Reading Time: 4 minutes“The latest quarterly survey of more than 10,000 knowledge workers released […] by Future Forum found that only about one in three globally are actually working full-time in the office,” writes Jena McGregor in a recent Forbes article. “But only about one in five actually want to work at the office full-time — the lowest …
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Reading Time: 3 minutesDoes anyone really know what the term “new normal” means? For the past few years, we’ve heard many different terminologies to describe the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic — and specifically, its impact on the workplace and commercial real estate (CRE) industry. No phrase, however, is as prevalent as the “new normal,”with employers and property …
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe future of work has changed dramatically in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, with hybrid work becoming increasingly common across the corporate world. HqO’s State of Workplace Experience report shows, for example, that a large majority of employers and commercial real estate (CRE) companies expect that their employees and tenants will remain in a …
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe concept of ‘work’ has continued to evolve the more we navigate a post-pandemic world: recent data by Leesman, an HqO company, reveals that 60% of employees currently work in a hybrid way. Similarly, 37% of employees are likely to use the physical workplace for less than one day per week. This evolution begs a …
Reading Time: 2 minutesIt’s almost impossible to avoid: the future of work is all about agility. The hybrid workplace model has taken center stage in the past few years, and now that remote work is both plausible and acceptable, we may never go back. Asana’s Anatomy of Work Global Index 2022 covers this change, explaining that “work-life balance, …
Reading Time: 3 minutes“Companies should put tenant and end-user preferences at the center of every business decision,” writes Surabhi Kejriwal of Deloitte. Improving and unifying the workplace experience across a company’s real estate portfolio is a top priority for landlords and property teams. To do so, they are adopting intuitive property technology (proptech) — or more specifically, workplace …
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Reading Time: 3 minutes“To win in the marketplace you must first win in the workplace.” Perhaps Doug Conant, former CEO of Campbell’s Soup, could predict the future. Conant shared these insights far before the COVID-19 pandemic came into being — and yet they ring true now more than ever before. But what exactly did he mean by “winning” …
Reading Time: 3 minutesIn today’s day and age, employers need to define employee productivity through value — meaning that the more companies invest in their people and spaces, the more productive their business will be. That being said, how do you go about measuring this new approach to productivity? Can technology help? The answer, in short, is yes. …
Reading Time: 5 minutesThe Great Resignation is unsettling, but fundamentally only by name. It poses a significant threat to organizations that make no attempt to adapt to the rapidly evolving professional environment. Adaptation, however, requires change. When looking at how, when, why, and where to make these changes, we must look at what or who is demanding them. …
Reading Time: 6 minutesWhen you step outside of your front door, you’re probably experiencing a very different world today than you did just a few years ago. People are more health-conscious than ever, and if you work in a corporate setting, you may not even need to leave the house to make a living. In fact, a recent …
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