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Stand Out from the Crowd with an Employee-Focused Workplace

by Claire Billeness-Ward

Apr 10, 2025

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Companies spend millions attracting top talent, but a great salary and benefits package is no longer enough. Today’s workforce expects seamless, friction-free environments that allow them to focus, collaborate, and thrive.The result? Workplace experience is becoming a strategic differentiator – not just for attracting and retaining talent, but for enabling productivity, engagement, and business success. 

The Workplace Experience Gap

Many companies are unknowingly driving frustration and inefficiency by overlooking the employee experience.

Outdated processes force employees to waste time on admin instead of value-added work, and disconnected workplace services create bottlenecks that slow down tasks that can be achieved. When combined with rigid in-office policies that undermine flexibility and engagement, employees have no incentive to travel in from home. 

The best companies are rethinking workplace services from the ground up.

Winning with a Connected Workplace

At SPS we’ve worked with global leaders who are transforming their workplaces into an advantage, not enforcing them as a requirement:

  • A top-ranked global employer integrated concierge and front-of-house services to deliver a seamless experience.
  • A multinational finance firm transitioned to a hybrid model with digital workplace solutions, ensuring employees could access resources anywhere.
  • A major law firm introduced a 24/7 central service desk, removing admin burden from its highest-value employees.

These organisations understand that a well-designed workplace experience drives engagement, productivity, and talent retention.

What Best-in-Class Workplace Experience looks like

The best workplace models are built on four key principles: 

  • Frictionless Operations – AI-powered automation, digital mail, and smart lockers that eliminate time-wasting tasks.
  • Hospitality-Led Service – Concierge-style support that enhances workplace interactions.
  • Hybrid-Enabled Infrastructure – Seamless digital and physical solutions that support flexible working.
  • Data-Driven Insights – Continuous monitoring and optimisation to enhance employee experience.

The future is Experience-driven

Workplace experience is no longer an afterthought—it’s a business-critical advantage. Companies that invest in seamless, high-performing workplace services will not only win the talent war but also unlock higher engagement, better productivity, and long-term business success.

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Claire Ward

Chief Innovation Officer, SPS

Claire joined SPS UKI as Head of Solution Design in 2021, now leading several functions including marketing, bid management and solution design. Before joining the UKI leadership team at SPS, Claire held several senior positions in start-ups, scale-ups, and large PLCs, including technology businesses, healthcare service providers, and international publishing. She specialises in creating value through transformational change and innovation, and she is passionate about promoting diversity and inclusion in the workplace – including sponsoring the SPS Women’s network.

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