Power of the Workplace

Traditionally, universities viewed campus facilities and buildings as spaces for learning and working. In Australia, unis are discovering that space is a strategic asset that gives them an edge in attracting students, top educators, research dollars, and credibility amongst peers.

In this episode, Angela Barwick, SpaceIQ Enterprise Account Executive and Chair of the Australia Chapter of CoreNet, will share insights on why AU unis are modernizing space and how robust, real-time data is critical to growth and long-term business success.

Managing expectations for a return-to-work plan should be No. 1 for companies seeking to ensure the safety of their employees. Globally, employees have shown that remote work is viable and even preferable for productivity and engagement. In this episode, SpaceIQ Chief Financial Officer Pat Clark and Chief Marketing Officer Nai Kanell discuss the challenges in developing a budget-appropriate plan that offers opportunities to work remotely while resuming uninterrupted operations in a physical office.

Technology is nothing new to global workplaces. But there’s an innovative movement underway that is changing how many businesses manage how, when, and where customers and employees interact with offices, stores, schools, and manufacturing facilities. In this episode, Shira Mechaly-Segal of data security company CyberArk and SpaceIQ's Nai Kanell discuss how digital thinking is leading to the rapid transformation of workplaces to meet needs beyond profits.

COVID-19 has impacted most, if not all, parts of the business landscape. And commercial real estate (CRE) is no exception. SpaceIQ's Alayne Cunningham, Customer Success Manager, and Shannan Smith, Senior Manager, AMER & EMAE Implementations discuss how companies are analyzing the logic of long-term leases and what the move to remote and mobile work will mean for the “traditional” office.

It's cliche, but true - the customer is always right. That's especially true when it comes to workplace technology and software solutions. Clients rely on experts to provide seamless integrations, easy upgrades and updates, and effective and efficient problem-solving.

In this episode, SpaceIQ Customer Success gurus James Franklin, Josh Carson, and Ryan Benson discuss the challenges of providing a positive customer experience in trying times - like COVID - and ensuring businesses get the most from their software platforms.

Educational leaders depend on accurate insights in order to safely bring back students—yet many do not have a system that can collect and analyze this important information.

In this episode, Murray Hunt and Jennifer Thompson discuss the challenges for educational facilities managers and workplace planners who are tasked with keeping school buildings open and safe for students, teachers, and visitors as COVID-19 continues to rage around the world.

Host:
Kane Hochster, Chief Sales Officer, SpaceIQ

Guests:
Amber Miller, Account Director, Buildingi
Kimberly Castle, Account Director, Buildingi

Every business collects data of some kind. Small companies may keep customer records in spreadsheets while global organizations use multiple systems to manage everything from HR data, sales, assets and workplace management. Businesses may be great at collecting data, but is it the right data? Is it being used to meet objectives? That's where data governance comes in.

Amber Miller and Kimberly Castle of Buildingi, an an IWMS/BIM consulting firm, discuss how organizations should look beyond the pandemic and leverage data governance for confident and productive strategic decisions about workplace management now and into the future.

Because COVID-19 is new there is no case law with regards to the virus that shows explicit employer liability if an employee becomes ill at the office. There is the argument that it is the same as getting the flu from a coworker. Would you sue your employer for that? Probably not. However, COVID-19 is not the flu, and employees expect their companies to do everything possible to protect them from this deadly disease with proactive facility planning.

John Hutchins of BakerHostetler Law shares how company owners making and executing back-to-work initiatives face an important question: If an employee returns to work, and contracts COVID-19 in their workplace, is the employer legally liable? The short answer is…it depends. The long answer is much more complicated.