Office Market Split: Why Trophy Buildings Are Thriving
Reading Time: 2 minutesWhy do trophy office buildings thrive while average properties fail? The Experience Gap explains the split recovery—and how REX closes it at portfolio scale.
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The Hybrid Reality Check: What 3+ Years of Data Tells Us About What’s Next
Reading Time: 3 minutesStop guessing about hybrid work. Learn how data-driven workplace optimization using occupancy, engagement, and satisfaction metrics shapes CRE strategy.
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 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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High-Performing Companies Need High-Performing Workplaces: The State of Workplace Experience in 2023
Reading Time: < 1 minuteIn 2022, the world adjusted to new ways of working, and many companies experimented with new and exciting technologies to optimize the workplace. In 2023, as the state of the market continues to evolve, new trends will undoubtedly start to emerge, but the latest data tells us that many employees are dissatisfied with their workplace …
Kirsty Angerer, Development Director at Leesman
Reading Time: 9 minutesKirsty Angerer Development Director at Leesman Kirsty Angerer is currently a Development Director at Leesman, helping to equip executives at all levels to make informed, forward-thinking decisions that allow them to mitigate risk, plan for the future, and benefit from great employee workplace experiences. Her passion for human-centric design — and the interactions among humans …
Engineering Hybrid Work Success: Exploring New Data From Leesman, an HqO Company
Reading Time: 3 minutesCompanies 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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Annmarie Anderson, Workplace Experience Manager
Reading Time: 6 minutesAnnmarie Anderson Workplace Experience Manager at HqO As a Workplace Experience Manager, Annmarie coordinates HqO’s Central Programming, which consists of all of our content available to anyone in the app, on behalf of HqO customers. Before coming to HqO, Annmarie worked on the Undergraduate Admissions Marketing team at Northeastern University. She’s been with the company …
3 Ways to Earn Back the Tenant Commute
Reading Time: 4 minutesDespite low occupancy and utilization rates, over half (52%) of employers still believe that companies are more likely to succeed when employees spend more time in the office. This has led to tenant companies trying to balance the best of both worlds: by adopting hybrid work models, they can give employees more flexibility in their …
How OccasionGenius Connects HqO Customers with Popular Local Events
Reading Time: 5 minutesOccasionGenius is a Virginia-based technology company that connects users with the most popular local events in their area. HqO recently sat down with Nathaniel Marcus, CEO of the company, to understand more about how they add value to the workplace experience for employers. What does OccasionGenius do for its partners and users? Can you …
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How Graphic Design Enhances the Workplace Experience
Reading Time: 5 minutesAs a Senior Graphic Designer at HqO, I know that design is integral to the workplace experience. I also know that many people don’t understand the important role that design plays in the workplace. And why would they? Good design is meant to be seamless. When it succeeds, it becomes invisible to employees by integrating …
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Why Landlords Need to Invest in Hybrid Work
Reading Time: 3 minutesAcross the nation, people are burned out from work and exhausted. According to Forbes, a new study by Asana looked at over 10,000 knowledge workers across seven countries, and found about 70% of people experienced burnout in the last year. Employees have been trying to balance personal lives and professional responsibilities while dealing with the …
Defining Workplace Experience
Reading Time: 4 minutesSo, what is workplace experience? It’s a term that has become increasingly common, but it can take on many different meanings depending on the company. In order to understand the benefits of improving the workplace experience, it’s important to first have a clear understanding of both the term and its importance for employers. Simply put, …
Flexible Views: Defining the ‘New Normal’
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 …
Using Technology to Optimize Hybrid Work
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 …
Workplace Data and Analytics: Making Smarter Buildings
Reading Time: 2 minutesToday, almost every company in the United States uses data and analytics to improve their businesses. But as landlords try to navigate a new economic environment – one that is constantly changing – many have realized the need to get ahead of tenant trends is critical. Particularly in the commercial real estate sector, real-time data …
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