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Drinking Our Own Champagne2022 has been a big year for HqO. After scaling globally into new markets, we worked with research firms to uncover important industry insights, and in June, we further expanded our reach by acquiring Leesman, the ...
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Engineering Hybrid Work Success: Exploring New Data From Leesman, an HqO CompanyCompanies need access to reliable data on employee demands and preferences as they negotiate the shift to long-term hybrid work. To meet this need, HqO has partnered with Leesman, whose insights on worker sentiment have ...
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Using Technology and the Office to Engage Hybrid WorkersToday, hybrid workplaces — that is: workplaces that blend remote and in-office work — are everywhere. HqO’s State of Workplace Experience report, for example, finds that nearly all (86%) of today’s top employers use a ...
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Using an Employee Experience Platform to Connect the WorkforceWhat seems like a lifetime ago, people used to commute to the office seven days a week for an eight-hour work day. However, things have changed — likely never returning to what it once was. This is because, since the ...
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Diving into the Data with a Workplace Experience PlatformAlmost every company uses data and analytics to improve their businesses. In the commercial real estate sector especially, detailed and accurate data on employee behavior and preferences can help business leaders tailor ...
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How OccasionGenius Connects HqO Customers with Popular Local EventsOccasionGenius is a Virginia-based technology company that connects users with the most popular local events in their area. HqO recently sat down with Nathaniel Marcus, CEO of the company, to understand more about how ...
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The Physical Office and Young Employees in the WorkplaceMore than 40 million people left their jobs last year. This is because, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, employees across the country came to the realization that they weren’t happy with their jobs. Specifically, young ...
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Boosting Satisfaction and Productivity with In-Person ExperiencesThe physical office has the potential to improve employee productivity and help companies build stronger corporate cultures. A report from researchers at the University of Chicago, for example, finds that remote ...
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Using Workplace Experience to Make a Community ImpactA few years ago, COVID-19 uprooted millions of people out of the physical office and into new, remote or hybrid work environments. However, the pandemic did not only affect the lives of corporate employers and ...
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Defining Workplace ExperienceSo, what is workplace experience? It’s a term that has become increasingly common, but it can take on many different meanings depending on the company. In order to understand the benefits of improving the workplace ...
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Workplace Events: How to Increase Employee EngagementA few years ago, COVID-19 forced employees out of the office and into remote or hybrid work environments. By now, most offices have reopened and business leaders are embracing a hybrid work model — our research shows ...
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Using Technology to Optimize Hybrid WorkThe future of work has changed dramatically in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, with hybrid work becoming increasingly common across the corporate world. HqO’s State of Workplace Experience report shows, for example, ...
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The 3 Components of a Workplace Experience PlatformWith workplace experience platforms taking center stage, you may be asking yourself “What features should every workplace experience platform have?” In general, workplace experience platforms are the most comprehensive ...
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Why You Need a Workplace Experience Platform for Your EmployeesAs we navigate through a post pandemic world, the workplace continues to evolve right before our eyes. Today, corporate employees prefer a flexible, hybrid work model over working full-time in an office. According to ...
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Improving Your Workplace Experience ToolsetThe concept of ‘work’ has continued to evolve the more we navigate a post-pandemic world: recent data by Leesman, an HqO company, reveals that 60% of employees currently work in a hybrid way. Similarly, 37% of employees ...
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Employee Experience Platforms and ‘Collaborative Equity’In the last few years, the state of the workplace has drastically changed and employers are prioritizing hybrid workplace environments. Since COVID-19 has upended how corporate leaders interact with their employees and ...
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#AskHqO: Advice for the Hybrid WorkplaceThe more employees return to the office, the more the workplace thrives. In our latest social campaign called #AskHqO, we gathered thoughts and opinions from our very own HqO employees about returning to a physical ...
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The Office as a MagnetIn September 2021, leading commercial real estate firm CBRE released a study on the global trends shaping the future of the office. “Consolidation,” the report reads, “remains a focus for many multinationals. In EMEA, ...
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5 Must-Have Workplace Events for the SummerSummer is here and planning season is in full swing. As more and more employees make their return back to the office, the need for purposeful and engaging physical work environments is high. In fact, According to ...
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Workplaces of the Future: The Pillars of Space OptimizationWe can divide the role of workplace technology in office space optimization into three categories: agility, flexibility, and productivity. Correctly leveraged, a workplace experience platform simultaneously covers each ...