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.
Talent retention: 13 strategies for the hybrid workplace
Talent retention has always been important. Now, as employers struggle with high attrition rates thanks to the lasting impact of the Great Resignation, boosting retention is quickly becoming a main focus and a main concern. In this article, we explore talent retention in our ‘new normal,’ along with 13 strategies employers can and should enact to reduce their turnover rate.
Collaboration space: 4 crucial elements of a hybrid office
With the rise of remote and hybrid work, providing employees with the right collaboration space is more important than ever. In this article, we explore how to evolve your physical work environment into a more collaborative space, helping to support all the social and shared aspects of in-person work.
6 Hybrid working challenges for employees (and how to overcome them)
There’s no denying the many hybrid working challenges that currently exist for workers today. In this article, we explore the biggest hybrid working challenges for workers, and what leadership can do to help create a much better hybrid experience for everyone.
9 Challenges of hybrid working for employers (and how to overcome them)
To say there are many challenges of hybrid working is no doubt an understatement. In this article, we explore the nine biggest challenges of hybrid working that employers are currently facing—along with strategies to overcome them.
The impact of technology in the workplace: employee experience
We see the impact of technology in the workplace everywhere—from how we communicate and collaborate, to how we store files and keep them safe. In this article, we explore the impact of technology in the workplace, along with how to ensure any impacts on workplace experience are positive ones.
What does occupancy mean? Insights for FMs, CRE managers, IT, and HR
You might think ‘what does occupancy mean’ is a simple question—and it can be, when we’re dealing with a simple definition of occupancy. In this article, we explore what occupancy means in four critical lines of business: facility management, real estate portfolio management, IT, and Human Resources. We’ll also cover simple tools to help measure occupancy in the workplace.
The office seating chart: 7 necessities beyond the paper map
Optimizing the office seating chart is one of the simplest ways to optimize the office—but it’s much easier said than done in a hybrid workplace. Today’s office seating arrangements are increasingly complex, since they need to accommodate social distancing, flexible working, a variety of new work environment types, and a distributed workforce—often, all at the same time. In this article, we look beyond the paper map, exploring how to create an office seating chart for your modern, hybrid office.
Workplace wellbeing: Tips to improve wellbeing at work in 6 key areas
Workplace wellbeing is linked to so many of today’s biggest buzzwords: employee engagement, job satisfaction, work-life balance, and company culture, just to name a few. In this article, we explore workplace wellbeing in six critical areas, including key tips that business leaders can follow to promote more wellbeing at work.
6 Emerging flexible work arrangements (and how to optimize them)
Flexible work arrangements are all the rage these days, and with good reason. In this article, we explore six of today’s most popular flexible work arrangements (and how to optimize them), along with the benefits to building in more flexibility to your workplace strategy.
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