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Office utilisation reaches equilibrium, and demands a rethink of workplace strategy

Workplace Insight

Finance and legal sectors show the highest engagement, with above-average space utilisation. Corporate occupiers lead the return, with desk utilisation 13 percent higher than in the public sector. Regional offices outperform London, with desk utilisation around 7 percent higher outside the capital.

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How to set boundaries at work – with examples

Halo Psych

Material boundary How, when, or if you use your own property or finances for work. Time boundary How much time you will give to tasks, requests, and other people’s priorities. Emotional boundary The extent to which you take on other people’s emotional burdens. Conversational boundary The topics you will and won’t engage in at work.

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How to confidently manage 1099 contractors as your business grows

Insperity

Internal, do-it-yourself processes This route is usually handled by someone in HR or finance using spreadsheets, email and manual tracking. And like any core process, it needs the right infrastructure behind it – not a workforce overhaul, but a better way to manage what’s already in motion. Low cost and familiar.

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Occupiers seek broader value from workplace strategies

Workplace Insight

Demand for technology skills remains high across sectors such as finance, professional services and energy. The Americas region is dominated by hybrid national-level strategies, while APAC is seeing growth in remote-first roles. After several years of downsizing, footprint reduction appears to be slowing.

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The dark side of ambition

Work Life

As Gordon Gekko infamously said, Greed is good a provocative mantra for the high-octane world of finance, but a dangerous philosophy when applied indiscriminately. This mindset is especially common in high-stakes environments like consulting, finance, or tech startups, where long hours and relentless competition are normalized.

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YAROOMS x Denax: A New Partnership for Smarter South African Workplaces

Yarooms

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Always putting out fires at work? Here’s how to interrupt the cycle

Work Life

Data, not hype, financed the rollout. Upstream work scales best from pilot to platform. Cal Fire and Google trialed wildfire-prediction AI in one California county; when alert times dropped by 20 minutes, they expanded statewide. Making Prevention a Daily Reflex Upstream habits stick when they’re baked into calendars and compensation.