As we hit the two-and-a-half-year mark since the onset of the pandemic, it can feel like there are still more questions than answers related to the future of the office workplace. One thing certain: greater flexibility in where and how employees work is the new normal — and a critical driver of employee experience.
As many companies are finding their working environments altered for good, Experience per SF™ (XSF) is helping them design the best new experiences supporting employee retention, engagement, wellness and inspiration. XSF is our proprietary tool that statistically uncovers real estate and workplace metrics relating to your employees’ engagement and experience. XSF scores employees workplace experience and benchmarking performance, providing valuable insight to drive workplace, portfolio optimization and policy decisions.
In an evolving environment of priorities and preferences, XSF has actionable insight that’s current.
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Experience per SF
Experience per SF™ is Cushman & Wakefield’s proprietary tool that gives you insight into the engagement and experience of your workforce.
XSF HELPS YOU:
Retain employees and attract top talent
In highly competitive labor markets, winning the war for talent often means the difference between a business thriving or just surviving. Leveraging your workspace effectively will give you a leg up.
Improve operational efficiency
You’ll have a solid business case to make strategic moves quicker and with more assurance.
Improve employee engagement
Our repeatable, data-rich process will allow you to measure the impact of actions taken and drive employee engagement.
Bolster employee productivity
Our program allows you to identify under-engaged employees by market, job function, business unit or any other factor to target your actions to the areas that will have the greatest impact on productivity.
Increase the bottom line
Driving the optimal employee engagement platform also includes identifying over-performing areas and redistributing those funds to areas that will drive financial results.
XSF has captured more than 2.5 million data points from workers all over the globe in the pre-COVID-19 era and a further 3 million data points from more than 60,000 respondents in the current work from home environment. With this data, Cushman & Wakefield has developed a report that provides insight into the future of workplace.
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