Category: Workplace Trends
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Magnet or mandate? Creating a positive hybrid workplace
The big workspace question of 2024 is magnet or mandate? As companies bring employees back to the workplace, will they enforce compulsory office hours or create an environment that will naturally encourage their return. Another way to think about this is an invite vs a summons. An invite is generally considered positive: you have a…
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Being part of the hybrid movement?
Is flexible workspace a part of the hybrid movement? I started this thread wondering about the similarities and differences between the words flexible and hybrid. According to the Cambridge Dictionary, ‘hybrid’ refers to a mixture of plants or animals to produce improved characteristics for a higher-quality product. The word has since morphed into something more…
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The benefits of a flexible workspace
What are the ongoing benefits of a flexible workspace? It’s no secret we’ve discovered various benefits due to the changing dynamics of when and how we work. We continue to appreciate the expanding sense of freedom that came with the Pandemic, including a newfound sense of flexibility in our workplace. The perks of flexible schedules…
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Making departments work for flexible workspace
Do HR, FM and IT need to work in tandem when it comes to flexible workspace? Whether dealing with CAD renderings and excel spreadsheets, in or out-of-office schedules with proper tech support and security, industry professionals are still working out the details around effectively managing flexible space in a hybrid work environment. When the change…
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Bring a Touch of Home Back to the Office
Virtually overnight, professionals turned dining room tables into workstations, closets into conference rooms. We found creative ways to make space feel busy, from blow up dolls and mannequins to distancing beanies with foam floaties to 6 foot perimeter rolling bumper tables. In exchange, work from home taught us healthy habits and an improved sense of work-life balance…
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Flexible or traditional workspace?
Do you want to remain flexible or return to a dedicated, more traditional office environment? Real estate remains the second highest cost to the bottom line of every business, exceeded only by staff salary. With the impetus for firms to maintain some semblance of a flexible workplace, how might management convince their teams to return…
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Do you need to downsize to go hybrid?
You want teams back in the office: your staff wants to be in 10 days or less each month for face-to-face connectivity. Does space have to get smaller with less people on any given day? Spontaneous, intimate breaks aren’t happening at the water cooler: creativity flows during zoom happy hour. Do you go to the…
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Workplace FOMO in 2022
Enthusiasm to return to the office continues to grow, yet FOMO is here to stay. Having lost those intangible advantages of co-working in the same space, connectivity has suffered as decreased engagement with senior colleagues leaving many feeling less productive, although technology kept us connected, it was no replacement for unscripted exchange. Forbes stated…
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Evolving Workplaces and the Impact on Productivity
Alternative work styles continue to morph, evolving differently for every organization. With no standard operating procedure in place for a one size fits all outcome, there are benefits and pitfalls to a functional, yet alternative, workstyle. The positives include: decreased expenses and operational costs; access to a global talent pool; increased engagement and improved job…
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The generations deal differently with their return to the office
When it comes to health and wellness, work and life balance, how we deal with this today creates different consequences tomorrow. The initial switch from in office to virtual was unplanned, and while we experienced the impacts of the Pandemic differently, how our future attitudes, behaviors, and expectations change will vary. Generations share experiences that have…