When you’re running London’s largest online marketplace for flexible office space, the COVID-19 work from home orders must feel like the world’s largest curve ball. HubbleHQ founder Tushar Agarwal joined us to explain just how you approach and handle a situation like this.

But have those short-term challenges actually accelerated the trend for remote and hybrid working? Tushar explained why people are now demanding more flexibility, freedom and autonomy over where they work, but also provides the counter arguments for why 70% still want their company to provide an office of some sort.

We also discussed whether the government’s ‘Get Back To Work’ messaging could be worded better, how to better prepare managers and leaders to deal with this new reality and measuring the return on your office space investments.

Running Order

0:00 > Introduction

1:31 > Reacting to the pandemic as an office space providing/sourcing company.

8:06 >How Tushar dealt with the uncertainty of the past year and pandemic as a founder.

11:36 > The role of the office moving forward and how COVID accelerated current trends.

16:38 > The case for shared physical space.

21:09 > Tushar’s preferred approach to working.

26.08 > Is the ‘Get Back To Work’ messaging right?

30.12 > Better preparing managers and leaders to deal with this new reality.

33.23 > How companies can prepare their teams as they return to workplaces.

36:34 > Measuring the ROI on an office space.

41:32 > Quickfire questions.

How to connect

Find Tushar on:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tusharagarwaluk/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/iamtoosh

Find HubbleHQ on:

Their website: https://hubblehq.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/3519114

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hubblehq/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HubbleHQ/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/hubble

Find Nelson on:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nelsonsivalingam/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/ThatNelsonDude

Find HowNow on:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/hownowhq/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/hownowteam

Instagram: http://instagram.com/hownowhq

Our Website: http://gethownow.com/

Where to find the show

Find every episode on YouTube here:  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4QrYnD1H3oqVeAQQTyOhGQ
Listen to every episode on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/70k8Cfn70DcPD0CEBA1ySs
Read the summaries and shownotes for every episode:  gethownow.com/podcast