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    Beyond the Rooftop Terrace: The Amenities That Actually Help Tenant Retention

    Not all amenities drive retention. See which wellness, F&B, and collaboration investments correlate with renewals, and which ones are just expensive noise.

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    Top Employee Pain Points in 2026: What’s Driving the Great Rethink

    The workforce is at a tipping point. According to Gallup’s Employee Retention and Attraction Indicator…

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    Why Natural Light Beats Every Other Amenity (And How to Maximize It Without Rebuilding)

    The amenity arms race is expensive. Climbing walls. Meditation pods. Coffee bars with imported beans.

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    Programming to the Person: Experience Data is Key

    Using Experience Data to Tailor Tenant Offerings & Activation The old real estate playbook said: “If you build it, they will come.” The modern version? “If you personalize it, they’ll stay.” In today’s tenant-driven ...

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    Bridging the Home–Office Divide: How Offices Must Compete with the Comforts of Home

    When independent workplace assessors, Leesman, surveyed hundreds of thousands of employees, one finding stood out: many believe their home environment supports work better than their office. That’s a wake-up call for ...

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    The Value of Variety: Why Workplace Seating & Spatial Choice Boost Tenant Experience

    For decades, office design and workplace seating strategies have been driven by extremes—assigned desks for everyone, or total free-for-all hot-desking. But Leesman’s research, The Value of Variety, suggests the truth ...

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    Acoustic Interventions: Reducing Workplace Noise

    The Hidden Cost of Office Noise If you’ve ever tried to focus while someone nearby argues with a printer—or worse, takes a sales call on speaker—you already know: workplace noise kills productivity. Leesman’s data backs ...

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    Commute ROI: Designing Office Experiences That Justify the Journey

    Why the “Transactional Landlord” Model Is Obsolete in Modern Commercial Real Estate For decades, the commute’s been the office villain — the part of your day that steals your sleep, tests your patience, and convinces ...

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    How Asset Managers Can Boost Tenant Retention with REX: Real-Time Insights & Unified User Profiles

    A Closer Look at HqO REX for Asset Managers For asset managers in commercial real estate, long-term success isn’t just about filling space — it’s about cultivating relationships that last. That’s why the Asset ...

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    Lighten Up, Literally

    Your tenants care more about sunlight than snacks. And the data backs it up. Picture this: You’ve nailed your lobby redesign, added a solid tenant app, maybe even installed a kombucha tap. But if your tenants are still ...

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    Top Employee Pain Points in 2024: The Challenges of Today’s Workforce

    While a staggering 95% of US workers are considering a job change in 2024, as reported by Monster, the reasons driving this trend are multifaceted. Based on our research, here are the top employee pain points impacting ...

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    Beyond Aesthetics: The Strategic Value of Art in CRE Properties

    In today’s competitive market, property owners are increasingly incorporating art installations as strategic tools to enhance the tenant experience, boost value, and cultivate a unique identity. In fact, according to ...

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    Return-to-Office Mandates: How They Soar & Stumble

    It’s been nearly four years since the pandemic first hit the world, and as a result, the “workplace” changed forever. While many organizations have returned to the office in some capacity (for example it was recently ...

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    HqO Integrates SwiftConnect Into the HqO Workplace Experience Platform

    HqO and SwiftConnect have partnered to build the future of workplace access that keeps tenants and employees engaged and unlocks new value from commercial real estate properties. The integration of SwiftConnect with the ...

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    The War for Tech Talent Isn’t Over. Here’s How To Win It in 2023

    A recent wave of high-profile layoffs has led some industry pundits to conclude that the war for tech talent – once red-hot – is now over, with the balance of power shifting back into the hands of employers. Still, ...

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    The Future of Work: Workplace Experience Insights for 2023

    In 2021 and 2022, the workplace underwent a series of transformational changes. In 2023, as new trends and changes start to emerge, industry leaders will need to stay on top of the latest developments in employee ...

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    Stronger Connections for Better Productivity: Top Employee Pain Points for 2023

    Today, as the world grapples with economic uncertainty, a large number of high-performing companies are investing in technology to improve the workplace experience. A new JLL report, for example, finds that 94% of ...

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    High-Performing Companies Need High-Performing Workplaces: The State of Workplace Experience in 2023

    In 2022, the world adjusted to new ways of working, and many companies experimented with new and exciting technologies to optimize the workplace. In 2023, as the state of the market continues to evolve, new trends will ...

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    In 2023, Make the Workplace Work for Everyone

    Soon after the start of the pandemic, some analysts predicted that the sudden growth of remote work would eventually eliminate the need for in-person positions. But now, just a few years after March 2020, new data shows ...

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    Unpacking the Rise of Workplace Experience Technology

    It might be hard for us to imagine now, but it’s important to remember that the daily commute was once a non-negotiable fact of life. In fact, most employees once made serious life choices—choices about where to live, ...