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The Role of The Office in 2023 and Beyond

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There are disparities in home workspaces, such as limited access to high-speed internet, ergonomic workstations, and the opportunity to form relationships with colleagues. These inequalities can be addressed through implementing inclusive workspaces.

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Four simple ways to embrace neurodiversity in the workplace

Workplace Insight

Sadly, a recent study by Birkbeck found that 65 percent of employees with a form of neurodiversity fear discrimination at work, despite companies increasingly recognising the need for inclusivity. Hiring managers and interviewers should be trained to instead focus on the key skills needed for the role and identify any potential biases.

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The Benefits Of Commuting (Yes, There Are Some)

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Faster wifi, ergonomic furniture, frothy coffee, choice of work settings, face-to-face meetings and technology supportive of hybrid meetings have become baseline expectations. Hudson River Trading, London by M Moser Associates Enhanced Workplace Experience Heading to the office should invariably be associated with better working conditions.

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4 Challenges in Navigating Remote Work Layoffs

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Managers need to be trained to overcome the proximity bias, and the consequent confirmation bias and empathy gap that undermine effective remote work layoffs. That way, IRS doesn’t get involved, since the furniture doesn’t end up on an employee’s W-2 form.

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We are not blank slates and we don’t adapt to change in predictable ways

Workplace Insight

“This is an observation underlined by arguments that office designs embody organizational visions, and leadership roles continue to be displayed within teams despite the absence of more physical forms of authority like large, private offices. It’s not even as if people can expect to be less distracted than in an office.

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Julie Whelan CBRE Global Head of Occupier Research | It’s Time to Unleash the Workforce

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In this insightful discussion, Julie touches on workspace design, rightsizing, the flight to quality, how companies are engaging with flex space, and why hybrid work – in its many forms – is the future of work. But they’re very simply not trained to do that right now. . What you’ll learn.

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Dave Cairns SVP of CBRE |Unlocking Urban Potential: Repurposing Office Spaces for Sustainable Development

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No one wants to get on a train or ride a train for an hour with a bunch of other stinky passengers and forget it. The cost of having office space, it’s not ergonomic, they aren’t suitable. And it wasn’t for issues around the environment, it was for issues of a work life balance. No one wants to do that.

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