OfficeSpace Blog
Explore industry insights and best practices as told by experts to create a smarter, more productive workplace.
[Video] Why reactive maintenance is draining your facilities budget
As part of our series on asset management, our product team explores the hidden costs of reactive maintenance, and the steps you can take to get into a proactive mindset.
Workforce strategy: 6 steps to future-proofing your team
Thanks to the complexities of today’s workplace, workforce strategy is essential. In this article, we explore workforce strategy, including the six stages of developing workforce strategies.
The smart workplace: 7 elements of an intelligent workspace
Creating a smart workplace is an essential process for any company looking to embrace hybrid or flexible working. In this article, we explore the benefits of a smart workplace, along with seven technologies that can help create a more intelligent workspace.
Measuring efficiency in the workplace: tips for the hybrid office
Measuring efficiency in the workplace has never been more important or more challenging. As companies embrace hybrid work and a variety of new flexible workplace strategies, they need to understand how any changes they make impact company productivity and the bottom line. Assuming they have the right tools on hand, facility managers (FMs) and other space planners can collect critical productivity metrics that measure employee productivity and workplace efficiency. In this article, we explore measuring efficiency in the workplace, along with the best approaches and metrics to do so in a hybrid workplace.
How To Leverage The Right Data To Create A Better Workplace
Facilities reporting is key to creating the right workplace in our new normal. In this article, we explore facilities reporting and what makes a good facility management report. We’ll also cover the types of metrics facility managers (FMs) can track, along with three key reports they should be leveraging.
8 Hybrid leadership challenges (and how to overcome them)
There’s now no doubt that hybrid work is here to stay, which means that a myriad of hybrid challenges are here to stay, too. Both hybrid employees and hybrid leadership teams have had to adopt new ways of working, in response to an increasingly dynamic workplace and future of work. In this article, we’re exploring hybrid leadership challenges in particular, including solutions to eight of the most common hybrid challenges facing leaders today.
CRE data and how to use it to right-size your real estate portfolio
In the post-pandemic world of corporate real estate (CRE), two things have never been more clear: decision makers need to be collecting robust CRE data, and they need to be using it to right-size their real estate portfolio. We’ll be drawing on insights from OfficeSpace Senior Product Manager Kathleen Williams, who focuses on how to help clients use advanced real estate analytics to improve workplace efficiency and employee experience.
Corporate real estate optimization: 6 key steps to a streamlined portfolio
Thanks to the lingering effects of the pandemic and the Great Resignation, corporate real estate optimization has never been more of a priority. Companies have always wanted to spend less on real estate, which is one the main reasons why so many are now committing to hybrid work. But more and more companies are also seeing that, with the right tools and strategy, they can use their real estate portfolio to improve employee experience, too. In this article, we explore corporate real estate optimization in our ‘new normal,’ covering how to optimize your entire portfolio (and why you want to).
The hybrid schedule: 3 best practices (and real-world examples)
With the rising popularity of hybrid work, you might assume that creating a hybrid schedule would be an easy task. But that would be a wrong assumption, as many companies and their leadership are still struggling to come up with a plan that can keep employees happy and ensure maximum productivity. In this article, we detail the three necessary steps to creating a great hybrid schedule for any company. We’ll also explore different scheduling options, and provide examples of successful hybrid schedules in action.
Employee centric culture: 8 steps to a people-centered workplace
Everyone benefits from an employee centric culture. When companies foster a positive culture, they’re also laying the groundwork for higher productivity and profits, along with lower turnover rates and unnecessary human resources expenses. In this article, we cover eight best practices for creating a more employee centric workplace, even with a remote or distributed workforce. We’ll also explore why an employee centric culture is so critical to business success.
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