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		<title>Do you really trust people when they work from home?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 05:22:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There is always an elephant in the room during discussions about remote working. We all know the practice is something that is going to continue to increase but how comfortable are we about people 'Working From Home'?]]></description>
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		<title>More time on Facebook improves productivity</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2012 22:10:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It sounds completely counterintuitive, but finding out what is happening on Facebook can offer great insights into ways to make a work culture thrive...]]></description>
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		<title>The Auckland revolution &#8211; a city proud and loud about coming of age</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2012 01:44:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Scott</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Auckland is experiencing massive change on a scale we haven't seen since the Harbour Bridge was built. The tide is turning on New Zealand's big smoke and it is on the verge of global recognition as a world class city...]]></description>
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		<title>Get ready for chaos in the way we work and the places we work</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2012 10:11:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Scott</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Flexibility in the way we work and where we work is about to go to a whole new chaotic level. We've known for some time that technology and globalisation are rapidly and dramatically changing the way we do business. Now pundits are saying...]]></description>
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		<title>Is workplace location becoming a deal breaker?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Mar 2012 22:09:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Scott</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I've heard a few anecdotes about how young professionals now interview a prospective employer rather than the other way around. The thesis goes that if...]]></description>
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		<title>Getting fast &amp; furious about trains &amp; buses</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:00:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Scott</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I'm just back from a trip to Germany via Hong Kong, and as much as it was a holiday, I can never switch off my professional reflections. The efficiency of people getting around CBDs in these countries struck me. Trains, subways, buses; the transport culture is just about the complete opposite of Auckland where we are all still so addicted to the car. Yes, yes, I know the old argument that goes...]]></description>
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		<title>Are our offices a waste of space?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 08:53:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Scott</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Colliers]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Researchers have delivered us a double whammy about how badly we are using office space in New Zealand. And it's got me worried. Colliers researchers have found that premium office space in Auckland is costing around $10,000 per staff member. Although these staff may be working in open plan areas, the number of...]]></description>
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		<title>Get competitive through strategic thinking about property</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2011 23:35:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Scott</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Despite the fact that property is the second biggest cost for most businesses, it is still not often a topic high on the list of priorities in the board room. For a great many leaders in business...]]></description>
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		<title>Politicians poor on attempts to raise productivity</title>
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		<comments>http://www.officeblog.co.nz/politicians-poor-on-attempts-to-raise-productivity#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2011 02:07:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Scott</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Property Thinking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[commercial property leasing trends]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[crowd sourcing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Montana]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[As politicians from all the main parties tramp around the hustings in the dying days of this year's general election, I am more than a little disappointed about their policies on productivity. They all say we need to do better, but say very little about how. And even less on any innovative thinking about it. Perhaps we could take a lead from...]]></description>
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		<title>Collaboration the key to the future of Christchurch</title>
		<link>http://www.officeblog.co.nz/collaboration-the-key-to-the-future-of-christchurch</link>
		<comments>http://www.officeblog.co.nz/collaboration-the-key-to-the-future-of-christchurch#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2011 02:21:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Scott</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Christchurch earthquake]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The rebuild of Christchurch is getting the wobbles. There are some very tough decisions to take about...]]></description>
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