PODCAST: Why company leaders are taking a stand on loneliness

Loneliness is emerging as one of the biggest perils of remote working, with the financial impact to businesses adding up to billions of dollars.

During the pandemic when companies wanted to reduce costs, real estate, the second largest cost for any organization, was an easy win, says Nathan Sri, workplace experience lead, JLL Work Dynamics. 

“We’ve got clients that got rid of 60% of their real estate, then ended up with 200 seats for 1,000 people, encouraging people to work remotely,” he says. “What businesses want, what real estate is doing, and what people are ultimately looking for are just not aligned.” 

You can hear Heng and Sri talk more about the scourge of loneliness and its relationship with the workplace on JLL’s Perspectives podcast. (link)