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Innovation Depends On Intentional Design For Hybrid Work

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While employees report wanting to come to the office for effective collaboration and focus, open-plan office designs provide little to no reprieve from distraction or noise, which can make both meetings and heads-down work a hassle. If iPhones depended on benchmark data for production, wed all still be using BlackBerrys.

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The Quiet Trends: A New Signal For Progress In The Future of Work

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If an employee is available, productive, and engaged, does it really matter whether theyre working from their home office or a caf in Rome? Managers still have the right to set boundaries and define presence expectations, but once those expectations are met, the location of an employee should matter far less.

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New IWG Research Reveals How To Seize Hybrid Advantage For Business Growth

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Recognizing the home office as a vital extension of corporate real estate, leading organizations provide substantial stipends for ergonomic setups and annual refreshes to maintain comfort and bandwidth.

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Survey: 70% of Remote and Hybrid Workers Would Leave Job Over Return-to-Office Rule

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The survey was conducted by Southpaw Insights for FTI Consultings Real Estate Solutions practice among 1,000 people who worked in a corporate office setting or home office setting and who were asked about their views of a hypothetical RTO mandate. (NYSE: FCN) survey.

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New Report Highlights the ‘Sprawl’ of the ‘Infinite Workday’

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Balancing work and rest in a 24/7 digital environment Employees aren’t necessarily working late out of personal preference or enjoyment. Can flexible work and ‘home office’ schedules fix the burnout? Their data shows meetings after 8 p.m. nearly a third of active users are back in their inboxes.

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This Is The Research-Backed Secret To An Exceptional Hybrid Office Experience

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As hybrid work continues to define the post-pandemic workplace, organizations are grappling with a key question: how to design office environments that support their workforce effectively and remain relevant in a world of increased remote work. However, Rothes research demonstrates clear advantages to outstanding office environments.

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5 Common Problems that Surface Among Remote Teams and How Leaders Can Solve Them

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Problem: Measuring performance without micromanaging In an office, productivity is easy to observe employees are at their desks, working late, speaking up in meetings. But in a remote setting, where work happens in home offices and coffee shops, leaders often feel like theyve lost visibility. For some, thats unsettling.