Reading Time: 3 minutes In 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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Reading Time: 2 minutes It might be hard for us to imagine now, but it’s important to remember that the daily commute was once a non-negotiable fact of life. In fact, most employees once made serious life choices—choices about where to live, for example—based on the length and quality of their workplace commutes. That’s because, in the past, the …
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Reading Time: 6 minutes The Workplace. Who knew that the workplace—the location that used to bring us all together— would become the subject of so many divisive debates, specifically about how and where employees choose to work? Today, as the return-to-work conversations remain top-of-mind, it’s interesting to reminisce on the days where the workplace was considered to be the …
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Reading Time: 4 minutes 2022 has been a big year for HqO. After scaling globally into new markets, we worked with research firms to uncover important industry insights, and in June, we further expanded our reach by acquiring Leesman, the global leader in employee experience research. But the momentum didn’t stop there: later in the summer, we kept it …
Reading Time: 6 minutes Annmarie 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 …
Reading Time: 4 minutes The physical office has the potential to improve employee productivity and help companies build stronger corporate cultures. A report from researchers at the University of Chicago, for example, finds that remote employees complete fewer hours of work per week than their in-office counterparts. That report is supported by a recent paper in Nature Human Behavior, …
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Reading Time: 3 minutes The 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: 3 minutes According to HqO’s State of Workplace Experience report, a growing number of landlords and commercial real estate (CRE) companies view data as significantly important to their overall business strategies. Moreover, a large majority of respondents (76%) surveyed in that report said that they already collect (or are looking to collect) data from a workplace experience …
Reading Time: 4 minutes In a world defined by constant change and elevated levels of economic uncertainty, commercial real estate (CRE) companies and property teams have increasingly recognized the need to gather more information on tenant needs and behaviors. HqO’s State of Workplace Experience report finds, for example, that a majority of landlords now think that data on tenant …
Reading Time: 4 minutes In September 2021, leading commercial real estate firm CBRE released a study on the global trends shaping the future of the office. “Consolidation,” the report reads, “remains a focus for many multinationals. In EMEA, 40% of companies expect their portfolios to contract over the next three years, compared with a third who anticipate expansion. In …
Reading Time: 6 minutes Juliana Medeiros People Operations Associate at HqO Juliana joined HqO in December 2021 as a People Operations Associate. Working on the Human Resources team, she collaborates regularly with professionals from other departments to ensure a seamless and positive experience for all new employees. Her day-to-day primarily involves onboarding and benefits enrollment. You started at the …
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Reading Time: 5 minutes Samuel Warren Vice President of Sales, Europe, at HqO Sam started at HqO in 2019, as the company’s first international hire. In his new role as a Vice President, he can be found having regular meetings with customers, HqO’s Go-to-Market team, and many other internal groups across the organization to ensure alignment and expand HqO’s …
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 …
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 …