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Hospitality Experiences in CRE: Is Technology the Key? | HqO

Is Technology the Key Behind Hospitality Experiences in the Workplace?

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Reading Time: 4 minutes The commercial real estate world is collectively progressing, thanks in part to the continued integration of technology at all levels of the industry and across all property types. While the real estate sector is not known as an early adopter when it comes to digital transformation, the industry has an opportunity to draw upon lessons …

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Employee Experience: Why Employers Should Invest | HqO

Why You Should Invest in Employee Experience

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Reading Time: 3 minutes The workplace — namely, employee experience — has changed significantly in the last few years.  According to Accenture’s Future of Work study, 83% of workers now prefer a flexible, hybrid work model over being full-time in the office or full-time remote. Additionally, a Workhuman study reveals that increased workplace flexibility and a better work-life balance …

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The New Workplace App: Fostering Meaningful Engagement | HqO

The New Workplace App: Fostering Meaningful Engagement

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Reading Time: 3 minutes Workplace technology has changed. Over the last few years, industry-leading commercial real estate (CRE) teams began moving away from disparate communication and work order management tools and began adopting all-in-one experience platforms. COVID-19 accelerated this transition. As businesses reimagined workspaces, CRE leaders needed to act swiftly to retain and attract tenants. Today, platforms that offer …

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Employee Well-Being, Technology, and the Modern Workplace | HqO

Doing Right: How Tech-Enabled Workplaces can Improve Employee Well-being

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Reading Time: 3 minutes  According to The Starr Conspiracy’s recent report, Workplace Well-being: The New Reality, the estimated 2021 market for workplace well-being technology was worth $16.3 billion. This estimate came hot on the heels of a more-than-500% – in total, a staggering $1.8 billion – increase in investment in employee well-being in 2019-2020. Initially, these numbers might seem …

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Meeting Employee Demands in the Workplace | HqO

Meeting Employee Demands in the Workplace

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Reading Time: 5 minutes The 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. …

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The Hybrid Workplace and HR | HqO

HR and the Hybrid Workplace

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Reading Time: 3 minutes Across the country, more and more commercial real estate owners and operators are being tasked with creating meaningful work environments that support the needs of modern tenants. This shift is primarily due to the large number of full-time workers that are seeking a hybrid workplace experience for better work-life balance, a more supportive company culture, …

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Workplace Data and the Tenant Experience | HqO

Data and the New Workplace Experience

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Reading Time: 2 minutes In a world powered by technology, workplaces that invest in data and analytics tools will take the lead. After all, it’s one thing to provide engaging and unique offerings for the workforce, but another to ensure that the investments made are the right investments. With property teams relying on meaningful and real-time insights — including …

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What is Workplace Experience? | HqO

The Office Evolution: What is Workplace Experience?

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Reading Time: 3 minutes We’re back in the office, but things have changed. How can you give your employees what they need, want, and expect? How can you create a truly “happy” office? The click of fingers against keyboards. The smell of fresh coffee. Voices – whispers, laughs, shouts – from meeting rooms, cubicles, canteens. For more than a …

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Office Matters: The Importance of Employee Experience

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Today, employers expect their office space to provide a positive employee experience that is flexible and technology-enabled. These changing expectations speak to a simple truth: a company’s work environment greatly affects the quality of talent they are able to attract.  In the search for top talent, human resources teams are eager to provide an office …

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Analyzing Office Usage in a Post-COVID Workplace | HqO

Patterns, Predictability, and People: Analyzing Office Usage in a Post-COVID Workplace

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Employee office usage patterns haven’t disappeared, but they have changed. What can they tell us? In a recent “Mann Report” article, Thijs van der Burgt, HqO’s Managing Director of Global Corporate Solutions, wrote about the patterns and predictability of employee office usage. “Pre-pandemic, most [companies] could bank on at least 70% of their user base …

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An Iterative Approach to Workplace Events and Offerings

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Reading Time: 3 minutes Every commercial real estate (CRE) property, tenant, and employee has different needs.  Driving renewed value to the office requires a unique approach to workplace events and engagement strategies.  Despite recent changes to the workplace, many employees still prefer their company’s physical office for a variety of work functions. 39% of respondents in a recent Gensler …

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