Aggregators who resell your space at different prices encourage cross-channel shopping, leading clients straight to your competitors. By standardizing your pricing, you’ll keep more clients connected to your brand and reduce the risk of price erosion. Mike Sullivan explores how to ensure price consistency and compliance through a pricing policy, such as a MAP policy. Listing your coworking center with multiple aggregators can be an effective strategy to attract more clients.  However, even though there are benefits to advertising your center across multiple channels, your pricing should ..read more

IT expert Jeremy Fennema joined the Allwork.Space Future of Work Podcast to explain the increasing impact of AI, IoT, and AR on remote work, corporate structure, and productivity. Such technologies also bolster remote work capabilities and necessitate stronger AI-driven cybersecurity strategies to protect against sophisticated threats. AR technology is blurring the lines between physical and virtual workspaces, making location less relevant and supporting a shift toward digital interaction and collaboration. This article is based on the Allwork.Space Future of Work Podcast episode featuring ..read more

Chris McAlister Chris McAlister is an expert in leadership development, having successfully navigated pivotal crises and gained a deep understanding of effective leadership. With a wealth of experience working with small and mid-market company founders, physicians, Fortune 100 executives, venture fund managers, and professional athletes, Chris founded Sight Shift to help organizations transform their leaders, driving sustainable growth and profit. His approach focuses on developing leaders who can create impact by fostering intrinsic motivation and meaning within their teams. Chris’s p ..read more

Zero-trust security strategies have emerged globally as the dominant cyber-security trend, with 63% of organizations worldwide having fully or partially implemented them, as revealed by a recent Gartner survey.  According to a report published by CrowdStrike, “Zero Trust is a security framework requiring all users, whether in or outside the organization’s network, to be authenticated, authorized, and continuously validated for security configuration and posture before being granted or keeping access to applications and data.”  Another survey conducted by Gartner in the fourth quarter ..read more

WeWork is gearing up to sell its 27% stake in WeWork India, its Indian subsidiary, for a substantial sum of Rs 1,200 crore (or nearly $144.58 million), according to a report published by The Economic Times.  It’s suggested by unnamed sources that this secondary deal involves prominent investors such as the Enam group’s family office, A91 Partners, and CaratLane’s founder Mithun Sacheti.  Bengaluru-based real estate developer Embassy group holds a reported 73% stake in WeWork India — a joint venture with U.S.-based WeWork which holds the remaining 27% stake. It’s reported that the pot ..read more

On Earth Day, the International Labor Organization (ILO) issued a stark environmental warning revealing that over 70% of the global workforce, or 2.4 billion workers, are likely to face excessive heat exposure during their careers due to climate change.   According to a report published by the Associated Press, this figure has increased 65% since 2000, suggesting there is a growing environmental threat to workers’ health and well-being.  In addition to excessive heat exposure, the ILO report further examines other dangerous health hazards that millions of workers face annually ..read more

In an era where the lines between work and personal life are increasingly intertwined, California’s proposed “Right to Disconnect” legislation has emerged as a potential game-changer for employees’ well-being in the state.   More professionals across the U.S. have become aware of California lawmakers promoting the bill after last week’s vote to move the bill forward to a committee hearing. According to a report published by The Washington Post, the bill mandates that companies establish clear policies regarding work hours and respect employees’ off-the-clock time — with potential fin ..read more

Psychedelics in the workplace may be linked to enhanced mental wellness, performance, leadership development, and teamwork. Despite potential benefits, the use of psychedelics at work carries legal risks due to their illegal status in many areas, and can create ethical dilemmas and uncomfortable work environments, aside from unpredictable effects on individuals’ performance and behavior. While some companies are starting to integrate psychedelic therapy as a perk, widespread acceptance in workplace settings hinges on balancing therapeutic benefits with legal, ethical, and safety concerns, req ..read more

Despite hybrid work becoming the norm across many industries in the post-pandemic workforce, major banks in the United States are still pushing for more days back in the office — Truist being the latest to tighten its grip on workplace policies.   Starting this fall, Truist Financial Corporation, the sixth-largest bank in the U.S., will require hybrid workers to work on-site four days a week. Meanwhile, investment bankers will be required to work from the office five days a week beginning June 1.  According to a report published by HRDive, Truist previously mandated at least thr ..read more

In a bid to tackle rising health-related work absences and boost employment, the U.K. government has announced plans to overhaul the “fit note” system and address what Prime Minister Rishi Sunak calls a “sicknote culture.”  The government’s concern stems from the high increase in health-related work absences post-pandemic, with the number of economically inactive individuals rising from 2 million to 2.8 million. Mental health professionals attribute this rise to factors including pandemic stress, social media, and insufficient mental health services.  According to a report published ..read more