Open office designs have been catching on in recent years as organizations realize that implementing such a design can save on real estate overhead and help foster collaboration.
The resistance to these new office layouts has been well-documented, both by pundits in the media and within the client organizations Stegmeier Consulting Group advises each day. We believe that with an effective change management plan, even the most fiercely-resistant employees can thrive in a new work environment, regardless of how open or traditional it is. Nevertheless, the pervasiveness of this topic begs for more data on why (or why not) employees are reluctant to work in an open plan.