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How You Work: People, Places & Flexible Workspaces
“A well-known electronics company makes use of our Coworking
offering. The company have their main office outside London,
and their product design team had an office in Central London.
Once their lease ended, they decided to use Club as their London
base, which gave them the flexibility to work in both the city and
their headquarters.”
Andrea Kolokasi
, Workspace Group, London
04 Recruitment & Retention
38% of employers globally believe that the single
biggest challenge facing their business today is
recruiting and retaining talent. With millennials
expected to make up 75% of the global workforce
by 2025, businesses are adapting their workspace
strategy to align with the cultural values of this future.
The Catch Me If You Can survey by Regus shows that
72% of respondents feel flexible working attracts top
talent and 74% believe that it improves employee
retention. Remote locations allow employees to
move between corporate headquarters and Flexible
Offices at their discretion, depending on the type
of work expected. This allows employees to have a
balance between a necessary corporate environment
for meetings with line managers and clients, and an
alternative creative space for project work.
05 Networks
The Flexible Office market attracts a diverse
tenant mix, and in doing so, connects a variety of
complementary services under one roof. Members
have access to invaluable professional networks, while
proactive operators will introduce their customers
to potential partners and customers within their
portfolio, understanding a highly integrated network
is advantageous to their business as well as to their
members. Chantelle White, Senior Vice President
of YouAppi, New York, comments that “being in a
Coworking space has improved my company’s network
particularly on the funding side of the business. It has
created more connections to venture capitalist funds
which is critical for us to expand and grow.”
The Office Group, Farringdon, London