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Proactive or reactive maintenance? How to plan an effective facility maintenance strategy

Discover the benefits of proactive and reactive maintenance strategies for facility management. Balance both for a more efficient maintenance plan.

By Mary Carnes 6 mins read
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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.

By CJ Frey 11 mins read
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Employee badge data: Get hybrid right with the right data

Employee badge data is one of the top data sources for managing today’s new hybrid office. Especially when it is combined with real-time workplace reports and analytics, facility managers (FMs) and the hybrid leadership can use this data to build a more accurate picture of actual office use. In this article, we explore how to use employee badge data in a hybrid setting. We also include how to combine badge data with other data sources to make more informed decisions for the workplace.

By Kayla Giles 8 mins read
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Hybrid leadership: 13 best practices to future-proof the office

Hybrid work requires good hybrid leadership to be successful. This may seem obvious. But in the pressure to get things right, companies tend to focus more on hybrid employees and their hybrid schedules, and on areas like hybrid workplace technology and workplace transformation. In this article, we explore hybrid leadership, including 13 best practices every leader needs to keep top of mind to support workers and create a more productive, future-proof office.

By Nick Mason 15 mins read
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Hybrid Work Technology: 7 Essential Tools And 5 Challenges

There’s no doubt that hybrid is the future of work for most organizations, and that hybrid workplace technology is the way to get there. In this article, we explore hybrid workplace technology, focusing on the essential tools for managing distributed work and creating a more efficient hybrid office. We’ll also explore hybrid workplace strategies at a high level, along with how the right tech can help overcome many of the challenges of hybrid working.

By Emily Byrne 8 mins read
Workplace data: 5 reports for long-term space planning metrics

Workplace data: 5 reports for long-term space planning metrics

Thanks to our new post-pandemic hybrid work reality, workplace data has never been more important. Is your hybrid work schedule effective? Are you supporting your distributed workforce? Giving employees the right tools to enhance productivity and engagement? Spending too much on real estate? Not enough? In this article, we explore workplace data, focusing on its evolving impact on the office, and why it’s critical to better decision-making. We’ll also cover five types of workplace data reports that facility managers (FMs) and other workplace strategists should collect to future-proof the office.

By Karina Wright 8 mins read
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Workplace agility: traits and best practices

Workplace agility is top of mind for just about every company, as we navigate a post-pandemic world with new technologies and workplace trends popping up seemingly every day. In this article, we explore workplace agility, including why it matters, and how to create more (and better) adaptability in any work environment type.

By Joe Scaramellino 7 mins read
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Creating an Effective Hybrid Workplace Strategy

We’re drawing on observations from a recent panel discussion hosted by OfficeSpace Software’s Senior Workplace Solutions Consultant, Mary Carnes. To glean more insights into hybrid change management, Mary spoke with Savills Senior Managing Director of North America Workplace Practice Group, Surabhi Raman, and Johanna Rodriguez, Senior Managing Director of Occupant Experience.

By Nick Mason 9 mins read

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