Five Best Practices For Success In The Hybrid Working Era
Ben Hext
Susan Clarke
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Executive Summary
Over the past 12 months, a growing number of organizations have announced plans to accelerate their implementation of hybrid working strategies. Corporate facility and real estate executives must take a key role in defining these strategies and implementing change at the building level. This report analyses the future evolution of the workplace and provides decision-makers with advice on how to succeed with a new hybrid working strategy. It brings together insights from our interviews with over 250 building occupiers on their post-COVID strategies and our analysis of over 100 return-to-work strategies. Heads of facilities management, real estate and workplace should use this report to inform their strategies for 2021 and beyond.A Workplace Revolution Is On The Horizon
Workplaces Are Evolving To Become Centres Of Collaboration And Innovation
Firms Are Pursuing Five Distinct Models Of Hybrid Working
Facilities Executives Need To Manage Multiple Pitfalls For A Successful Transition To Hybrid
Real Estate Executives Should Focus On Workplace Reinvention In The Long Term
Five Actions To Launch Today To Enable Hybrid Working Success
Figure 2. Business Priorities Will Shape The Implementation of Hybrid Working
Figure 3. Hybrid Working Strategies Across Five Sectors
Figure 4. Hybrid Working Will Complicate Real Estate And Facilities Management
Figure 5. A New Vision For A Smart Workplace: Employee-Centric And Hybrid-Enabled
About the Authors
Ben Hext
Industry Analyst
Ben is an Industry Analyst in the Verdantix Smart Buildings practice. His current agenda covers hardware and software solutions for energy management, on-site power ...
Susan Clarke
Research Director
Susan leads the Verdantix Smart Buildings practice. Her current research agenda focuses on software solutions for real estate management including integrated workplace managem...
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