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The Future of Work: Workplace Experience Insights for 2023

Reading Time: 3 minutes In 2021 and 2022, the workplace underwent a series of transformational changes. In 2023, as new trends and changes start to emerge, industry leaders will need to stay on top of the latest developments in employee sentiment and workplace experience. By keeping up with the latest trend, you can understand where the future of work …

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Stronger Connections for Better Productivity: Top Employee Pain Points for 2023

Reading Time: 3 minutes Today, as the world grapples with economic uncertainty, a large number of high-performing companies are investing in technology to improve the workplace experience. A new JLL report, for example, finds that 94% of property teams will be looking to invest in workplace technology in 2023. Deloitte’s 2023 CRE Outlook survey supports this prediction, and even …

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4 High-Impact Predictions for the Future of Workplace Experience

Reading Time: 3 minutes The workplace has undergone a series of major changes in the past few years. Most of these changes began with the public health lockdowns at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to a sudden, dramatic increase in the frequency of remote work. When the lockdowns ended, the contentious “return to work” debate began. …

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In 2023, Make the Workplace Work for Everyone

Reading Time: 3 minutes Soon after the start of the pandemic, some analysts predicted that the sudden growth of remote work would eventually eliminate the need for in-person positions. But now, just a few years after March 2020, new data shows that remote work is actually becoming less and less common. According to the Washington Post, for example, only …

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Sarah Wright, Customer Success Manager

Reading Time: 6 minutes Sarah Wright Customer Success Manager, HqO As Customer Success Manager, Sarah provides continual support to HqO customers to ensure they have the tools and tactical strategy needed to achieve their workplace experience goals. Prior to joining HqO, Sarah worked in customer and client-facing roles within the financial technology industry. She’s been with the company for …

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Unpacking the Rise of Workplace Experience Technology

Reading Time: 2 minutes It might be hard for us to imagine now, but it’s important to remember that the daily commute was once a non-negotiable fact of life. In fact, most employees once made serious life choices—choices about where to live, for example—based on the length and quality of their workplace commutes. That’s because, in the past, the …

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Partnering with HqO: Achieving Better Workplace Experiences

Reading Time: 3 minutes Time and time again, our clients tell us that the HqO Workplace Experience Platform™ consistently achieves higher engagement rates than others. In addition to our easy-to-use app and diverse programming options, we have a tried and tested implementation, onboarding, and launch process so you can bring more tenant users onboard in less time — and …

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Observations: Finding a Workplace Experience Strategy to Fit Your Employees’ Needs

Reading Time: 6 minutes The Workplace. Who knew that the workplace—the location that used to bring us all together— would become the subject of so many divisive debates, specifically about how and where employees choose to work? Today, as the return-to-work conversations remain top-of-mind, it’s interesting to reminisce on the days where the workplace was considered to be the …

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Nick Whalen, Director of Engineering

Reading Time: 6 minutes Nick Whalen Director of Engineering at HqO As Director of Engineering, Nick leads HqO’s Platform Integration teams and the Delivery Management organization. Before joining the company, he was an Engineering Manager at Bitsight, a Boston-based startup. Along with his work experience, Nick has a Masters of Science in Computer Science from Northeastern University, and a …

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Why Landlords Should Use Workplace Events to Draw Back Tenants

Why Landlords Should Use Workplace Events to Draw Back Tenants

Reading Time: 2 minutes Since the onset of COVID-19, many employees don’t want to be in the office full-time. This means that the office space that is being retained by tenants is currently underutilized. In our State of Workplace Experience in 2022 report, we found that only 48% of landlords operate office buildings with more than 75% occupancy, and …

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Engineering Hybrid Work Success: Exploring New Data From Leesman, an HqO Company

Reading Time: 3 minutes Companies need access to reliable data on employee demands and preferences as they negotiate the shift to long-term hybrid work. To meet this need, HqO has partnered with Leesman, whose insights on worker sentiment have long been regarded as the industry standard. Below, find a few key insights from two of Leesman’s recent reports. Hybrid …

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Using Technology and the Office to Engage Hybrid Workers

Reading Time: 3 minutes Today, hybrid workplaces — that is: workplaces that blend remote and in-office work — are everywhere. HqO’s State of Workplace Experience report, for example, finds that nearly all (86%) of today’s top employers use a flexible or hybrid working model. But the ubiquity of hybrid work doesn’t mean that it’s working. In fact, as the …

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Diving into the Data with a Workplace Experience Platform

Diving into the Data with a Workplace Experience Platform

Reading Time: 3 minutes Almost every company uses data and analytics to improve their businesses. In the commercial real estate sector especially, detailed and accurate data on employee behavior and preferences can help business leaders tailor retention strategies, invest with confidence, and make smarter business decisions.  Since the arrival of COVID-19, the workplace has undergone an intense period of …

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