Real Estate/Facilities

Returning to Safer Offices — Eventually

October 23, 2020

Johnson Controls survey offers encouraging signs about enterprises' readiness to bring workers back into facilities that have been upgraded for employee safety.

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Will Post-COVID World Really Look That Different?

October 09, 2020

Employees have more leverage today than after 9/11.

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Get WELL in this Time of Crisis & Beyond

September 22, 2020

IWBI has released the latest iteration of its foundational standard for employee health and well-being.

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Are Interconnected Work Centers in Your Future?

September 09, 2020

One longtime ICT infrastructure specialists shares his idea for building shared office centers for sharing among major employers regionally.

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Learning to Love Hot Desking

September 04, 2020

This is one of the only ways businesses are going to be able to even consider a return to the office.

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Opening an Office Here, and There

September 02, 2020

A desire to keep office workers safe, happy, and productive could lead to a boom in satellite offices.

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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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Preparing for the Future of the Office

Irwin Lazar

August 24, 2020

A proactive return-to-the-office strategy requires changes to layouts, networks, and policies.

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For Sale: Corporate HQ, Never Used

August 17, 2020

An example from outdoor retailer REI about how quickly workplaces are changing

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Meeting Rooms

Empty Offices Have Their Benefits

August 13, 2020

How one company took advantage of a meeting room overhaul while workers were away

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Workspace Technology

Making the Phones Ring

July 31, 2020

Innovations in wireless and speech technology may have people talking to the walls, but not because we’re going a little bit crazy during this pandemic.

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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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