State of the Industry Report 2007-2008

Chapter Seven predomInant new work styles seen In 2007 mobile work A work style in which a person consistently uses multiple spaces and places in which to accomplish their work. distributed work A catch-all phrase for work that is spread amongst distributed teams, in variable locations and which occurs at varying times. video conferencing media connecting individuals and teams in real time began to have significant impact in 2007. It allowed one global technology firm to base its chief technology officer at its new R&D hub in India, for example. Other companies have begun to notice how it reduces travel time, cost and carbon footprint. beyond 2010: According to CoreNet Global’s Workplace Community, launched in 2007, the trend is already well in place for the blended work model of the future to replace the traditional idea of “going to the office.” • HP’s “Move to Mobility” Company workplace features already include individual work places, team work places and community work places. • Its components are the company workplace, virtual here’s what Core 2010 said would happen: • Network access is secure and predictable • • New technologies by technologies of It’s enabled improve the security that information networks are place teams in multiple locations, satellite sites, telework centers, home, and “on the mobile for voice and centric like WLAN and go.” • Company workplace features already include individual work places, team work places and here’s where we are today: community work places. • Secure connectivity to companyby multi-generational features that address the work and data through • It’s also characterized multiple devices technology preferences of the three age groups now populating the workforce: Baby • It’s enabled by technologies that are place-centric • Increased network bandwidth boomers, Generation X and Millenial. like WLAN and mobile for voice and data. • Better collaboration tools • Robust technology platforms • It’s also characterized by multi-generational features - Email that address the work and and flexibility that - Instant24X7 infrastructure and tools will facilitate time managementtechnology preferences ofalso messaging Ultimately, the three age groups now populating the workforce: - Shared files link to Calendar management are critical to work/life balance, and are the cause for greatest job the War for Talent, Baby boomers, Generation X and Millenial. satisfaction and video conferencing - Audio and productivity. “Virtual presence” and other digital high definition data. chapter seven The radical redefinition of Traditional Work FOCUS Place Work Emerging Work Work PERFORMANCE BASED ON MANAGEMENT TOOLS “Face time” Results Supervision Mentoring & coaching PRESENCE Co-location Virtual teams / mobile individuals Function, task, “just in time” SPACE PLANNING RATIONALE © 2007. CoreNet G lobal. All rights reserved. Status, hierarchy, “just in case” State of the Industry 2007-2008 29 http://www2.corenetglobal.org/home/index.vsp

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State of the Industry Report 2007-2008 Contents Chapter 1: Introduction : CoRE 2010 Framework and Report Structure Chapter 2: The Changing Business Environment Chapter 3: Executive Summary of Key Findings and Conclusions Chapter 4: CoRE 2010 Adoption Rate Chapter 5: Sustainability/Corporate Social Responsibility Chapter 6: Global Sustainability Survey and Roundtable Findings Chapter 7: Workplace Practices/Work Environments Chapter 8: Workplace Related Issue: The War for Talent Chapter 9: Asset Management/Portfolio Optimization Chapter 10: Solutions Delivery Chapter 11: Location Strategies/The Strategic Role of Place Chapter 12: Location Related Issue: Site Selection Morphs to Portfolio Alignment Chapter 13: Strategic Competencies/Enterprise Leadership Skills Chapter 14: Competencies Related Issue: The War for Talent in Corporate Real Estate (CRE) Chapter 15: Integrated Resources Infrastructure Solutions – IRIS Chapter 16: Technology and the Web Chapter 17: Technology Related Issue: Removing the Obstacles to Industry Data Standards Acknowledgements and Sources

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