You need a new visitor management system, maybe you’ve found a couple of contenders, but you’re not sure which one is right for you? Well, then you’ve come to the right place. Whether you’re looking for your first visitor management system or you’re looking to replace a system you’ve outgrown, there are a few things you need to consider before you choose which system to get. Factors to consider when choosing your a visitor management system Visitor management isn’t solely about managing visitors, which is also why you need to consider a lot more than the accessibility of the visitor logs and h ..read more

WORKPLACE INCLUSIVITY — It is estimated that 15-20% of the population can be classified as neurodivergent, and there is a significant gap in employment between neurodivergent and neurotypical people, but why? According to the Office for National Statistics only 21.% of people with autism (which is a type of neurodivergence) in the UK are in any form of employment1. In the US that number drops to 15% when looking at college graduates with autism2. This is the lowest employment rate of any disability. To contextualize this, the employment rate for neurotypical people is 81.3% and the employment ..read more

Policy writing is rarely a subject that gets people excited and workplace visitor policies are no different. But just because the policy creation isn’t exciting, they are extremely important when it comes to both workplace security, compliance and visitor experience. In this article we’ll cover why you need a workplace visitor policy, what you need to include when creating your policy, and how to scale your policy to include multiple locations or visitor types. And if you’re just looking for a quick way to write your workplace visitor policy we’ve included a template you can use at the end of ..read more

In visitor management, a visitor used to be someone who came to your office to do business, simple as that. But the concept of “a visitor” has changed. Today anyone who engages with your organization can be categorized as a visitor in one way or another. From contractors, consultants and service providers to external meeting participants, clients and even employees, they’re all visitors. What does it mean that we have redefined what a visitor is? How we manage our security footprint has changed and this means that your perception of “a visitor” could be jeopardizing the security of your entire ..read more

EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY IN FACILITY MANAGEMENT — While organizations are actively trying to recruit women into facility management roles women still only constitute 22 percent of facility management professionals on average, but why is that? In previous years we’ve discussed women in tech and the gender pay gap, but for this year’s Women’s History Month we wanted to take a look at the role of women in facility management. What does the gender spread look like in FM? The gender spread in facility management has changed a lot over the last decade, and according to IFMA, today women constitute 22 ..read more

While more and more companies are adopting hybrid work, there’s still a surprising amount of workers who are dissatisfied with hybrid meetings. With help from Gartner research we’re digging into how you can make your hybrid meetings better. While hybrid work has gained a lot of support over the past few years, with 90% of companies stating that they will have implemented a hybrid work model by the end of 20241 the state of hybrid meetings is looking a little different. In a recent report, Gartner wrote that “Hybrid meetings support the future of work but don’t provide the best experience. They ..read more

Security might be the single business area where calculating the return on investment is the toughest. Not because it’s impossible but because the data points related to the result of a good security investment are usually the same data points as those related to an unnecessary investment.  For instance, if you run a store where you have a security guard standing out front and you have no thefts over the course of a month, does that mean the security guard is working or that you don’t need a security guard? In a recent ASIS webinar, Lean Six Sigma Black Belt and General Manager of Sign In ..read more

FACILITY MANAGEMENT BEST PRACTICES - We’ve gathered facility management best practices from hundreds of facility managers across the globe and compiled a list of the 10 best tips, whether you are a seasoned facility manager or you’re completely new in the field and need help getting through your first 100 days managing a new facility you’re sure to find a helpful tip or two. Facility management as a field has evolved at an immense speed since the spring of 2020, and with the many changes that are still happening in the way we use our workplaces it doesn’t look like the changes are anywhere nea ..read more

We’ve gathered key workplace insights from all over the world to help you get an idea of what next year will be like for facility management, visitor management and security compliance teams all over the world. Introduction Visitor management used to be a lot simpler. In the past even enterprise level companies could get away with little more than a receptionist, a guest book and a security guard, but that is no longer the case. From 2020 to 2022 the office has been disrupted more times than it has in the decade leading up to 2020. Everything changed. Then it changed again. And then it changed ..read more

It’s no secret that the landscape of work is undergoing a transformation, driven by the rise of hybrid work models. In a world where the boundaries between physical and digital workspaces are blurring, traditional notions of how we define the “office” and “visitors” no longer suffice. At this point, it’s clear remote work isn’t going away. Yet, with major global companies, including household names like Amazon, Meta, Google and Lyft, enacting return-to-office policies seemingly every day, neither is the physical office. Shifting priorities in today’s hybrid landscape A recent Pew Research stud ..read more