CoreNet Global's What's Next Podcast

A hybrid workforce existed prior to the pandemic. It is not a new concept. However, the COVID-19 pandemic expedited the existence of this flexible practice, edging it ever so close to a workforce standard, depending on the size of the company.

As an architect and project manager, I’m privileged to work with talented real estate and facilities professionals who are increasingly taking on more in their roles. On top of the many projects they already manage, they’re being asked to strategize about their company’s growth, figure out work-from-home strategies, and adapt their portfolio of offices for hybrid workers. I spend a lot of time thi...

The search for the optimal workplace strategy remains. As many continue to explore the role of real estate and the workplace in a rapidly changing industry landscape, and the hybrid model continues to evolve, corporate real estate (CRE) and workplace professionals are challenged to weigh the impacts of their decisions on their organization’s future. Ultimately, CRE professionals must make decision...

In the first of a five-part series in which CoreNet Global is partnering with ULI to discuss getting to net zero in the built environment, Marta Schantz, Co-Executive Director of the ULI Randall Lewis Center for Sustainability in Real Estate, talks with Ben Myers, Senior Vice President of Sustainability, BXP, about taking green leases to net zero.

As businesses continue to define their “new normal” after an extended pandemic shutdown, I find it ironic that the phrase “return to the office” evokes the sentiment “you can’t go home again.” Thomas Wolfe was right – if you try to return to a place from your past, it won’t be the same as it was. Or perhaps it is us who are no longer the same.

Acknowledging that the financial industry is undergoing dramatic changes is no longer a controversial statement. But addressing how these are having an impact in the physical world, through real estate and in an increasingly digitalized banking industry, remains a less-explored topic.

With a slowly but surely increasing number of employees coming in to fill more spaces from the second floors of our office buildings to the top, building owners and property managers are forced to contemplate how to keep them content once they’re here.

Driven by innovation and changemakers, technology organizations grew at an unprecedented rate for 30 years. With dynamic leadership, high demand, expanding automation capabilities, and the rise of cloud computing, technology companies reached the scale and market capitalization that other industries took 50, or even 100 years to achieve.

Josh Feinberg, Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer, ABM, discusses how EV charging and smart parking can help companies achieve sustainability goals while boosting the employee experience.

On this episode of the What's Next podcast, we sit down with ReSeat's CEO, Brandi Susewitz to understand how organizations are solving the office furniture waster problem.

Written By: Drew Raines Narrated By: Gayle Crew CoreNet Global’s the SOURCE magazine, May 2023 It’s no secret that the real estate market suffered in the COVID-19 pandemic, and no property type was hurt more than office buildings. While hospitality and entertainment properties nearly suffocated, their post-quarantine rebound has been impressive. Real estate professionals who projected multiyear re...

Written By: Kirsty Shearer Narrated By: Gayle Crew CoreNet Global’s the SOURCE magazine, May 2023 Like it or not, the past few years have shone a light on just how much the workplace can impact on people’s behaviour, mood, and productivity – with colleagues now demanding the right to choose where they carry out their tasks, in line with what matters to them from a work/life-balance perspective. Bu...

Written By: Amit Ramani Narrated By: Gayle Crew CoreNet Global’s the SOURCE magazine, May 2023 Despite the growing fear of technology replacing most of the current jobs, humans will continue to be the catalyst to the future, according to leading workforce solutions firm ManpowerGroup’s new trends report, released at the recent World Economic Forum. Although technology may be a great enabler, human...

Written By: Matthew Fitzgerald and Sarune Ringelyte Narrated By: Gayle Crew CoreNet Global’s the SOURCE magazine, May 2023 This year, 2023, was billed as the year that sustainability regulations will catch up with sentiment. Much industry activity to date has been voluntary as a result of shifting public opinion, but this year sees an influx of new environmental reporting standards, legally requir...

Dave Antczak, Head of Global Workplace at Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE), discusses “Edge-to-Office: HPE’s Hybrid Workplace Strategy,” winner of the 2022 H. Bruce Russell Global Innovator’s Award.

Lisa Stanley, CEO of OSCRE International, and Jamie Leary-Erickson, Vice President of Real Estate at Nokia, discuss OSCRE International’s Environmental Data Standards Working Group – a collaboration among leading organizations in corporate and commercial real estate to standardize environmental data.

How to move past functional obsolescence: five steps to empower your CRE organization in transformative times As the corporate real estate (CRE) environment continues to adapt to the new ways of working, CRE leaders and their teams are confronted with a few pivotal questions: • How does the makeup of CRE organizations need to change to meet the new demands? • What can leaders do to anticipate and...

Written by Kelley Rendziperi and narrated by Gayle Crew CoreNet Global’s the SOURCE magazine, April 2023 As location advisors, Site Selection Group in January identified 1,768 economic-incentive packages offered to companies across the United States during 2022. These economic-incentive packages represent an estimated total incentive value of approximately $24.4 billion. To garner these economic i...

Written by Aparna Anirudhan and narrated by Gayle Crew CoreNet Global’s the SOURCE magazine, April 2023 Scientists use the word “anthropogenic” in referring to environmental change caused or influenced by people, either directly or indirectly. Human-initiated climate change, as opposed to naturally occurring climatic activities, is directly linked to the burning of fossil fuels, deforestation leadi...

Written by Christophe Garnier and narrated by Gayle Crew CoreNet Global’s the SOURCE magazine, April 2023 After the pandemic, companies around the world were forced to embrace a new approach to the office: workplace flexibility. As of late 2022, three out of four U.S. companies were already working at least partly remotely or planning to transition to a hybrid work model. They saw it as a must whe...

Written by Addy Walcott and narrated by Gayle Crew CoreNet Global’s the SOURCE magazine, April 2023 Communicating your brand requires more than graphics on walls. Let’s break down five crucial elements that will help in telling a workplace brand story effectively.

In this podcast by our Thought Leader Partner, Cushman & Wakefield, you'll hear from Gerda Stelpstra, an anthropologist and self-described "nonconformist" of the corporate real estate sector. As a strategist at Cushman & Wakefield, she utilizes anthropological principles to guide organizations in their workplace development, placing human interaction, connection, and behavior at the forefront of s...

Organized by Marti Grimminck, Founder and CEO of International Connector. We discuss with three young people their thoughts on "What Brings You Back to the Office?"

Written By: Justin Ferguson Narrated By: Gayle Crew CoreNet Global’s the SOURCE magazine, March 2023 Historically, wellness at work has been focused on improving people’s physical health through preventative measures. The pandemic has led to heightened attention regarding people’s overall well-being, including mental and emotional health, by both employees and employers. Organizations are coming t...

Author: Charlotte Wiederholt Narrated By: Gayle Crew CoreNet Global’s the SOURCE magazine, March 2023 This past September, Tangram Interiors + Studio Other proudly hosted an event at the San Francisco LinkedIn offices called "Equity in Design." This is a part of Tangram’s larger event series that aims to bring people together to discuss the current state of equity in architecture and design, as we...