workplace
Wellness Initiatives
Employee Appreciation Day is “officially” Friday, March 1, according to the bonus holiday arbiters, but celebrations can be anytime. Let’s explore some initiatives that promote employee well-being and contribute to a healthier, happier workplace at any office. Mindfulness Practices. Employees can incorporate mindfulness techniques and practices into daily routines to reduce stress and enhance well-being. […]
02 / 29 / 24
Lifestyle Offices
Since the pandemic, companies have had to adjust to keep their customers returning. For example, movie theaters are finally starting to see box office numbers like in 2019, but how are they getting people out of their comfortable living spaces and coming to the movies? Because viewing options at home are limited, and most need […]
08 / 18 / 23
Employee Appreciation Day
Employee Appreciation Day is this Friday, March 3, but you can start the celebration anytime! If you haven’t taken advantage of celebrating Employee Appreciation Day before, now is a great chance to do so. Expressing gratitude and letting employees know that you appreciate them is one of the best ways to keep employees engaged and […]
02 / 27 / 23
Semper Fido
We have reported on pet-friendly policies for multifamily properties, senior living communities and coworking spaces. So how about traditional offices? Are attitudes about pets in the workplace evolving? As recently as 2015, about 8% of U.S. businesses had pet-friendly policies. While only about 15% of employers let employees bring pets to work six years later, […]
12 / 29 / 22
New Ways to Work
As workers migrate back to their offices, they’ll enter an environment that’s dramatically more accepting of nontraditional working arrangements than before the pandemic. Most industry observers agree that openness to flexible work arrangements among employers will be the norm. A survey by video messaging platform Loom that found that 90% of workers and managers are […]
05 / 12 / 22
AJC Top Workplaces
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (AJC) heralds Yardi among Top Workplaces in Metro Atlanta. Yardi ranked 45th out of 3,268 nominated employers. It is described as “a large global software corporation with an unwavering focus on quality software and customer satisfaction.” To celebrate the achievement, Yardi Atlanta hosted a virtual watch party. Employees tuned in to watch […]
03 / 25 / 21
Remote Employee Burnout
Employee burnout is a pain point for many property managers. It’s a major contributor to high turnover, which is costly, time consuming and quickly depletes employee morale. In remote work environments, there are additional risks and considerations. Fortunately, you can fight back. A few industry experts offer tips, tools and insights to prevent and mitigate […]
01 / 03 / 21
Tech’s Role
Many jurisdictions are now allowing for reopening, requiring managers and landlords to balance the value of workers returning to the office with the need to keep them safe. There are tech advancements that will facilitate offices reopening, such as touchless door access, Bluetooth tracking, parking vacancy sensors, temperature readings and countless others. But the reality […]
09 / 23 / 20
Safe Workplaces
We are nearly four months into the COVID-19 pandemic and businesses have had to adjust their daily operations to reopen for staff and guests. Every aspect of sanitation, proper distancing, touchpoints and other routine business functions are now altered to improve the safety and peace of mind of workers returning to the office. Coworking industry […]
07 / 29 / 20
Future Workplaces
Did you know that you and your tenants spend more than one third of your lifetime at work? That’s a lot of time spent indoors. As our “second place,” the physical workspace of the future must facilitate wellness, satisfaction, and retention. Built-in features can then complement tenants’ initiatives in those areas. Thought leader Brian Eichenseer, […]
09 / 21 / 19
Workplace Honor
Yardi follows up being named one of Glassdoor’s top places to work in the U.S. with a local honor for its Santa Barbara and Oxnard offices from the Pacific Coast Business Times, a local news outlet covering area companies. Yardi joins an elite group of 25 firms in the Santa Barbara and Ventura/Oxnard area recognized […]
04 / 27 / 18
Harassment Training
A major trend in 2017 was the prevalence of discussion around sexual harassment in many workplaces. Seemingly every week heard new reports of high-profile offenders, despite decades of preventative efforts by employers and government regulators. In 2018, it’s likely that major changes are on the horizon. PBS provides an excellent overview of the history of […]
Fact or Fiction?
It’s that time of year when your team members may start dropping like flies. Coughing, sneezing, headaches, body aches, and congestion—the list of symptoms in the PTO requests may be endless. Revealing the truth behind these common cold and flu myths may help you run a full ship this season instead of surviving on a […]
11 / 02 / 17
Yardi Canada
Yardi recently sponsored and participated in an event hosted by the Empire Club of Canada. The panel talk, titled “The Evolution of the Real Estate Industry — Diversity, Culture and the Workplace,” focused on the commercial market. Established in 1903, the Empire Club of Canada is an influential forum for leaders in various industries and […]
06 / 27 / 17
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