The CoreNet Global New York City Chapter (CoreNet NYC) Strategy and Portfolio Planning Community is pleased to announce that the organization hosted the presentation “Optimizing Real Estate for the War for Talent.”The conversation was moderated by Vito Bacarella, Managing Director at UBS. Speakers included Ken Discipio,Senior Vice President of Business Development & Sales at Tavistock; Karin Giefer, Executive Creative Director at Frog;Phil Kirschner, Director of Workplace Strategy at WeWork; Jim Tousignant, Director of Real Estate at Verizon; and Stephen Winter, Senior Vice President at Related Companies.

A Focus on Employee Well-Being

The forum explored successful companies’ strategies and tools to curate their portfolios to achieve peak human performance and competitively recruit talent. Subject matter experts noted the importance of evaluating the market for the availability of the right kind of talent, then developing a strategy by looking at who they are competing in that same market. Many of the approaches they discussed came back to employee well-being, which panelists agreed was an essential part of optimizing real estate. Because people can work anywhere,it’s important to know what brings them back to the office.

Hearing How Experts Act

“I think we’re all seeing a shift in prioritization from financial efficiency to the war on talent which is facing all corporate real estate today. Companies are looking to reshape and curate their portfolios to keep a competitive edge,” said Bacarella. “This event provided specific examples of how experts put that into practice in their projects and their unique, well-informed insights are helpful for those in attendance who might be grappling with best practices.”

About CoreNet Global New York City Chapter

CoreNet Global New York City Chapter’s mission is to advance innovation and professional development for the corporate real estate sector, and to serve as a thought leader and forum for current industry issues. The organization’s more than 1,000 members represent corporate end-users and service providers from New York’s largest publicly held companies at the forefront of real estate planning, development and innovation, including Fortune 500 companies generating over $1 billion in annual revenue. For more information about the CoreNet Global New York City Chapter, visit http://newyorkcity.corenetglobal.org.