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Making the right CRE decisions with Sabine Ehm. This is the podcast where we speak with Corporate Real Estate executives to learn how they make decisions day by day to shape the next generation workplace. Hosted by Sabine Ehm. Presented by Locatee.

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    • May 3, 2023 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 34m AVG DURATION
    • 76 EPISODES


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    76: Christian Schmeichel on the future of work

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2023 40:58


    Raphaël is joined by Christian Schmeichel, Chief Future of Work Officer at SAP, for a holistic conversation on Employee Experience and people strategies at a leading, large-scale organization. 

    75: Harry Morphakis on workplace, workspace and workforce

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2023 44:31


    Raphaël is joined by Harry Morphakis of Accenture to discuss workplace, workspace, and workforce alignment in the enterprise (05:20), a realistic view of how technology will support a better office experience (09:30), and how employees can be willing to accept enabling information as part of a clear contract with their organizations (17:20). We discuss best practices on how to enable data for the employee experience (29:45) and managing change as part of workplace transformation (38:20).

    74: Philip Ross on the reinvention of the modern office

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2023 64:40


    Raphael is joined by Philip Ross to discuss his book "Unworking, the reinvention of the modern office". We talk about data and technology as the main disruptors of how the office experience is determined (07:00) and the challenge of integrating real estate, IT and HR in the modern organization to create the "super experience" of the office. We discuss the many trends shaping the modern workplace (20:50) and what 2023 will have in store for the leaders in the industry. We then discuss how individuals and leaders need to transform themselves to keep up with these profound changes (29:19).  Later, Raphaël is joined by Michelle to try and answer some crucial questions raised by the conversation with Philip: are "full-office" mandates wrong? And how do we manage multiple generations under one roof? (37:18)

    73: Dan Strode on the "Culture Advantage" in the office

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2023 33:14


    Dan and I discussed how Culture is a fundamental element  for companies to innovate, to change, and generally thrive.  We discussed how the office and personal interactions factor in building organizational culture (00:08:01).  We talked about living culture across the organization and taking cues from high performing teams (00:18:58), and about balancing short term business and long term culture objectives (00:23:17). 

    72: Marcus Jarl on organizations, workforces, cultures and the office

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2023 53:37


    Raphaël is joined by Marcus Jarl to discuss organizations, their workforce, their culture and the office;  Alignment in the organization between a corporation's purpose, its business objectives, its leadership, workforce and culture (00:07:10); How new leadership, data, experimentation are key supporting elements in order to truly see change and transformation (00:11:02) and how this affects the purpose of the office environment (00:17:14) and organizational structure (00:20:44); Norms as the most powerful creator of change (00:29:16); Why diversity - to integrate different answers to organizational challenges (00:36:06); Then, Raphael and his colleague Michelle offer their "Real Workplace" take on a specific subject from the conversation with Marcus - expertise perception and expectations in the workplace (40:00)

    71: Kristi Woolsey on the role of the metaverse in workplace experience

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2022 34:21


    Kristi Woolsey is an Associate Director at Boston Consulting Group. She explains why the metaverse is a great tool in solving for the future of work, enabling collaboration across distance as well as more equity in the workplace. 

    70: Wendy Heller on what makes workspaces useful

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2022 43:36


    Wendy Heller is a Real Estate Transformation Leader at Deloitte Consulting. She shares her thoughts on how to create meaningful and effective workspace. We also discussed how and when to measure that. 

    69: Special on the end user view

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2022 37:54


    Sabine got the chance to talk to several workplace users from the LEGO Group during her time on campus and can thus share some first hand insights into actual workplace experience. 

    68: Adrienne Rowe on extending the definition of workspaces

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2022 27:45


    Adrienne Rowe is is the Head of Workplace Strategy at Raytheon Technologies. She underlines that organizations need to recognize the strong pull of flexibility in work models and notes how that should  be mirrored in workplace strategy.

    67: Kitty de Groot on the design elements for innovative work settings

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2022 26:26


    Kitty de Groot is a Product & Interior Designer and design lecturer. She explains what stimulates innovation and creativity in spatial design and why she believes the physical workspace is still elemental to company culture and productivity. 

    66: Special #3 on the LEGO workplace symposium

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2022 43:33


    In the third part of our special around the LEGO workplace symposium we are tuning into the group exchanges on the two hot topics of insights to impact spatial design and creating purposeful meetings. 

    65: Special #2 on the LEGO workplace symposium

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2022 46:30


    In the second part of our special around the LEGO workplace symposium we are tuning into the group exchanges on the two hot topics of the “Why” of workplace transformation and friction points in hybrid work. 

    64: Special #1 on the LEGO workplace symposium

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2022 24:27


    Kursty Groves and Sabine recap on what happened during the LEGO workplace symposium where the LEGO Ways of Working team welcomed colleagues from adidas, Booking.com, Ericsson, EY, Google, IKEA, L'Oréal, Mars, Microsoft, Netflix, Nordea, Spotify, and Unilever to their newly opened Campus in Billund, Denmark to talk about the future of the workplace through a post-Covid19 lens.

    63: Rashad Delph on the secrets of successful data analytics

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2022 33:05


    Rashad Delph is Head of People Analytics at Chevron. We discuss how you move from mere data collection to powerful storytelling that supports business decisions and he shares why he thinks a diversity is key to accurate data analysis. 

    62: Alexandra Sanchez on how to facilitate workplace experience

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2022 34:22


    Alexandra Sanchez is Director Real Estate & Facilities for Americas at Organon. She shared their approach to branding in the office spaces and why she believes that office perks are only done well if you use them to facilitate working experience and relationships. 

    61: Steve Todd on why looking at people's patterns ultimately is about RoI

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2022 42:11


    Steve Todd is the Global Head of Workplace at Nasdaq. While Steve is personally an advocate of work from anywhere, he points out how organizations can look at choice and flexibility as an opportunity for both employees and employers. 

    60: Nicholas Wandera on workforce needs informing workplace decisions

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2022 29:14


    Nicholas Wandera is the Real Estate Lead for Middle East and Africa at IBM. He lets us in on the specifics of new ways of working servicing an African portfolio. 

    59: Rundown on the evolution of space with Sabine

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2022 11:45


    Sabine goes solo and looks at the example of the first self service supermarket to draw parallels to the digital evolution in the workplace and new flexible ways of working.  

    58: Ryan Anderson on how to find the sweet spot of the office space

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2022 49:20


    Ryan Anderson is VP Global Insights & Research at MillerKnoll. He highlights that office space needs to be positioned purposefully around people's needs. If it's not built to accommodate many diverse groups and types of activities it will become redundant. 

    57: Mariel Chirino on the universal question of office capacity planning

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2022 34:47


    Mariel Chirino is the office manager at Locatee. She tells us about her journey opening the first Locatee office and how she continued to adapt the space to headcount growth and the rise of hybrid work and why it doesn't matter if a company is big or small when you ask “do we have enough space”?

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    56: Victor Maningo on what constitutes “well” in workplace design

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2022 28:39


    Victor Maningo is VP Global Market Development Asia Pacific at the International WELL Building Institute. He explains the 10 dimensions of well building design and how these can help organizations focus on people & planet initiatives.  

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    55: Rundown on trending work concepts with Sabine and Lauren Dreifuss

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2022 36:29


    Lauren Dreifuss is the Trend Scout & Research Analyst at Locatee. In our first Workplace Insights Series webinar we discuss the countless new concepts and buzzwords that workplace leaders will have to add to their lexicon.

    54: Enrique Rubio on the workplace's contribution to human experience

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2022 44:24


    Enrique Rubio is the founder of Hacking HR and host of the Hacking HR podcast. He explained how workplace experience nestles under employee experience and how to  use proxies in data and metrics to measure workplace performance.  

    53: Rundown on the ripple effects of CRE strategy with Sabine

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2022 10:15


    Sabine goes solo to map out how decisions around workplace and location strategy impact urban planning, local economy, investor landscape and state tax and why governments, therefore care about Return to Office. 

    52: Carly Flapper the parallels between change management and directing plays

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2022 47:05


    Carly Flapper is Director of Total Workplace at Cushman & Wakefield. She has a background in theater and directing and that's why we have a look at the common traits between those two worlds.

    51: Omar Ramirez on why the question of office or remote can't be binary

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2022 44:37


    Omar Ramirez is an Experience Advisor. He shared why he thinks we need to look at the workplace with more nuance and treat the office like a product, from development to user feedback and adaption.

    50: Raimund Paetzmann on the capacities of the future office

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2022 33:22


    Raimund Paetzmann is VP Logistics Network Expansion and Real Estate at Zalando. We discussed how the office will have to provide a framework to balance hybrid work mode and moments that matter for organizational culture and experience.  

    49: Phil Simon on how to use workplace tools effectively

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2022 44:10


    Phil Simon is an author, workplace technology consultant and podcast host. He goes into why we can't simply copy our workplace behaviours into the digital world and how companies can make sure to make the most of their workplace technology. 

    48: Mark Needham on being customer zero for the hybrid work experience

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2022 45:23


    Mark Needham is EMEAR Hybrid Workleader, Webex and Workplace Transformation at Cisco. He touches upon how the workplace has become an ecosystem of technology and tools enabling individuals and teams collectively in every mode of work.

    47: Tonille Miller on getting to the heart of employee enablement

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2022 40:46


    Tonille Miller is a Global Transformation and People Experience Leader. She emphasized that we need to move away from a profits vs. people perspective in organizations and instead use employee engagement as a strategic lever on its own and tap into the power of people enablement. 

    46: Rundown on how to prioritize workplace transformation with Sabine

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2022 11:23


    Sabine goes solo to reflect on her learnings in 1 year of “The Workplace Leader” podcast leading to the question of what to prioritize when looking at workplace transformation. 

    45: Danielle Farage on inclusion as the key to employee retention

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2022 37:44


    Danielle Farage is a Gen Z Workplace Futurist, Community Builder and Director of Growth & Marketing @Café. She reveals how the principle of inclusion is a synergy of many factors - it requires building a meaningful community, looking into innovative hiring strategies and pursuing personalization for better work life integration.

    44: Kursty Groves on work environments that inspire

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2022 42:26


    Kursty Groves is a Workplace Strategist, Innovation Consultant, Author and Podcaster.  We talk about her findings in “The Office Chronicles” podcast, her experiences as a space coach and go into what elements contribute to innovation and creativity.

    43: Darren Murph on remote first principles

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2022 37:41


    Darren Murph is the Head of Remote at GitLab. We talked about the importance of intentionality in building remote or hybrid work, how to sustain company culture in a fully remote environment and what you can find in the GitLab “Remote Playbook”.

    42: Special on how to engage and attract in a reimagined office

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2021 54:35


    In a live webinar we've regrouped with Timothy Ahrensbach, Gloria Mamwa and Brittney Van Matre to discuss how the role of the office is changing towards an asset that is used to build work communities and create better working experiences for employees. The conversation was moderated by MaryLou Costa.

    41: Clare Jones on recruiting talent into a hybrid workplace

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2021 28:43


    Clare Jones is a Talent Acquisition Specialist at Locatee. She gives us an insight into how her work has changed with increasing talent mobility and competing with fully remote employers. Also, she doubles down on the drivers for employee engagement.

    40: Elizabeth Nelson on Healthy Office Design

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2021 35:45


    Elizabeth Nelson is an author, Co-Founder and Head of Innovation at Smart Building Certification. With the example of her own personal story of burnout she explains what features inclusive and healthy workplaces should incorporate and why measuring outcomes is the first step towards improvement.

    39: Rundown on the CRE evolution with Sabine and Raphael Morgulis

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2021 35:26


    Raphael Morgulis is the Analyst Relations Manager at Locatee. In our “No Guts, No Glory” webinar we discuss the challenges of the hybrid era and how CRE needs to be brave to overcome old stigmas and embrace a new way of looking at workplace performance. 

    38: Jens Ebbe Rasmussen on Facility Services' share in the Return to Office

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2021 32:56


    Jens Ebbe Rasmussen is Senior Vice President Business Development at Coor Service Management. We discuss the new requirements towards facility services as a result of the pandemic and  how business models for facility services have developed over the years.

    37: Rundown on the importance of empathy at the workplace with Sabine

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2021 9:12


    Sabine goes solo to have a look at how little signs of appreciation can go a long way in enhancing employee experience. 

    36: Tracy Hawkins on embracing a growth mindset to lead work transformation

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2021 36:43


    Tracy Hawkins is Vice President of Real Estate & Workplace and Remote Experience at Twitter. She explains how remote and hybrid work need to be led by example and that true work transformation needs to go beyond real estate.

    35: Eva Forster, Corinne Ruckstuhl and Anna Whittlestone on Data Readiness

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2021 25:12


    Eva Forster, Corinne Ruckstuhl and Anna Whittlestone work in Locatee's PreSales and Account teams. We explore the findings of a commissioned study conducted by Forrester Consulting on behalf of Locatee around data readiness and they share their experiences from different organizations.

    34: Toby Lewis on what makes great Meeting Spaces

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2021 40:00


    Toby Lewis is Senior Manager, Collaboration Strategy at Logitech. He lets us in on the research they have done around workplace behaviors and especially meeting practices. We go into the different types of meetings, the dynamics at play and how to support these. 

    33: Rundown on the 6 layers of workplace experience with Sabine

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2021 10:58


    Sabine goes solo to breakdown the opportunities stemming from the layers concept in workplace experience.

    32: Timothy Ahrensbach on designing environments for your “Best Working Self”

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2021 51:10


    Timothy Ahrensbach is Head of Workplace Experience at the LEGO Group. He explains how they are mapping out the six layers of workplace experience and orchestrating hybrid work with a focus on community building and “play”.

    31: Rundown on Workplace Performance Measures with Sabine

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2021 11:17


    Sabine goes solo to breakdown the difficulties with workplace performance measures. 

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    30: Sheila Botting on using real estate as a service to create experience

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2021 41:07


    Sheila Botting is Principal & President Americas Professional Services at Avison Young. She shares her lessons on how to build up for employee experience starting from the grounds of base building and company mission.

    29: Best Of on the Future of the Workplace and the challenges of Change Management

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2021 15:11


    Featuring Jon Sheh (Johnson & Johnson),Rolf Sulen (Equinor), Jose Luis Sanchez Concha Ibarra (formerly Gensler), Nicola Millard (BT), Brittney Van Mattre (formerly Nike), Mikkel Lyngbo Nielsen (Ericsson), Patrenia Werts Onuoha (formerly Shell), Putri Realita (Danone) and Steven Bell (formerly Wella).

    28: Best Of on employee experience as the new critical factor

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2021 8:39


    Featuring Peter Baumann (SAP), Jon Sheh (Johnson & Johnson), Roel Stroeken (Philips), Gloria Mamwa (Standard Chartered Bank), Melanie Mack (JLL), Rob Blair (Sprinklr), Nicola Millard (BT), Steven Bell (formerly Wella), Mikkel Lyngbo Nielsen (Ericsson), Rhebeckha D'Silva (Revolut) and Jenna Geigerman (Citrix).

    27: Best Of on Data Readiness and the constraints of the Real Estate market

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2021 11:07


    Featuring Liz Burow (formerly WeWork), Roel Stroeken (Philips), Patrenia Werts Onuoha (formerly Shell), Marta Lima (Vodafone), Nadim Stub (PropTech Denmark), Rolf Sulen (Equinor), Oliver Lehmann (MindSpace) and Thomas Glatte (BASF).

    26: Best Of on the specifics of decision making in Corporate Real Estate

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2021 9:08


    Featuring Liz Burow (formerly WeWork), Peter Baumann (SAP), Rolf Sulen (Equinor), Gloria Mamwa (Standard Chartered Bank), Rob Blair (Sprinklr), Agne Zemaite (Colliers), Thomas Glatte (BASF), Rhebeckha D'Silva (Revolut) and Jenna Geigerman (Citrix).

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