Now that the economy is humming, most companies are profitable, people are working, and everyone is complaining about how bad the traffic is, how hard it is to get a parking space, and how high rents are going up. There is a terrific article on Workplace Performance in the May 1997 issue of Building Operating Management . Basically, employee performance is linked to how well the physical office space works. If computer screens are awash in glare, if nearby telephone conversations make it difficult to concentrate, poor indoor air quality causes headaches, or a one-size fits all approach to workstations results in uncomfortable or inefficient workers, employee performance suffers. Facility executives are advised to team up with human resource and information system executives to get the job done.
Rents are sky-high.
And employers actually have to aggressively compete for employees. Something wonderful happened to me this week which put everything in perspective. After 21 years of being a workaholic broker, my goals are changing.