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Imagine being told to return to the office full time... or else! 🤔 Gleb Tsipursky's article, "Return to Office or Else: Why Many Experienced Workers Are Choosing 'Or Else'" in the Toronto Star dives deep into this pressing issue. As I've discussed for over a decade, rigid return-to-office policies pose significant risks. Organizations must reconsider these policies to avoid losing their best and brightest. 👉🏻 What are your thoughts on the topic? Read the full article here: https://loom.ly/_-Ehz_g

Interesting insights from our National Director of Office Analytics, Phil Mobley. Big uptick in return to office mandates. Great article on how this will impact office performance in the short/long term.

A very good analysis of the state of #office space via The Wall Street Journal. - Organizations are moving back to more in-person work - Investor are returning to the office sector, both value-add and trophy assets - Significant headwinds remain for the sector

Discover how Fortune 100 companies are navigating the return to office in 2024 and the impact on work culture in this detailed analysis: https://buff.ly/45MWgs0 #ReturnToOffice #WorkplaceCulture #CorporateTrends #HybridWork #FutureOfWork

Are you across the new era of office demand? The next instalment of our ‘future of office’ series breaks down how the emphasis on employee experience has driven the largest shift in occupier decision making over the last 12 to 24 months. Download our report to understand the new weightings being applied to the traditional office brief as well as the economic and demographic factors that will influence office demand into the future. Download the report here: https://lnkd.in/eUYmWHiT #AccelerateSuccess #TheFutureofOffice Joanne Henderson, Cameron Williams, Richard Garing, Simon Crouch John Marasco Anna Cavar Thomas Blencowe Travis Myerscough Matt Cosgrave Kevin Tutty Ash Dean Damien Adkins Tom Rothel Lachlan Fitzpatrick Annabelle Gandolfo Chloe Hayne Nitesh Patel Henry Sholl John Howell

Are you across the new era of office demand? The next instalment of our ‘future of office’ series breaks down how the emphasis on employee experience has driven the largest shift in occupier decision making over the last 12 to 24 months. Download our report to understand the new weightings being applied to the traditional office brief as well as the economic and demographic factors that will influence office demand into the future. Download the report here: https://lnkd.in/gSZRkZfa #AccelerateSuccess #TheFutureofOffice Joanne Henderson Cameron Williams Richard Garing Simon Crouch Travis Myerscough Rob Joyes Matt Cosgrave Kevin Tutty Damien Adkins Tom Rothel John Howell Annabelle Gandolfo Chloe Hayne Nitesh Patel Lachlan Fitzpatrick Henry Sholl Nikki Odenbreit Anna Tran Amber Rose Harris

Are you across the new era of office demand? The next instalment of our ‘future of office’ series breaks down how the emphasis on employee experience has driven the largest shift in occupier decision making over the last 12 to 24 months. Download our report to understand the new weightings being applied to the traditional office brief as well as the economic and demographic factors that will influence office demand into the future. Download the report here: https://lnkd.in/gXyCqPuq #AccelerateSuccess #TheFutureofOffice Joanne Henderson, Cameron Williams, Richard Garing, Simon Crouch, Travis Myerscough, Ash Dean, Damien Adkins, Matt Cosgrave, John Howell, Nitesh Patel, Tom Rothel, Lachlan Fitzpatrick, Chloe Hayne, Annabelle Gandolfo, Henry Sholl

New research from Nick Bloom's Stanford University team now confirm that super commutes - those of 75 miles or longer - are up by 33% since 2020? Are these people nuts? The good news is that these commutes are 1 to 3 days/week vs. 5. And in some cases, they are not full days. Presence in offices is relatively steady but frequently, is less than a full 8 hours allowing participants to arrive later or depart earlier missing rush hours. Research shows that younger employees and high earners—defined as those who make over $250,000—are choosing to live farther away from their offices. Between 2021 and 2023, the 56 major metro areas in the U.S. lost a net of 1.9 million people who moved elsewhere. This data suggests that people will select more value in housing and accept longer commutes provided the number of office days is limited. Over time, as organizations' office leases come up for renewal, they may move their office components closer to where employees live vs. to legacy office space in CBDs where no one wants to be any longer.

How are your companies handling Return to Office? How can leaders help ease this transition?

There’s nothing quite like the experience we get in an office. And we’ve witnessed that experience evolve in recent years to match a new level of resiliency: how we work, where we work, and even how we get to work has shifted. Explore what our work landscapes look like today. From occupying, managing, or investing in space today; explore how we’re enriching the everyday worker experience – read Viewpoints by @AvisonYoung. https://lnkd.in/eYUbRT68 #AYdifference #PoweredByPeople