WOBURN, MA—With unemployment at very low levels on the NorthShore and throughout Greater Boston, companies are looking for waysto enhance their facilities or even relocate in an effort torecruit and maintain talent. In this environment, corporatetenants are reviewing workplace alternatives, which includetechnology upgrades, open offices, live-work-play locations,multiple amenities, sustainability, and remote workforces.

It's important to be knowledgeable about cutting-edge workplacestrategies, but it's also critical that organizations be discerningabout what's just trendy and what's really in their best interests.Why? Because, however exciting the latest “bells and whistles”may initially seem, they may or may not be good for the bottomline, and they may result in needless risks, including lost timeand compromised performance.