The Future of Tampa’s Workplaces
17 Jun 2020
Because our commercial relocation and office furniture installation company serves other businesses within Tampa Bay and across Central Florida, we work hard to maintain an in-depth understanding of the factors impacting Florida’s business community.
Currently, in the wake of the Coronavirus pandemic, we’re keeping a close watch on how companies are ‘getting back to work’ amid the challenges of the post-Covid environment.
One company that we follow closely is Cushman & Wakefield, the commercial real estate services firm which manages a large amount of leasable property in Tampa and around Florida.
Recently, they’ve published The Future of Work, a report where they’ve captured more than 2.5 million data points from over 50,000 workers all over the globe with the goal of understanding how companies are reacting to the ‘new normal’ of the workplace environment and what that means for the future. You can download the report by clicking here.
Some of the key finding of the report include:
1. Productivity can occur anywhere, not just at the office:
✓ Pre-COVID-19, remote workers were more engaged and had a better workplace experience than office workers
✓ During the pandemic, effective team collaboration has reached new heights, through better leverage of remote collaborative technology, and the ability to focus was upheld
At Office Movers of Florida, we ask, “knowing this, how might this impact your employees, your workplace and your business going forward into 2020 and beyond?”
2. Flexibility and choice to work from anywhere is accelerating
✓ 73% of the workforce believes companies should embrace some level of working from home
✓ Human connection and social bonding are suffering, impacting connection to corporate culture and learning
✓ Younger generations are reporting more challenges working from home
We ask, “what does this mean for the traditional workplace – and understanding this – how can your existing office space be made better?”
3. The new normal will be a Total Workplace Ecosystem:
✓ The workplace will no longer be a single location but an ecosystem of a variety of locations and experiences to support convenience, functionality and well being
✓ The purpose of the office will be to provide inspiring destinations that strengthens cultural connection, learning, bonding with customers and colleagues, and supports innovation
✓ Current footprint sizes will remain steady, balancing social distancing’s relaxing of space density with less office space headcount demand in the new total workplace strategy
We ask, “is your company able to take on the challenges of adaptability – is there a plan in place to respond to manage the change that’s certain to come?”
Want to learn more? You can even join the Cushman & Wakefield experts for a Webinar on Tuesday, June 23 – register here. We plan to take part in this education webinar because we know it makes our teams at Office Movers of Florida better able to adapt to the changing world of commercial real estate and the many sub-industries that exist – sellers of office furniture systems, designers of office spaces, commercial engineer and architects, commercial relocation companies, commercial heating and air companies, carpet installers, architectural wall companies, restaurants and retail, office cleaning companies and so much more – each working in a multi-layered environment around the commercial real estate space.
What will the ‘new normal’ look like for your Tampa Bay company?
Each company here in Tampa Bay and across Florida will react and manage their workforce differently for sure, but some questions we ask are:
✓ Will the setup and layout of your workspace need to change going forward?
✓ Will your office space downsize or consolidate?
✓ Will you need to liquidate office furniture – or find storage for your furniture?
✓ What positive impacts can you imagine for your employees and your workspace?
✓ Who within your company is currently or will manage this change?
✓ Will your company see no real change from Coronavirus?
✓ Is your company able to benefit from changes impacting other local Tampa companies?
We’re here for you!
Regardless of which direction you’re heading with your space – expanding, downsizing or rearranging your space – Office Movers of Florida can help. For a free quote, please contact us today at 813-304-2273.
