Cushman & Wakefield The future workplace will look radically different as employers respond to a growing requirement for a work-health balance. The Well Workplace report considers the global phenomenon of the wellbeing industry. It asks what the occupational drivers are, what developers and investors need to consider to mitigate risk and it looks to the future of the "well" office.

Bisnow Sparrows Point in Baltimore is the debate about globalization rendered in steel, concrete and contaminated dirt. And it highlights the way politics around issues like the renegotiation of NAFTA and the final terms of Brexit affect real estate, in particular logistics and manufacturing.

Globe St. It’s time to do away with the Foreign Investment in Real Property Tax Act of 1980, says Transwestern’s Tom McNearney. Doing so would unlock billions of dollars for potential investment in US real estate, the Transwestern CIO argues in the latest edition of the firm’s BRIEFING report.

CRE.Tech In the past, the size of an office space was dictated by the company itself. Generally, prospective tenants will forecast their growth needs and hire a broker to find the best-suited and most fairly priced space. While there is nothing wrong with this approach, it is prone to a be overly optimistic. People inside the organization tend to view their future growth as a certainty. Now, with the help of advanced computer modeling, CBRE brokers are able to weigh in on their client’s needs.

Miami Realtors Commercial Event Studies Broward Market Trends
PR Web – July 13, 2017
Market experts analyzed developments and trends impacting Broward County commercial real estate at the MIAMI Association of REALTORS® Commercial Alliance’s (RCA MIAMI) inaugural Broward-Miami Midyear Update in Fort Lauderdale. The Broward Midyear Update also featured a powerhouse panel of Certified Commercial Investment Members (CCIM) and the Society of Industrial and Office Realtors (SIOR).

A Tenant’s Market Has Developed in Kansas City The Kansas City industrial property market has long been recognized as a key Midwestern logistics hub due to its centralized proximity within the United States, significant highway and rail infrastructure, and affordable cost of labor. Although users have continued to recognize the strategic advantages of locating in the Kansas City area, a tipping point within the market has now been reached as absorption has begun to slow while new deliveries have remained stubbornly consistent. This shift has resulted in a market that now favors the Tenant with Landlords becoming increasingly competitive to land qualified deals.

SIOR Ohio Columbus Clippers
When: Aug. 2, 5:00 PM–10:00 PM (ET)
Where: Huntington Park, 330 Huntington Park Lane, Columbus, OH, 43215, US

SIOR Minnesota Chapter - 2017 DT Office Crawl
When: Aug. 3, 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM (CT)
Where: 706 2nd Ave S, Suite 100, Minneapolis, 55402, US

2017 SIOR Midwest Regional Event
When: Aug. 22–23
Where: Milwaukee, WI, US

Bisnow's National Industrial Event
When: Aug. 24
Where: 9300 Bryn Mawr Ave., Rosemont, IL, 60018, US

SIOR Southeast East Regional Conference
When: Aug. 25–27 (ET)
Where: The Westin Savannah Harbor Golf & Spa, Savannah, GA, US

North Texas Chapter: Beer & Bull
When: Sept. 13, 5:30 PM –7:00 PM (CT)
Where: TBD, 14070 Proton Road, Dallas, TX, 75244, US

Fast Company What’s the point of networking if not to get other people to like you? Sure, you need new contacts to see you as interesting, competent, professional, and potentially valuable to them—but if they don’t also find you likable, nobody will feel motivated to reach out later and work with you. The reason why all comes down to emotional intelligence.

The Economist Two experts from MIT analyze the business implications of our digital future.

Inc. One of the things I truly admire about Google's management approach is that, like the rest of Google, its HR leaders look at real-world data to engineer the company's people practices and guide their decisions. Laszlo Bock, Google's former HR boss, has shared extensively about Google's leadership and people practices. Here are my favorites that stand out.