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The $40K Mistake Most It Teams Don’t See Coming

In 2025, 58% of IT professionals say their companies waste money on redundant tools, and 38% call...

A 5-Minute Pulse Check on Your Workplace Culture

Instead of just sharing my usual stories or insights this time, I wanted to do something a bit...

+20 Years of Workplace Experience Taught Me This

What I’ve noticed after 20+ years working in the workplace tech space is this: Most technology...

We Messed With Routines... And Performance Soared

Over the past year at Joan, we underwent two different workplace experiences. First, we invited...

What I Learned Watching One Team Member Work From Asia

Last time, I told you about our workation experience with CitizenM, five people working from our...

We Got Flexibility Wrong: Here’s What We Learned

I’ve always believed that the best way to improve something is to start with what you can control. ...

We Added One Platform And Saved 5 Workweeks A Year

Walking through the airport last week, I discovered we've officially lost our minds with apps. ...

5 Leadership Lessons for a More Inclusive Workplace

Coffee in hand, leadership podcast in my ears. That was me last week, absorbing advice on building...

Why Your Hot Desking Failed

I spotted something unusual in a client's office last week - a pineapple with a handwritten...

Will Hot Desking Work for Your Team? Find Out

Last month, I visited a mid-sized tech company that had just completed their office redesign. Their...

Hot desking or dedicated desks? Yes.

Last week marked our one-year anniversary of tackling a classic office problem. We had packed...

Hot Desking: The Good, the Bad, and How to Actually Make It Work

Last year, during our massive office renovation at Joan Workplace, I had one of those lightbulb...