Reading Time: 3 minutes Today landlords are trying to navigate the challenges and demands of a changing workforce. The future of work is constantly in flux, which is why the adoption of hybrid work has left companies unsure of their real estate investments. Due to conflicting information in the market, along with the need to address tenant and employee …
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Reading Time: 2 minutes The results are in: workplaces that can’t embrace a flexible work environment are witnessing declines in important experiences that promote a healthy work-life balance and employee satisfaction. According to a recent Insight Publishing article, Future Forum has released new insights and findings that are impacting the workplace experience (wx) for many employers and employees: “More …
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Reading Time: 3 minutes In its 2021 Future Forum Pulse Report, workplace messaging platform Slack revealed that 44% of executives surveyed “want to work from the office every day, compared to 17% of employees, [with] 75% of executives saying they want to work from the office three to five days a week, versus only 34% of employees.” This discrepancy …
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Reading Time: 3 minutes The more the workforce changes, the more companies have to adapt. Work models and environments look very different now than they did in late 2019, when the COVID-19 pandemic instilled mass uncertainty in commercial real estate (CRE) markets across the globe. Since then, decision makers in charge of real estate investments have been in a …
Reading Time: 3 minutes Nearly 90% of employers surveyed have implemented some type of hybrid work arrangement, but overall they remain dissatisfied with how these models are working 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. We …
Companies with 1.6T in Combined Revenue Speak to Hybrid Work Disconnect in HqO Survey Read More »
Reading Time: 6 minutes As a software engineer, my job is to work on the small details. When I saw an opportunity to contribute to HqO’s blog, I jumped on it, because I thought it’d be a fun change of pace to step back and discuss the bigger picture of our company and the products we spend our days …
Reading Time: 3 minutes You may have heard about human-centered design, but do you know how it applies to the workplace? Today’s top companies are putting their customers first by using modern workplace amenities to help their employees optimize creativity, collaboration, and focus. Design firm IDEO outlined the human-centered design process, which emphasizes “involving the people you are designing …
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Reading Time: 3 minutes Mobile-based building entry credentials are among the fastest-growing access control products that have taken the commercial real estate (CRE) industry by storm. An estimated 54% of businesses have upgraded or will upgrade to mobile access control systems today — a number that continues to increase due to health and safety brought on by the COVID-19 …
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Reading Time: 3 minutes We’ve been talking a lot about connected retail experiences, but let’s face it: retail is a fairly broad term. It’s made to encompass all forms of selling goods and services to the public. For example, your daily coffee order is considered retail. However, so are your dry cleaning and specialty service needs. For the office, …
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Reading Time: 2 minutes All eyes have been on New York City in the past few years, and Charlie Stephens has seen it all. Charlie started his commercial real estate (CRE) career in midtown Manhattan, where he approached key company decision-makers with the opportunity to promote their brand and network on the Leaders Live show, LinkedIn’s first live business series. …
The Let’s Go Show Recap: NYC in Focus with Charlie Stephens Read More »
Reading Time: 3 minutes We live in a world of connected experiences. We can track the nearest bus or train, avoid highly trafficked roads, and shop for must-have gadgets from our smartphones. We can view customized music playlists sent to us based on our listening preferences, keep tabs on our daily steps and workouts, and plan our days through …
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Reading Time: 3 minutes Technology is impossible to avoid in the modern commercial real estate (CRE) landscape. Office tenants have spoken: According to a recent CBRE study, 62% of tenants seek connected technologies and building apps in their workplaces. An additional 51% of tenants are looking specifically for touchless technologies. Now it’s up to landlords to deliver. Technology remains …
How a Building Amenity App Can Help You Retain and Attract Office Tenants Read More »