In this Q/A with Office Manager at thoughtbot, Larissa Lam, we talk about emerging trends in office management, how office managers are the glue keeping workplace teams together, and how her responsibilities are changing with new WFH initiatives.
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Mother’s Rooms and the Importance of Inclusive Workplace Design: A Conversation with Mamava
We recently spoke with Mamava about mother’s rooms at work and inclusive workplace design. Their CEO and CRO shared insights about the rising call for inclusivity for working moms and the necessary conversations employers must have to support mothers as they head back to work.
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Facilities Management Trends in 2020: Creating an Employee-Centric Workplace
In this Q/A, we hear about the latest trends in facility management and how today’s FM professionals strive to create a stellar, employee-centric workplace experience. We interviewed Zack Farrar, IFMA Member and Facilities Manager at Jacob’s Engineering.
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Equipping Your Office for The “Work From Anywhere” Movement
Bridging the gap between the physical office and remote workplace for the “work from anywhere” movement can improve employee experience, regardless of team or physical attendance.
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Workplace Innovation Summit 2019: Weaving the Human Element into Technology
A group of Robinauts attended the Workplace Innovation Summit 2019 and here are the top takeaways.
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How to Set Up Your Workplace for Remote and Hybrid Employees
Learn how to make remote and hybrid employees feel like a part of the team, no matter where they’re working.
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Generations in the Workplace: How to Give Your Diverse Staff What They Actually Want
In the past decade, generational diversity in the workplace has changed dramatically. Today your office may house four or even five generations. Here’s how to support their distinct values.
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Where IT and Facilities Data Intersect: New Metrics to Analyze in the Digital Workplace
Today’s digital workplace strategy requires the convergence of two roles: IT and facilities management. With access to new workplace and facilities data through occupancy, productivity, space management analytics, these roles can collaborate on ways to make the digital and physical worlds connect as seamlessly as possible.
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The Rise of the “Workplace Experience Manager” Role
Today’s savvy companies are creating a role for a workplace experience manager, director or CEEO, to optimize the workplace environment as it relates to the employee experience. Here’s a look at how this role is evolving and how these professionals are shaping the future of the workplace.
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The Digital Workplace Experience, Where IT and Facilities Management Meet
Learn how IT and Facilities are teaming up on the digital workplace strategy to make the office run more smoothly and increase employee productivity. This transformation is driving new data and insights to power the workplace experience.
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How Companies Use Analytics for a Better Workplace Experience
The most efficient companies rely on workplace data to optimize the office and enhance both existing and new employee experience. Learn some of the common ways to use workplace analytics.
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Cutting Through the Noise: A Conversation with Leesman about the Future of Workplace Experience
We talked to Eleanor Forster, Managing Director of the North Americas at Leesman, about the future of workplace experience and why we need to keep digging into actionable data.
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Making Space: How to Maximize Your Office Utilization
The key to maximizing office space utilization is having informed analytics to understand how your space is actually being used and leveraging that insight to better capitalize on your existing space.
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An Interview with the Founders of Activity-Based Work, Veldhoen + Company
What is activity-based working? Find out in an exclusive interview with ABW experts at Veldhoen + Company.
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Six Companies Thriving with an Activity-Based Working Environment
Discover six companies that are setting their employees up for success in an activity-based working environment.
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How AI Can Help Your Daily Schedule
Artificial intelligence in the workplace proves to be a promising opportunity as smart offices and machine learning aim to remove the frictions that employees encounter throughout the day.
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A Hot Desking Glossary That’ll Never Leave You Guessing
Get up to speed on all of the terms around hot desking.
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5 Roadblocks to Digital Transformation in the Workplace (and ways through them)
Digital transformation offers huge opportunities for business, not just to improve existing operations, but to unlock new ways of working and value channels.
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Meet Your New Colleague, Alexa
How voice-activated speakers are changing the office landscape.
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Find the Right Strategy to Upgrade Your Workplace, Digitally
You could start your office evolution tomorrow. Find the right digital transformation strategy today.