Today’s financial institutions are grappling with sporadically closed branches, limited main office hours, and employees reluctant to spend time away from their newly minted ‘home offices’. Recent studies reveal that 26% of workers who were in the office will remain remote after COVID.
To retool existing as well as planned branches, main offices, and operation centers, financial institutions are asking Consultants & Builders, Inc. (CBI) to think outside traditional architectural trappings to keep current employee talent and provide a Post COVID experience. We continue to develop spaces that give workers a reason to want to leave their homes:
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- Instead of one headquarters there is a growing trend to move towards “Corporate Hubs” (smaller upgraded spaces in areas the talent can get to easily and want to be there).
- Give the talent “Access” to things they would not have at home:
- Better virtual meeting spaces (sans family member interruptions)
- Gym space
- Nursing rooms and quiet spaces
- Outdoor eating space for social distancing
- Touchless water fountains, bathroom accessories, and faucets
- Flex offices that can be cleaned and maintained easily for employees to visit weekly versus daily when onsite meetings are a must.
- Microbranches – Standalone and in retail malls enabling fewer employees to serve the needs of customers/members.
- Interactive Teller machines (ITM) versus ATMs and/or teller positions. CBI has adaptively reused office and branch space for ITM remote workers to cover branches and client needs over a vast multi-location service area.
- CBI is also adept at converting existing unused space into separate leasable space more ideally optimized in a new configuration.
Create spaces that enable your employees to feel secure while remaining connected, innovative, and part of a fun work culture.
