In a new study, Deloitte analysts look at the challenges facing the British government in its attempt to control property management costs.
In the latest issue of the Leesman Review, Bridget Hardy asks how the British government will meet new space standards of 8sqm per person.
Shar Zamanpour writes to announce a new job opening: Genentech is looking for someone to join their Space and Customer Management team. According to Shar, it is a "very high level and high touch position."
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Kate Lister wrote us to share information about a new telework advocacy program in Southern California that is currently recruiting candidates for a telework pilot.
Here's the scoop:
AGENDA: NEW WOW SYMPOSIUM 12
Overcoming Barriers to New Ways of Working
SUNDAY MARCH 18, 2012
All events at the Sheraton Hotel, 625 El Camino Real, Palo Alto
3:00 – 5:00 Advisory Committee meeting, Sequoia Room
5:30 – 6:00 Welcome Reception, Plaza Courtyard
A new survey by Office Team showed that professional and managerial workers were most satisfied with jobs that provided work/life balance (28%) and opportunities to learn and grow (27%).
An article in the Wall Street Journal highlights the growing trend for standup meetings. The idea: Cut back on meeting time by making them more energetic (and uncomfortable?).
When asked to “think outside the box,” students in a experimental research study scored better when they were literally outside a box. In the experiment, students were seated inside or outside a five-by-five-foot cardboard box. A third group sat in an adjacent room with no box at all. In all other ways, the work environments were similar.
FORTUNE magazine’s January 16 issue features 12 predictions about how the office will look ten years from now. Basically, not much different from today, but with a bunch of cool tech tools.
The latest State of Green Business report shows several indicators have taken a downturn.