The past three months have been quite a roller coaster for businesses and organizations trying to navigate social distancing guidelines and stay-at-home mandates while figuring out how to work remotely. Fortunately, modern technology makes teleworking easier, or at least less painful (who would...

The Coronavirus pandemic has upended nearly every aspect of daily life in the U.S. and throughout the world. In addition to health concerns, economic uncertainty, and the need for social distancing, this crisis has highlighted what I think is a surprising shortcoming in the business community....

In recent years, space reduction projects have become increasingly popular among federal agencies, both as a way to provide an updated and more efficient office layout (think mobility, telework, hoteling, collaborative spaces, etc.), and as a way to attract a younger generation of workers. But...

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Employee mobility, telework, and flexible workspaces have been on the rise for the past decade (at least), and for good reason. These arrangements offer many benefits – enhanced collaboration opportunities, easier interaction among co-workers and managers, reduced space and facility costs, and...

Open workplaces are all over the place these days, and with elements like employee work lounges, collaboration pods, and even nap rooms, what’s not to like? Yet despite all the benefits of open offices (and the many innovative concepts), there are just as many criticisms of this type of layout....