Where is My Office?: Reimagining the Workplace for the 21st Century (Hardcover)

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Where is My Office?: Reimagining the Workplace for the 21st Century (Hardcover)

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A fascinating and accessible guide to the effective management of corporate real estate--an underestimated element of business management which can have a dramatic impact upon employee satisfaction and organizational efficiency.

In the current age of remote working and flexible work hours, why have most office spaces remained relatively unchanged for decades? In Where is My Office?, Chris Kane highlights the importance of workplace agility and innovative corporate real estate (CRE) thinking in ensuring the productivity and efficiency of any organization, while at the same time offering insights into the future of our work environments and the implications for CRE investors. The book assesses the major issues facing CRE sectors around the world - issues that leave businesses out of pocket and employees unhappy with the workspaces in which they are expected to spend a major part of their day.

The author presents adaptable and actionable solutions to to these issues, emphasizing the need for interdepartmental collaboration and the implementation of new technology, all of which can bring about a holistic and adaptable solution to the challenges of workplace efficiency, which in turn can cut costs, minimize risks and increase productivity.

Where is My Office? is an accessible guide for business leaders and HR professionals, providing an adaptable framework through which they can ensure that their approach to work-space management is aligned with the needs of their business and employees. Chris poses his ground-breaking 'Smart Value' formula which underpinned the success of his work at The Walt Disney Company and the BBC, and which can be adapted to enact meaningful and lasting organizational change in any business.

Chris Kane has worked in the Corporate Real Estate sector for over 30 years, having operated as the Vice President of International Corporate Real Estate for The Walt Disney Company, before acting as Head of Corporate Real Estate at the BBC, where he was responsible for the creation of MediaCityUK in Salford and oversaw the £1bn development of Broadcasting House.

He is a Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors and a founding member and director of Six Ideas, a global consultancy focused on workplace development and innovation, where he has worked on CRE Initiatives for major multinational corporations. He sits on the editorial board of the Corporate Real Estate Journal, for which he has written various articles, and is also a regular contributor to the LEADER magazine.

Where is My Office? was written with the support of Eugenia Anastassiou, a freelance journalist and writer based in London.

Product Details ISBN: 9781472978684
ISBN-10: 1472978684
Publisher: Bloomsbury Business
Publication Date: December 22nd, 2020
Pages: 272
Language: English

“Particularly relevant post-Covid, Where is My Office? is a compelling call for change in the property industry. Supported by insights from experience and bursting with practical solutions, Chris Kane shows how property can be about providing great workplaces and enabling better business outcomes for the customer.” —Steven Boyd MBE, CEO, Government Property Agency

“Chris Kane's prescient account of the changing workplace couldn't be more timely. As we start framing the required redesign of our post-Covid 19 society we must rethink the shared value creation opportunities presented by our most enduring asset, our real estate portfolios. Where is My Office is insightful, provocative and helpful.” —Seán Meehan, Martin Hilti Professor of Marketing & Change Management and the Dean of the MBA program, IMD Business School

“With the recent onset of remote working and prevalence of flexible outsourced workspaces, the traditional 'office' has never been so obsolete. Chris Kane provides fascinating insights into the future of corporate real estate with this timely and engaging book.” —Mark Dixon, CEO & founder, IWG

“This book is a rare offering – a perspective on the future of real estate from a seasoned 'client-side' professional. In a sector where most of the narrative emanates from the consultancy and supply side, Chris applies his wealth of knowledge and experience from several decades operating within large organisations to an optimistic and crisply argued case for a better future.” —Neil Usher, author of The Elemental Workplace and Elemental Change

“Chris Kane has written an incredibly timely book for leaders thinking through the value and role of the physical and virtual office in a post COVID 19 "new normal" world. The Smart Value Formula presents a play book for executives who have an organizational imperative to optimally engage their employees.” —Will Saunders, Founder & CEO, AllyAlign Health

“Chris Kane's radical rethinking of the workspaces that are so central to our corporate lives today is urgent and visionary. He expertly addresses the major challenges commercial real estate faces and offers not only thoughtful, persuasive ideas for engaging and adapting the workforce, but also a comprehensive roadmap for getting it done.” —Fiona Calnan, CEO, Santovia

Where is My Office? does a great job of making the confusing world of commercial real estate understandable and, more importantly, it lays out the key transformations that are happening and should happen. The book provides an approach that can help business executives turn their spaces into strategic investments that help organizations become more agile and dynamic while nurturing stronger connections both within the company and with local communities.” —Corey Thomas, CEO, Rapid7

“The idea of 'the office' is at an inflection point today more than ever. While the evolving nature of work, and in turn the role of the office, has been a key topic for industry insiders, it is now something that every business leader is asking themselves. This book touches upon these issues and provides a depth of insight that only someone with Chris's experience and innovative spirit could capture.” —Steven Quick, Chief Executive, Cushman & Wakefield

“This timely book from Chris Kane demonstrates much of his deep and insightful expertise. By looking at the dilemmas created by the new ways of working, he offers practical reconciliations – exploring the balance between digital and analogue solutions while also considering the dynamics of individual creativity and teamwork. And there are even answers to the behavioural question of how to create an organizational culture, making this a sustainable process rather than another fashionable quick fix. A must read!” —Fons Trompenaars, organizational theorist, management consultant and author

“Chris has a fascinating insight so clearly driven by first-hand experience at the highest level. He has captured the fundamentals of how important the workplace is to businesses and individuals and has done so in a real, personal and engaging way, giving a critical guide to the purpose of the office.” —Charlie Green, Co-CEO, The Office Group

“Entrepreneur, intrapreneur or provocateur, Chris Kane has been an agent for change in the workplace. His journey through Walt Disney and the BBC charts a prescient trajectory for our Post-Covid-19 future.” —Jack Pringle, Principal, Regional Director, EMEA

"This is a book you should read from beginning to end, it hits with more power that way, but re-reading the book can begin anywhere." - Medium

"...intriguing…whatever the post-pandemic workplace looks like, it will look better if leaders follow a lesson that Mr. Kane learned early on: ‘The focus had to be on the people and their activities rather than the physical space.’ Otherwise offices are just places to go—and not much more." - The Wall Street Journal