Chandra Dhandapani on return-to-office policy
From The Future of Work with CBRE Global Workplace Solutions CEO Chandra Dhandapani | Technovation 702 · · MetisStrategy
“We are encouraging all our managers and our clients to be intentional about the why and when they want their teams to come into the office — think about commute, who else will be there, and whether it's worth that time.”
On , Chandra Dhandapani, Former Executive Vice President of Investor Relations and Financial Planning & Analysis at CBRE Group Inc, spoke about return-to-office policy during The Future of Work with CBRE Global Workplace Solutions CEO Chandra Dhandapani | Technovation 702 on MetisStrategy.
About Chandra Dhandapani
In a September 2022 interview, Chandra Dhandapani, then CEO of Global Workplace Solutions at CBRE, discussed the evolving landscape of work following the pandemic. She stated that CBRE was encouraging managers and clients to be "intentional about the why and when they want their teams to come into the office," considering factors such as commute time and who else would be present. Dhandapani noted that companies that mandated a five-day in-office return had "had to walk that back or have experienced significant attrition or a drop in engagement." She emphasized a data-driven approach to understanding how employees use the workplace and stressed the importance of staying "flexible and fluid" about what hybrid work means. Dhandapani also reflected on her career transition from CIO to CEO, describing the CIO role as a "great training ground for future CEOs" due to its "bird's-eye view of the whole company." She advised technology leaders to adopt an "outside-in perspective" focused on customer needs and to make their interest in broader leadership roles known to their direct managers.