The partnership program provides contract cleaning providers with real-time data and analytics about the cleaning, sanitization and disinfection activities happening within client workplaces and facilities. Providers use the data to improve operational performance of their cleaning teams with pre-built reporting they can share with their clients to prove the value of their services.
Leaders must transform their offices into the heartbeat of the company and invite their distributed workforce to gather, make meaningful connections, create rituals and celebrate milestones. That means investing in redesigning the office for a purpose-driven community and creating a connected network of “community spaces” for employees to know what’s happening, when and where, so that they’re inspired to visit often.
In corporate real estate, we are seeing the similar need for predictive data. One of the biggest differences I’ve seen between successful and less successful company reactions to the pandemic was real-time data. Companies that knew occupancy, understood cleaning & facilities management trends and quickly polled employee sentiment were able to act quickly to serve employees and make critical real estate decisions. The ones that didn’t struggled mightily.
Every workplace is different, with specific needs, complexities, and culture, and each department operates in its own way. There is no one-size-fits-all solution. The next year will encompass a state of flux as tenants experiment with innovative ideas and new technologies.
While hybrid is a boon for work/life balance for most employees, it inherently makes facilities management more complicated and difficult. And it’s time to invest in tools to help the facilities teams do work in the “dark corners”of the workplace with dedicated tools that are mile-deep vs. mile-wide. This can enhance functions such as equipment management, predictive maintenance, inspections and cleaning compliance.
Employees want community, flexibility, and accessibility. In 2021, our office users increased their location count by 38%. That stat is the result of office occupiers adopting hybrid models and smaller footprints to accommodate employees who have moved away from cities. Employees want to be closer to home, closer to their families, and closer to their everyday lives.
Human connection is the biggest draw for offices, so businesses should offer employees visibility into who will be working in person and what days. If someone’s on the fence about whether they should come in, seeing their office buddy scheduled to work from HQ could convince them.
