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Learn how hybrid work changes the workplace experience, as well as how your team can keep people engaged, productive, and encouraged to go into the workplace.

Envoy’s workplace technology manager Dana Stocking shares his tips on how to set up hot desking to create a more flexible workplace.

In this post, we’ll show you how to get feedback on your workplace experience that’ll help your team design an experience that engages, supports, and retains your people.

A lot has changed over the last year. To keep companies safe and prevent costly damage and threats to business continuity, security teams need to understand how the workplace will be different post-pandemic.

As part of the “Building the hybrid workplace” webinar series, we heard from Zynga’s global head of physical security Brian Schmidt about Zynga’s approach to safety and security for hybrid work.

Reopening your workplace? There are two things you can’t afford to overlook: health and safety. Check out five insightful health and safety stats to know before welcoming people back.

Remote meeting etiquette can be the difference in making your virtual team meetings effective, starting with good preparation.

For many companies, the jury is still out on whether to adopt hybrid work. The good news is, employers and employees can both win with the right hybrid work model.

How can employees (and workplace teams) plan out the hybrid workweek?

We surveyed 1,000 workers to understand how the workplace experience needs to change.

Practicing office etiquette in the workplace creates an environment where employees feel respected, and conflict rates are low.

Need help improving your security for hybrid work? Learn to assess how your company’s programs are performing so you can adapt and reduce risks.

Preparing your security for flexible work? Set priorities so your team can concentrate on the work that’ll have the biggest impact.

Leaders from Density, Openpath, and Bindle discuss how integrations can help keep teams safe, connected, and productive in a hybrid work model.

Performing a security assessment will help you uncover gaps in your organization’s security programs and prioritize improvements.

In a hybrid workplace, leaders need to help employees stay connected and committed to their teams. Learn how to improve employee engagement here.

Now’s the time to reinvent the workplace for hybrid work. How? With a connected workplace platform.

Companies need to re-architect the workplace experience for flexible work. Here are the three areas they should lean into to be successful.

Designing an office layout for hybrid work involves creating workspaces for both collaborative and private work.

Introducing new technology to employees can be hard. With the right approach, you can win the hearts of even the most skeptical employees.

Assessing your technology ecosystem is the first step to securing it. Learn how to conduct an assessment in a few simple steps.

Learn what a “connected workplace” is, why it matters, and some integrations that can help you achieve connection.

How much office space does your business need? Let’s look at this question from a mathematical perspective.

To move your workplace strategy forward, you need cross-functional alignment and a flexible change management plan.

With the right plan in place, your organization can prepare for any workplace threat. Here are the five steps to creating a workplace preparedness strategy.

Here are four benefits of having a preparedness strategy for any workplace threat or incident.

What goes into providing a phenomenal workplace experience? How does experience affect engagement? We’ll explain the role of a workplace experience manager.

To scale your workplace efforts your team, starting from the very top, needs to align on strategy and have an “all-in” approach to executing it.

Workplace safety has new meaning after a year like 2020. Not only for employees, but for visitors as well. Now is the time to upgrade your visitor safety policy for 2021.

As you prepare for 2021, discover the most loved features that came to Envoy dashboards this year—thanks to your help.

Workplace neighborhoods are areas of an office dedicated to specific departments, functions, or activity types.

Finding the right balance between workplace health and safety and people’s privacy has never been more essential.

Social distancing requires more than moving desks six feet apart or blocking off every other seat. Here's your six step plan to set up socially distant seating from the experts at Density.

Envoy Desks is a hot desking solution specifically designed to help companies adjust their workplace during COVID-19 and beyond.

It’s not impossible for organizations to encourage safe social behavior at work. It just takes diligence and data—and a plan. The best place to start is in your workplace common areas.

How long before a widespread return to the workplace remains to be seen. Some estimates say that only twelve percent of the workforce is back to offices. Will offices ever be the same?

They may not be ready to jump 100% back into the office now, but they want to go back if they haven’t returned already.

The experts at Density share how workplace teams can use digital signage to clearly communicate changes and new expectations to employees returning to the workplace.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, keeping employees safe at work now takes far more planning and coordination than it used to.

We’re excited to announce a new partnership with Salesforce to help you face the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Whether your workplace never closed or reopens soon, you’ve sensed that employees worry about going to work each day.

Hot desking is a flexible setting arrangement where employees can reserve a desk for the day. If this concept is new to you, you’ve come to the right place. We’re going to break down what hot desking is—and why your office needs it now.

We commissioned Wakefield Research to survey 1,000 U.S. full and part-time employees to gauge how they feel about returning to their workplaces. We found that most people (73%) are worried about returning, yet 94% want to spend at least one day a week in their office.

When regulations are trying to keep up with the rapidly changing environment caused by COVID-19, how can HR be sure they're doing everything they can to keep employee information confidential and employees safe? The Envoy HR team has three suggestions for how to get ahead of employee privacy concerns.

More than 6,000 companies are utilizing Envoy Protect and - as of this week - we've helped facilitate more than one million safe returns to work. These teams are researching therapies for COVID, keeping food on our shelves, and educating our youth. And that’s just the start.

Since May over 5,000 workplaces have used Envoy Protect to power one million safe returns to the workplace. Today we’re proud to announce that Protect is out of beta and full of new features!

Before the pandemic, companies generally fell into one of two buckets: remote-first or office-first. But now there’s a newer bucket that’s emerging: hybrid work. Sitting somewhere in the middle, hybrid work empowers employees to choose whether they go into an office or not.

We've identified the top four questions Envoy customers ask in their health checks, then discuss why these questions are important and how they correspond to CDC and ADA guidelines.

Before the pandemic, touchless technology was a cool feature. Now, touchless solutions have gone from nice-to-have, to essential in keeping people safe at work.

Learn how to keep your employees and visitors safe by adding a workplace health questionnaire to your registration process.

Envoy has released new data-rich reports and features that help workplace leaders make more confident decisions to welcome employees to your office safely.

Social distancing is an essential part of returning to work safely in the COVID-19 age. But making sure people are actually following your guidelines is a different story. That’s where capacity management technology comes in.

Whether your workplace is open or you're planning how to open your doors, take note of these industry leaders’ tips on protecting your employees from COVID-19.

Finding and incorporating new technology into your workplace is no easy feat. There seems to be a glut of information, resources, and solutions, making the experience seem especially daunting. Not only do you need to find the solution, but you need to do so without having buyer’s remorse later.

The CDC has recommended that employers use temperature screening to help slow the spread of COVID-19. But what temperature screening method is right for your business?

Nicole Persaud, Head of Safety and Security at Samsara, answers popular return to work questions and provides insights on how to reopen the office during a global pandemic.

Why invest in employee and visitor systems that are built for "care?" Industry expert Lee Odess suggests that the underlying reasons include trust, happiness and return on investment.

Earlier this year, Envoy unveiled a refreshed logo, as part of a larger repositioning effort. Today, we’re here to walk through its change and the reasons behind it.

With offices around the world gearing up to reopen amid a global pandemic, workplace leaders are searching for solutions to help keep their employees and their spaces safe. Here are 10 types of tools you need to keep your workplace safe during COVID-19.

Here's how Envoy handled employee communications around returning to the office during the coronavirus pandemic.

You can take an active role to prevent the spread of COVID-19 among your employees by creating a contact tracing program within your offices. Here’s how to build a plan that keeps your employees healthy, protects their privacy, and saves your team time.

Access control industry expert Lee Odess explains why access control and visitor management systems cannot remain isolated utilities. In the end, access control and visitor management systems will become features of a much broader digital building operating system.

In May we launched Envoy Protect to a small group of customers in a closed beta. In just thirty days over 2,000 companies have signed up for the program - a response beyond our wildest expectations. Today, we’re excited to share updates on the product and how Envoy intends to support the return to the workplace.

To keep up with the new rules of welcoming employees to the office, you’ll have to manage how many employees enter your space each day. Wrestling with how to do that? We've got some advice for you!

There's a lot you can do before your employees and guests arrive to make the experience frictionless. Here are 6 steps you should be taking to create a touchless entrance to your workplace.

The return to the workplace is happening. Our platform data shows a state by-state approach with some bringing people back quickly and others taking a more measured approach. Our data team breaks down the trends.

Keeping your workplace safe means asking your employees the right questions before they come into the office. Knowing more about an employee’s health status and office plans can help you get ahead of any issues.

Technology has always played a critical role in facilitating changes throughout the workplace.

Until recently, we didn’t think twice about touching door handles, elevator buttons, or sign-in kiosks on our way to work. But the world's changed and workplace leaders are looking to touchless technology. Here are the five types of touchless tech you need to know.

Like every other workplace, we are trying to figure out when, and how, we can return to the office safely. Here’s our plan.

Last month, we announced Envoy Protect. Today, we're pleased to announce even more new features and integrations that will help you strengthen workplace safety and security as you head back to the office.

So what is it that will make employees feel comfortable going back to the office? Well, I’m no mind reader, but I am an employee who is eager to get back to my workplace—and I wanted to share what’s on my mind.

Industry leaders at Okta, Buzzfeed, and Envoy talk about their plans to return to the workplace. See the highlights and watch the recording.

We’re proud to announce the beta launch of Envoy Protect. Envoy Protect helps you keep your team safe, manage who comes on-site, and track capacity limits, so you can reopen with confidence.

Building the safe workplace and helping with office re-openings is now Envoy's #1 priority. Envoy will be here to help you navigate the return back and do it as safely as possible.

Inspired by our customers, we’re releasing new features designed to give you the confidence and control you need to welcome employees and visitors back to your workplace.

Crafting a safe visitor experience starts before your guest arrives. Here are 7 tips to create a safe visitor experience, before they even walk through your door.

What industries are still allowing visitors? This blog post outlines the 10 industries that are - and are not - allowing visitors into their offices.

For National Administrative Appreciation Day, we wanted to learn more about our office heroes, including executive assistants, office managers, and workplace coordinators.

Here are some ways you can adapt the top-notch visitor experience you provide in the physical workplace to office guests remotely.

The best way to adopt workplace technology that employees will actually use is to focus on tools that resonate with how they work.

Here are 3 examples of company values from employers with great company culture. Learn how Pinterest, PagerDuty, and Snagajob inspire employees with unique core values.

Here's how businesses can put guests at ease while still collecting the information they need to maintain workplace security.

Integrations give you a competitive advantage. They automate processes, modernize the workplace, and save you time.

The global pandemic has left many people working from home. Here are some pro-tips for staying productive if you're working away from the office.

What if taking a much-needed break at work involved rolling out a yoga mat in a conference room with your coworkers?

Did you know the average worker spends 9 hours a week in meetings and 85% of people have a favorite room? Check out our new infographic.

Collaboration is an essential part of doing our best work. Here’s a few ideas for before and during your meeting to make sure it goes well.

The sign-in sheet may seem like an innocent method for tracking guests, but it's a security risk that exposes your visitor data and information.

We analyzed visitor data across 13,000 global offices to determine the impact coronavirus has had on workplace activity and the economy as a whole.