Workplaces across the globe are suffering through a zombie apocalypse. These zombies don’t have ghoulish features or torn clothing, they look just like you or me. You can recognize these real-life-zombies by their mindless march throughout the day. They fixate on reaching the end of the workday as though it was a feast of brains.
Telltale signs of these zombie workers include their consistent lack of motivation to go above and beyond their basic job role and a disinterest in innovation or new ideas. Most frightening of all, you can see in them the most quintessential zombie characteristic – their ability to infect others. Their lack of morale and active disengagement in workplace culture can spread across the workforce like a pandemic. In a recent global study by Deloitte, “culture and engagement” was rated the number one challenge affecting businesses in the world. The menace is real!
Traditional office environments are a breeding ground for this worker zombie epidemic. At Perkins+Will, we understand that work environments and workplace culture play a vital role in promoting and enhancing workplace engagement, banishing office zombies. The shift from traditional work environments to high-performance workplaces is the cure to this epidemic.