Employee Experience

Ask the Algorithm: Who Returns to the Office When?

September 01, 2020

Real estate brokerage SquareFoot has developed a model for figuring out how best to allocate office space for employees coming back to the corporate workplace.

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Refocusing Workplace Strategy Post-Pandemic

August 28, 2020

The intersection of IT, HR, and real estate/facilities is now more important than ever.

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Human Resources

Why HR Needs to Be Accountable for Connected Workspace

Jon Ingham

August 26, 2020

HR, IT, and real estate/facilities have equally important roles for the connected workspace, but here’s why HR needs to stand alone on accountability.

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Collaboration

Desperately Seeking the Casual Run-In

August 25, 2020

Can virtual experiences replace the random office encounter for sparking business ideas?

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Making the Case for the Office

August 21, 2020

Enterprises willing to invest in in-person collaboration will find plenty of incentive to do so if they can gain a tangible business benefit.

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Can Corporate Culture Survive WFH?

August 19, 2020

… and is that a good thing or a bad thing?

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Workforce Strategy

Digital Workplace Strategy Pays Off for TD Ameritrade

August 11, 2020

Cross-discipline strategizing and decision making positioned the brokerage firm to adapt quickly to working from home while maintaining the human touch.

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Meeting Rooms

Video-Enable the Planet

August 07, 2020

Here’s why you shouldn’t abandon the goal of putting video in as many huddle rooms as possible.

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The WFH Future: One Size Doesn’t Fit All

Irwin Lazar

July 28, 2020

Work from home is attractive to some, but not all. Here are some tips to create a work strategy that offers flexibility to support different desires.

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Social Distancing and the Return to Office

July 27, 2020

Most enterprises aren’t going to go back to the pre-pandemic seating arrangement and density, even if they’re within CDC guidelines.

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Bad Audio: Managing the Emotional Micro-Frustrations

Theis Moerk

July 23, 2020

Business leaders must act as champions for workplace policies and invest to help dismantle daily stressors — including audio pain points that heighten stress.

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Staying the Course on Workplace Trends

July 20, 2020

3 trends COVID-19 will accelerate rather than squash, according to one occupant experience expert.

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Enterprises Must Shape WFH Experience

July 17, 2020

Users must have the incentive not just to adopt the collaboration technology they’re using for remote work, but to embrace it.

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Workspace Technology

WFH Can Be Enjoyable... With the Right Tech

Ryan Daily

July 16, 2020

Making sure employees have the tools necessary for long-term WFH, while continuing to combat isolation, will be crucial for the next phase of the new normal.

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Collaboration

Sound Advice: Clean Up Your Noisy Meetings