organisations stay ahead of the curve by designing workplaces that meet the evolving needs of today's workforce.
Testimonials
Syahrozanna Tee - Energy/technology company
Syahrozanna Tee - Energy/technology company
Syahrozanna Tee - Energy/technology company
"Ollie is an excellent speaker and presenter. His presentations are always nothing less than theories with proven statistics, facts and figures, interlaced with good graphics. His ability to keep everyone interested throughout a whole day session is amazing. We will feel like we are losing out if we do not pay attention.
And Ollie is always up for a good debate and discussion. There was never a dull moment in all sessions we've had with him. Even when there are options of other 'Oliver's' in different locations, we've always request for Ollie."
Fatima Norat - BP
Syahrozanna Tee - Energy/technology company
Syahrozanna Tee - Energy/technology company
I highly recommend Oliver Baxter for his work in Workplace Strategy and Change Management.
He has a fantastic collaborative approach. His insights and recommendations, particularly on optimizing space utilization and preparing employees for the change, were always practical and forward-thinking, reflecting a deep understanding of workplace dynamics and design principles.
Oliver's contributions were truly significant to setting the foundation for the success of the BP Oman project.
He is an invaluable asset to any team, and I eagerly look forward to collaborating with him again in the future.
Ben Corrigan - Bluehaus
Syahrozanna Tee - Energy/technology company
Janet McAvinnie - Mastercard
"Oliver is a Workplace genius. At Bluehaus we have worked with Oliver in a number of ways and scenarios. In some cases sharing insight with our people and teams during workshops and CPD’s, and in some cases where we have partnered with Oliver and HM on specific projects. We enjoy Oliver’s infectious energy and ability to look at the workplace from many different perspectives encouraging us, our teams and clients to think differently and to open up debate and discussions around the future of workplace and where the industry is headed. Oliver has a unique way of presenting and always enjoy his events and talks."
Janet McAvinnie - Mastercard
Claire Dargue Standard Chartered Bank
Janet McAvinnie - Mastercard
"I've been working closely with Oliver on a number of industry events, and more recently he has worked with me on awareness of the future of the office for our wider regional Real Estate Team at Mastercard, I cannot praise Olivier enough on how he engages, informs and educates, during a forum. I would 100% recommend Oliver as a guest speaker or central host for your upcoming forum/event."
Claire Dargue Standard Chartered Bank
Claire Dargue Standard Chartered Bank
Claire Dargue Standard Chartered Bank
"Oliver knows what makes an organisation great from - what employees and employers want from their office and how to ensure that the buildings are designed in such a way, that it creates great positivity and collaboration."
Diane Thorsen - Gensler
Claire Dargue Standard Chartered Bank
Claire Dargue Standard Chartered Bank
"Oliver is an exceptionally engaging public speaker. His presentations influence and shape the design industry and provide fresh perspective on the major trends that are transforming our workplaces globally. His approach is fresh and lively, packed with great anecdotes, surprising paradoxes and a good sense of light humor. Oliver delivers valuable information as a keynote speaker in an inspiring and entertaining manner. Simply superb and a speaker I would recommend highly."
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