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Things that stood out to me from Gensler’s 2024 Workplace Survey: 🤝 The most engaged employees spend less time working alone, and more time learning and socializing. … By contrast, the least engaged employees work alone 44% of the time (compared to 34% for most engaged) — and spend almost 10% less time learning and socializing. ⬆️ Top-performing individuals and teams have higher-performing workplaces … Gensler defines “high-performing workplaces” as a combination of effectiveness and experience: how the space supports work (functional), and how workers feel about the space (emotional). … 96% of employees in high-performing workplaces say they have control over how they manage their time at work, and 97% understand how their work contributes to the company’s mission. 🏡 Building quality correlates with workplace performance … High-performing workplaces are twice as likely to be in a high-quality office building, with diverse space types (focus rooms / areas for relaxing) and access to a wide range of neighborhood amenities (cafes, outdoor spaces, health facilities). More fuel to the fire for creating high quality, well positioned workspaces that help teams thrive personally and professionally. Link to study in first comment! #Gensler #Workplaces #HybridWork #Kadence

Are you thinking about implementing hoteling in your workplace? I spent some time talking with the Star Tribune about important considerations before you get started. We have been doing this at our own Perkins&Will Minneapolis studio for the past 8 years and helping many of our clients over the years with their programs. Listening to your employees and looking at the whole experience is critical. Let me know if you would like to learn more! https://lnkd.in/gGQyqY6Z #hoteling #workplacestrategy, #workplaceexperience , #changemanagement

Whilst the many articles claiming the death of the North American office market hold some compelling truths, they should not be taken as gospel. Yes, since the COVID-19 pandemic, the market has faced record high vacancy rates and above-average interest and inflation rates, painting a bleak picture. However, now the dust has started to settle, we can see through the doom and gloom to the potential offices of the future. #workplace #workspace #furtureoffices #smartbuildings #facman

From the towering corridors in The Bow, Telus Sky and the iconic offices in Bankers Hall to the quaint, reclaimed brick and heritage places in Kensington, Calgary workplaces are being transformed and re-imagined. And this time, it is not so much about art deco, ergonomic chairs, high-tech work stations, funky lighting, dazzling designs or décor. Calgary’s workplace re-dos, re-jigging and transformations are adapting to accommodate new workplace trends, attitudes and must-haves. After nearly four years of sometimes jarring workplace broadsides and adjusting to the various dimensions of work-from-home (WFH) and flex time, new back-to-work rules and routines are settling-in. Click below for more. Your Calgary, Bowness & Montgomery REALTOR® #kenrichter #teamkenrichter #backtowork #workplace #changingworkplace #workfromhome #workinperson #hybridworkplace #kenrichterrealestate #calgaryrealestate #homebuying #homeselling #calgaryhomesforsale #calgaryhousing #calgaryhomes #homesinyyc #bownessrealestate #montgomeryrealestate #calgaryrealtor #remaxagent #remax #remaxcentral

🎉 CONGRATULATIONS to The Top 20 Facilities Leaders Shaping Hybrid Work! Today, we feature Adam Hoy, VP of Head of Workplace, Real Estate, and Facility Management at GSK. He shares the importance of creating office spaces that support human connection and enhance company culture. “Going forward, the purpose of the office or any workplace will be to create that culture, brand, and sense of purpose that people are going to be a part of. If we build the buildings and the environment the right way, we can make it that cultural beacon that we can bring people back to.” Employees who have a variety of space and amenity choices are more likely to feel organizational pride. Gensler research found that 80% of employees in these high-quality buildings say their company is a great place to work, compared to 43% of those working in lower-quality buildings. Find out how facilities leaders can transform office spaces into high-quality workplaces from these 20 Facilities Leaders Shaping Hybrid Work: https://lnkd.in/eSDMxqqd #hybridwork #futureofwork #workplaceexperience #facilities

🌟Last week, I enjoyed the Columbus Business First Annual Power Breakfast. I left so encouraged about the future of Columbus! One of the key thoughts that hit home for me was "the idea of reimagining the workplace" by creating companies that focus on employee needs just as much as product needs. 💼 "The needs of the average employee have changed like never before in the last 4 years, and if companies want to launch into the future and deliver the best product through retaining the best talent, they must change also." Have you evaluated the shift in your team's needs over the last 4 years and considered what ways your company can pivot to meet them? (tip: Answering this one question could save you 1,000s 💸 per year.) 💡 #CBFPowerBreakfast #techcompany #workforce #contingentlabor #techprojects #talentsolutions

If you think about a workplace like the communities in which we live, there are shared, public places available to everyone blended in with the neighborhoods we call home. So, why can’t our offices be more like the places we choose to live? See how research from Steelcase proves that we can create a more dynamic and responsive workplace: https://lnkd.in/gYCBreyN #steelcase #workplacedesign #workplacewellness 

“With our new Leesman+ certification, it’s clear we’re on the right track with Heritage Lanes a leading example of what the modern workplace experience should feel like.” - Matt Leslie, EGM People & Culture Strategy, Suncorp Suncorp Group’s Brisbane-based headquarters, Heritage Lanes, officially opened in 2022. Called Brisbane’s first “post-COVID workplace”, Leesman’s findings provided insight into the changing role of the office in today’s hybrid working world. Working from home has been proven to have many advantages. With most of Suncorp’s employees practised working from home, the role of the workplace has shifted to become more about creating meaningful employee experiences. Heritage Lanes, positioned as a cornerstone of Suncorp's workplace strategy, underwent a deliberate transformation aimed at fostering meaningful employee experiences. The vision was clear - to establish a 'destination office', meticulously restoring the historic Brisbane Fruit & Produce Exchange building on Turbot Street. https://lnkd.in/e3m5MBD7 #hybridworking #employeeexperience #Leesmaninsights

💡Turning the Page on offices of old Thanks so much UK Property Forums for covering this thought leadership piece from Vail Williams - all about PageGroup's multi-site workplace strategy. 2023 was the year that many businesses hit the return to the office ‘sweet spot’ and according to Irwin Mitchell, 76% of businesses changed the amount of office space they occupied that year. This was the case for FTSE 250 recruitment firm, PageGroup. Working with legal advisers Irwin Mitchell, together with property experts at Vail Williams, they delivered a new workplace strategy across the business - balancing the needs of the company, their clients and their people. It has proven incredibly successful. So what can other businesses learn from PageGroup’s experience of implementing a multi-site workplace strategy? Vail Williams Partner, Charlie Nicholson, expalins in this best practice article in collaboration with: ☑️ PageGroup - our client ☑️ Irwin Mitchell - legal advisers to PageGroup ☑️ EGG DESIGN | BUILD | - design and build advisers to PageGroup Thank you to everyone involved in contributing towards this and to Alan Bunce for covering it. https://lnkd.in/en3i52mN