Transforming Work with Sophie Wade · 2025-11-07 · 42 min
Andrew Mawson, Founder and Managing Director of Advanced Workplace Associates, explores how organizations can enhance performance, especially by helping employees better manage their brain capacity. Andrew shares six evidence-based factors most impacting knowledge worker productivity. He discusses the neuroscience-researched factors affecting brain function and performance. Andrew offers actionable leadership guidance to reduce mental load, enhance employee well-being and resilience, and achieve sustainable results. TAKEAWAYS Chapter 1: Andrew's Early Career [01:18] Andrew studies applied statistics finding it useful, later describing reality through numbers. [01:59] Working in tech and defence, Andrew then joins Fujitsu and leads a program on intelligent buildings. [02:47] Intelligent building initiatives aim to increase computing adoption and data integration. [04:54] Advanced Workplace Associates is founded to bring a business- and people-focused lens to workplace strategy. Chapter 2: Six Key Factors of Knowledge Worker Productivity <span s
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