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The Evolution of the Office: Blending Hospitality and Analytics | Suzanne Heidelberger
In this episode, Rob Sadow is joined by Suzanne Heidelberger. Suzanne is the former Head of Real Estate for Fidelity Investments. Prior to that, Suzanne led real estate for American Express, Deutsche Bank, and Skadden Arps.
Join us as we discuss:
Hospitality and the mentality of earning the trip to the office
Leveraging your workplace as an extension of your employer brand and employee value proposition
Practical strategies for real estate executives to build stronger partnerships with senior leadership, HR, and IT
Also available on Apple Podcasts.
FlexGPT Stat of the Week
What’s the mix of workplace policies for US firms with 1,000 or more employees? This chart comes from Nick Bloom, renowned economist and WFH expert, using FlexGPT.
Minimum Days / Week is by far the most common policy (44%). Roughly 90% of US firms with a Minimum Days / Week model require 2-3 days / week in the office.
Employee’s Choice is the second most common policy (25%). Perhaps surprisingly, this model has become more common for 1,000+ employee companies than Full Time In Office!
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ICYMI: Inside Atlassian's ‘State of Teams’ Report | Annie Dean
In this episode, Rob Sadow is joined by Annie Dean, Global Head of Team Anywhere at Atlassian. Annie is a globally recognized expert on remote and flexible working, having previously served as Meta’s first Director of Remote Work.
We discuss:
How our relationship with the office has evolved and the implications for real estate executives.
Atlassian’s latest State of Teams report with actionable insights on how teams can be more productive and intentional with how they spend their time.
Practical strategies to reduce wasteful meetings, increase focus time, and optimize team practices for distributed work environments.
Also available on Apple Podcasts.
In the Media
WSJ: The best-managed companies balance in-office time for employees to meet and brainstorm with enough flexibility to attract workers
HR Executive: Citigroup, HSBC, and Barclays are the latest banking titans mandating that more employees come into the office five days a week, raising the question of whether a full-time, return-to-office policy is trending
Forbes: The days of prioritizing team members’ work-life balance have been overshadowed by the need for teams to deliver.
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