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More Companies Are Adopting Sensory-Friendly Practices—Here’s How Your Business Can Follow Suit 

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There can be large, crowded rooms full of cubicles and equipment, disturbing fluorescent lighting and bombardment with a wide variety of noises—coupled with less access to sensory-friendly resources and environments. What does ‘sensory-friendly’ mean and how are companies evolving? Numbers vary, but research estimates that up to 16.5%

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Google’s Myth Of Losing Social Capital In Hybrid Work

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A survey of over 1,000 Google employees showed that two-thirds feel unhappy with being forced to be in the office three days a week, with many threatening to leave, and some already quitting to go to other companies with more flexible options. The same applies to many non-tech companies, such as Nationwide , Deloitte , and 3M.

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Au Revoir U.S.: How to Make the Most of Working Abroad

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Ahh, Emily in Paris : the delightfully sinful binge-watch with fabulous fashion and sweeping romances (and occasional broken hearts) amid stunning international locales. For anyone who’s ever “luxuriated” in a cubicle in flyover country, life in Paris (even with Emily’s dramatics) and working abroad in general starts to look #perfect.

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Instead Of Trying To Compete With The Home Office — Work With It

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Despite this, many corporate leaders are struggling with how to lure workers back to the office by combining mandatory attendance policies with perks like snacks and company-provided lunches, citing collaboration, innovation and networking as the need for in-office days.

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Remote Work And Rising Interest Rates Are Changing The Landscape Of Commercial Real Estate

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As companies create strategies to integrate remote and in-office working styles harmoniously, we’ll see a decrease in 9-to-5 shifts and an increase in corporate outings, corporate events, and corporate activities in key urban centers that include a significant amount of commercial real estate activity.

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How Physical Spaces Shape Human Relationships and Emotional Well-Being

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This process allowed us to experience firsthand as a company how the design of an office can facilitate (or hinder!) This is a great way to encourage companies to focus less on hierarchy. Workplace designers should always be thinking about the receptionist or the intern. interpersonal connection and employee morale.

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Cubicle Etiquette 101

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Home About Me Advertise Cubicle Etiquette 101 By The Professional Assistant on Thursday, November 01, 2007 Filed Under: Office Gossip , Productivity D o you find that your colleagues are hovering around you when youre on the phone? If you are going to enter another staff members cubicle, make sure to knock first.

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