And Stubbs, vice president of sales for Regus Business Centres, the casual role and quirky design of their offices will long outlive many of these troubled companies. Stubbs, whose firm has in the last two years identified, opened and fitted out in excess of one million square feet to business space in highly competitive markets such as the Silicon Valley and Manhattan, was the closing speaker for the Counselors of Real Estate s annual meeting Nov. 5-7 in San Francisco. When considering the office of the future, we have to consider in depth what the office will look like, how it will be delivered and by whom and how we will fit in to the 21st century, Stubbs said. Strategy involves getting ready to start running the company, Stubbs said.
Structure means never having to sign another lease.
When talking about location, it means relocating support services to least likely areas such as India and China to sustain success. And function means not giving anyone an office, according to Stubbs. The idea that the physical manifestation of place is power is at an end, Stubbs said. No longer do the executives command the top floor and employees work in cubicles on the lower ones. The significance of the workplace plays a pivotal role in the success of a company, Stubbs said.