A great chat with Dr. Paul Luciani, Asia Pacific Real Estate Leader Executive Director at EY.  

"Maybe it’s the athlete in me, maybe I’m just stubborn. But dang it if I don’t love a good challenge. I’ve built a good number of companies over the years with some close friends. Two of them were acquired and one of them even won a handful of Emmys a while back." Amina Moreau  

Employees must recognize their needs and responsibility as an individual. Then they can branch out to the needs of the community.  Organizations must put a premium on making sure that their employees are productive and happy. Gone are the days when employees tolerate problems and neglect their wellbeing.  If there’s anything the pandemic taught us, we have to take care of ourselves. It’s after we have done so that we can take care of others and our responsibilities.  Ultimately, this is how we all can thrive.  

"I am considered an industry provocateur for espousing the view that commercial real estate is a disjointed and siloed system of facilities, real estate, and design/construction management which can be bewildering to the uninitiated" Chris Kane  

Biases can sneak into the workplace if we are not careful.  There are a lot of biases to be aware of.  One of those is proximity bias.  In this podcast, Steve discusses proximity bias and flexible working with industry thought leader, Denise Brouder, CEO & Founder of Swayworkplace.  Connect with Denise: https://www.linkedin.com/in/denisebro...​Website: https://www.swayworkplace.com/​ Learn more about Open Sourced Workplace: https://www.opensourcedworkplace.com/...​ #workplace​ #hybridworkplace​ #flexibleworking

We discuss the existing processes within the organization AND the process towards new ways of working.  

To create future workplaces, companies will need to better understand what constitutes ‘work’ for their workers, their desired organizational cultures, and how these relate to their business strategies and real estate portfolios.

Post-pandemic, it’s clear that office workers around the world will be seeking substantially greater flexibility in determining where, when, and how they work. This is confirmed by Advanced Workplace Associates’ client studies and many surveys undertaken since the spring.  The data shows that the average employee would like to work 2-3 days a week at home. But this averaging masks a myriad of distinct options that we predict will be adopted by specific work teams and communities going forward.  In most organizations, these options will co-exist, with the potential of driving down commuting journeys and reducing the volume of office space required, all of which can reduce carbon generated by office workers by up to 26%. However, each of these options will place very different demands on the office and its capacity. If these are not managed well, buildings will be empty on Monday and Friday (days when workers prefer to stay home to extend their weekends) while office utilization will resemble Swiss cheese due to the pockets of empty space.

The future workplace and the triple bottom line – people, organization, and the planet. Very often what works for one negatively impacts one or both of the others. Getting the balance right will be our challenge as people and organizations emerge from the pandemic and the climate emergency reimposes itself as the primary issue affecting us all.  Join Steve Todd as he chats with Neil Usher, Chief Workplace & Change Strategist @ GoSpace AI | Author of 'The Elemental Workplace' (2018) and 'Elemental Change' (2020)

With Mark Gilbreath, CEO Liquid Space