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The Top Challenges for Employers and the Workforce in 2022 | HqO

The Top Challenges Impacting Employers and the Workforce in 2022

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Reading Time: < 1 minute To learn more about today’s workplace experience and emerging office trends, HqO partnered with leading research firm Verdantix to conduct exclusive interviews with executives from leading companies across the globe at the forefront of these initiatives. We published these findings in a new report, Office Insights 2022. Here is what every employer needs to know …

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5 Ways Workplace Analytics Are Transforming the Office | HqO

5 Ways Workplace Analytics Are Transforming the Office

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Reading Time: 3 minutes Companies are being more deliberate with their office strategies as they adapt to today’s hybrid workforce. Human Resources and Workplace Experience Managers are replacing hunches about what they think makes a great employee experience with workplace analytics tools that provide concrete data-driven insights.  “Employers can’t fix what they don’t understand.” That’s one of the most …

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Connecting Employees and Technology | HqO

Connecting Employees and Technology

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Reading Time: 3 minutes The tools and technology employees have at their disposal will shape much of what they experience in their work. Much like the consumer-grade technology many employees use in their personal lives, they want their workplace technology to be both powerful and user-friendly. Research from employee experience expert Applaud identified hyper-personalized employee experiences as a key …

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Using a Workplace Management Platform for Workplace Experience | HqO

How a Workplace Management Platform Creates an Ecosystem of Experiences

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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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Happy Office: The ROI of Employee Engagement | HqO

The ROI of Employee Engagement

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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” …

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How the Connected Workplace Boosts Employee Productivity

How the Connected Workplace Boosts Employee Productivity

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Reading Time: 3 minutes Workplace engagement and productivity are the top focus areas for business leaders in 2022. Regardless of where an employee physically works on any given day, employers now understand that they need to provide the hybrid workforce with the right tools to stay connected and create enjoyable workplace experiences. This connectivity is key to having employees …

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Workplace Experience: the Secret Behind High Performing Teams | HqO

Workplace Experience: the Secret Behind High Performing Teams

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Reading Time: 4 minutes It goes without saying that the workplaces we are experiencing today are very different from the workplaces of just a few years ago. In a relatively short period of time, we’ve witnessed the unparalleled impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. First, there was a massive shift towards remote work for many companies who were positioned to …

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How Employee Experience Platforms Enhance Office Flex Space | HqO

How Employee Experience Platforms Enhance Office Flex Space

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Reading Time: 3 minutes Flexible workspaces (also known as  flex spaces) are on the rise as the hybrid workforce expands. These workspaces are attractive to employers who need to scale up or down based on who comes into work — and for those looking for more  flexibility within lease terms. Flex workspaces are also attractive to employees who require …

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Driving Employee Productivity with Workplace Technology | HqO

Driving Productivity with Workplace Technology

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Reading Time: 3 minutes As companies around the world embrace hybrid models of working, which see employees splitting their time between home and the office, the concept of productivity is evolving. Organizations are no longer able to quantify such an abstract idea through physical presence alone, as many workplaces will — at least for the foreseeable future — be …

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Five Ideas for Employee Appreciation Day | HqO

Five Ideas for Employee Appreciation Day

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Reading Time: 3 minutes Showing employees they are appreciated is good for morale and for business. It’s especially relevant in 2022 as employers struggle to hire and retain staff amid the Great Resignation. Though reports show that a lack of appreciation is the number one reason employees quit their jobs, creating a culture of appreciation and recognition is relatively …

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Employee Experience and Enhancing the Office | HqO

Enhancing the Employee Experience with HqO

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Harvard researcher Jacob Morgan found that companies that invested heavily in their employees’ cultural, technological, and physical environments were four times more profitable and generated two times more revenue than the average company. Additionally, employee engagement strategies are necessary to retain talent, as well as cut down on hidden costs. A recent Gallup report reveals …

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How a Workplace Experience Platform Helped DMK Restaurants | HqO

How a Workplace Experience Platform Helped DMK Restaurants Build Lasting Relationships

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Reading Time: 3 minutes The COVID-19 pandemic had a profound impact on workplace environments and the commercial real estate (CRE) industry. It put HR departments at the forefront of hospitality-focused employee experiences, caused property teams to invest in internal communication strategies to keep tenants and employees involved, and merged physical workplaces with their digital workplace counterparts. Likewise, it also …

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Workplace Experience Technology and its Company-Wide Impact | HqO

Making a Company Impact with Workplace Experience Technology

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Reading Time: 4 minutes There are many decision-makers in your organization who may budget for workplace experience technology, but these modern tools go beyond meeting a dollar amount. It’s important to outline how workplace technology can make a company-wide impact to improve everyone’s overall experience. The right solution will enable each stakeholder to meet their goals, while rejuvenating workplace …

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Using Employee Engagement Software to Attract and Retain Talent | HqO

Using Employee Engagement Software to Attract and Retain Talent

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Reading Time: 3 minutes Today, there are more open positions than available workers, thanks to the Great Resignation. This talent shortage — driven by the mass quit rates at every level of the workforce — is projected to have a continued and significant impact on corporate growth and employee satisfaction into 2022. To address these challenges, employers need to …

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