New Zealand has long been a testing ground for international companies. Our workforce is seen as agile and early adopters of technology.
That’s partly why multinational software solutions company Bravura chose its Level 3 B:HIVE team to pilot a new way of working.
ASX-listed Bravura, which has a market capitalisation of around A$389 million, employs around 1,500 people in 17 offices across Australia, New Zealand, United Kingdom, Europe, Africa, and India.
Another part of the pilot decision was the attitude of the team led by NZ country manager Kylie Bryant. After the challenges around COVID and remote working, her people were up to conversations about how to make working together better.
Bravura partnered with New Zealand hybrid working specialists Anywhere Culture for the pilot. Together with Bravura’s Eilis Devlin, learning experience and culture partner, and Elissa Fletcher, acting chief people officer, Anywhere Culture led a co-design that put employees at its heart.
Kylie says with the physical office move from a traditional office to the B:HIVE, it was an opportunity to think differently not only about where, but how the team worked.
“Through the Anywhere Culture project the team adopted new mindsets, tools, norms and habits that were fit for a hybrid world,” she says. “These mindsets focused on community, empowerment, growth, and wellbeing.
“Through our conversations around empowerment, we watched employees start to think differently about the opportunities brought by hotdesking – including the ability to choose a focus or collaborative zone dependent on the type of work, and to form new connections with colleagues they don’t usually work alongside.
“With on-site yoga, weekly socials and networking events, the B:HIVE embodies our mindsets and provides endless opportunities to connect to community, prioritise wellbeing and experiment with new ways of working.”
Kylie says one thing that stood out was rituals matter: “It was crucial that we maintained the ‘moments that matter’ to make the B:HIVE feel like home, and no culture revolution was going to get in the way of Biscuit Wednesdays!”
Kylie will be talking about the Anywhere Culture pilot to interested B:HIVE residents later this month. Contact events@bhive.co.nz for more information!