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Deserted during the health crisis, heckled by the economic crisis, the office is at the center of all attention. The facts are in. Today, 80% of employees want to continue teleworking*. The reconfiguration has prompted companies to once again give massive preference to telecommuting. In the first half of 2020, new leases are 60% smaller than in 2019**. One wonders if the office, which represents the second largest expense item for companies, will be forgotten. In any case, the question is worth asking. Should you renegotiate your lease, reduce your surface area, transform your offices or sublet part of them? For companies whose employees do not want to/can't telework, what are the alternatives?

Point of view of Jean-François Couëc & Nicolas Cochard in Business Immo

Should we go back to work at the office? The answers to this question differ depending on whether the respondent belongs to the group of those who have been impatiently awaiting a return to normal, those who have discovered telework and have come to terms with it, or those who remain staunch opponents of it.

Article published in In Interiors

Matter and materials are at the heart of the thinking of the architect and the interior designer. Through their approach, Chantal Aïra-Crouan, associate architect, head of the Paris Île-de-France architecture pole, and Alexandra Plat, project director within the Studio team at Kardham, bring the two together. Cross-interview ...

A managerial fad for some, a major trend for others, well-being at work is a strong aspiration to which a growing number of companies are trying to respond. Two HRM researchers - Jordane Creusier from the Université du Littoral and Franck Biétry from the University of Caen - developed a statistically valid measurement scale which they then used in several international studies. In total, more than 3,400 employees in France, the United States and Japan have agreed to participate. The cumulative results show that the enthusiasm and optimism of the United States continues. They are clearly the happiest at work.

The question we have been exposed to lately is: "Will there be a post-Covid in terms of work environments and is this a real revolution or a simple adaptation?" ".

The forward-looking demands of our clients commit us to seriously consider this subject which, in addition to a challenge for all of our businesses, represents a new business opportunity.

The idea of ​​more meaningful teleworking is gaining ground. There are many lines of thought, sometimes contradictory, on the merits of this alternative. How can these two working methods coexist without harming performance? Do we need more flex office and less real estate? How to animate the collective from a distance? How to properly coach and track results? How to preserve the notion of the team itself and its territory?