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Top Employee Pain Points in 2026: What’s Driving the Great Rethink

Reading Time: 3 minutesThe workforce is at a tipping point. According to Gallup’s Employee Retention and Attraction Indicator…

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Why Natural Light Beats Every Other Amenity (And How to Maximize It Without Rebuilding)

Reading Time: 3 minutesThe amenity arms race is expensive. Climbing walls. Meditation pods. Coffee bars with imported beans.

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Programming to the Person: Experience Data is Key

Reading Time: 2 minutesUsing Experience Data to Tailor Tenant Offerings & Activation The old real estate playbook said: “If you build…

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Bridging the Home–Office Divide: How Offices Must Compete with the Comforts of Home

Reading Time: 1 minuteWhen independent workplace assessors, Leesman, surveyed hundreds of thousands of employees, one finding stood out: many believe their…

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The Value of Variety: Why Workplace Seating & Spatial Choice Boost Tenant Experience

Reading Time: 2 minutesFor decades, office design and workplace seating strategies have been driven by extremes—assigned desks for everyone, or total…

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Acoustic Interventions: Reducing Workplace Noise

Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Hidden Cost of Office Noise If you’ve ever tried to focus while someone nearby argues with a…

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Commute ROI: Designing Office Experiences That Justify the Journey

Reading Time: 3 minutesWhy the “Transactional Landlord” Model Is Obsolete in Modern Commercial Real Estate For decades, the commute’s been the…

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How Asset Managers Can Boost Tenant Retention with REX: Real-Time Insights & Unified User Profiles

Reading Time: 2 minutesA Closer Look at HqO REX for Asset Managers For asset managers in commercial real estate, long-term success…

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Lighten Up, Literally

Reading Time: 2 minutesYour tenants care more about sunlight than snacks. And the data backs it up. Picture this: You’ve nailed…

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Top Employee Pain Points in 2024: The Challenges of Today’s Workforce

Reading Time: 3 minutesWhile a staggering 95% of US workers are considering a job change in 2024, as reported by Monster, the…

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Beyond Aesthetics: The Strategic Value of Art in CRE Properties

Reading Time: 2 minutesIn today’s competitive market, property owners are increasingly incorporating art installations as strategic tools to enhance the tenant…

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Return-to-Office Mandates: How They Soar & Stumble

Reading Time: 2 minutesIt’s been nearly four years since the pandemic first hit the world, and as a result, the “workplace”…

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HqO Integrates SwiftConnect Into the HqO Workplace Experience Platform

Reading Time: 2 minutesHqO and SwiftConnect have partnered to build the future of workplace access that keeps tenants and employees engaged…

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The War for Tech Talent Isn’t Over. Here’s How To Win It in 2023

Reading Time: 4 minutesA recent wave of high-profile layoffs has led some industry pundits to conclude that the war for tech…

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The Future of Work: Workplace Experience Insights for 2023

Reading Time: 3 minutesIn 2021 and 2022, the workplace underwent a series of transformational changes. In 2023, as new trends and…

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HqO Publishes Industry Research in Office Insights 2022 Report | HqO
Companies with 1.6T in Combined Revenue Speak to Hybrid Work Disconnect in HqO Survey

Reading Time: 3 minutesNearly 90% of employers surveyed have implemented some type of…

5 Ways Workplace Analytics Are Transforming the Office | HqO
5 Ways Workplace Analytics Are Transforming the Office

Reading Time: 3 minutesCompanies are being more deliberate with their office strategies as…

Measuring Productivity in the Workplace | HqO
Measuring Productivity in the Workplace

Reading Time: 3 minutesIn today’s day and age, employers need to define employee…

How the Connected Workplace Boosts Employee Productivity
How the Connected Workplace Boosts Employee Productivity

Reading Time: 3 minutesWorkplace engagement and productivity are the top focus areas for…

Employee Productivity and the Workplace | HqO
Employee Productivity and the Workplace

Reading Time: 3 minutes“Employee productivity is always a priority,” reads an April 2021…

How Employee Experience Platforms Enhance Office Flex Space | HqO
How Employee Experience Platforms Enhance Office Flex Space

Reading Time: 3 minutesFlexible workspaces (also known as  flex spaces) are on the…

Five Ideas for Employee Appreciation Day | HqO
Five Ideas for Employee Appreciation Day

Reading Time: 3 minutesShowing employees they are appreciated is good for morale and…

Employee Experience and Enhancing the Office | HqO
Enhancing the Employee Experience with HqO

Reading Time: 2 minutesHarvard researcher Jacob Morgan found that companies that invested heavily…

Workplace Experience Technology and its Company-Wide Impact | HqO
Making a Company Impact with Workplace Experience Technology

Reading Time: 4 minutesThere are many decision-makers in your organization who may budget…

Using Employee Engagement Software to Attract and Retain Talent | HqO
Using Employee Engagement Software to Attract and Retain Talent

Reading Time: 3 minutesToday, there are more open positions than available workers, thanks…

Employee Experience: Why Employers Should Invest | HqO
Why You Should Invest in Employee Experience

Reading Time: 2 minutesThe workplace — namely, employee experience — has changed significantly…

Meeting Employee Demands in the Workplace | HqO
Meeting Employee Demands in the Workplace

Reading Time: 5 minutesThe Great Resignation is unsettling, but fundamentally only by name….

The Hybrid Workplace and HR | HqO
HR and the Hybrid Workplace

Reading Time: 3 minutesAcross the country, more and more commercial real estate owners…

The Great Resignation and the Workplace | HqO
The Workplace and the Great Resignation

Reading Time: 3 minutesIn early 2021, employees around the world began to voluntarily…

How to Hire a Workplace Experience Manager | HqO
How to Hire a Workplace Experience Manager

Reading Time: 3 minutesLooking to hire a Workplace Experience Manager? You’re in the…