JLL Perspectives

Companies’ return-to-office mandates are laid out for debate in this episode of the Perspectives podcast, with workplace strategists suggesting that inconsistent and unscientific measurements of productivity are leading to failed policies. Are mandates destroying team spirit? Hear from Dr. Craig Knight, workplace psychologist, and JLL's office and workplace experts, Kate Pilgrim, Nathan Sri and Tim O'Connor. Host: Rebecca Kent, JLL

Private capital is feasting on Melbourne commercial real estate as institutional and overseas investors hold out for greater stability. But things are changing in 2025. Perspectives podcast host Rebecca Kent chats to Piper Dedrick, institutional investment specialist at JLL, Nick Drake, JLL's joint head of leasing in Victoria, and Jessica Van Raay, JLL's joint head of tenant representation in Victoria.

A glut of new development and relentless interest rises over the past two years saw key real estate markets in Melbourne put ‘on the bench’ by some investors. A slow return to the office after Covid lockdowns didn't exactly help lift these markets either. As a result, the recovery many expected in 2024 didn't eventuate. But it may have been the 'reset' that had to happen. In this episode, Peter Harper, head of hotel investment sales – Australasia, JLL, Annabel McFarlane, head of strategic research – Australia, JLL and James Jorgensen, head of logistics and industrial leasing, reflect on 2024 and predict how Melbourne's real estate market is set to navigate the year ahead. The guests discuss why companies might relocate their distribution centres from Sydney to Melbourne, how a softening Aussie dollar could spell a boon for investment, and how new valuation standards and sustainability reporting frameworks will give property owners something else to think about this year. Host: Rebecca Kent, JLL

With a design inspired by Melbourne's Hoddle Grid, JLL's Melbourne office is setting the benchmark for corporate workplaces. Workplace strategist Alana Hannaford and designer Jennifer Moore have a chat to Perspectives podcast host Rebecca Kent about how they calculated desk to worker ratios, engaged employees on everything from office chairs to beer selection, why the office library is a masterstroke, designing for neurodivergence, and how many free coffees it is taking to fuel the workforce.

When the ultimate aim for companies is attracting workers back to the office, what have become their guiding principles for securing a new workplace? Experts unravel the ingredients that set the best offices apart from the rest - the buildings that help shape cities and brands. Located from Sydney to San Francisco to London and cities in between, guests handpick some of the world’s most coveted new workplaces, explaining why they’re quickly filling up with people. Hear from: Jessica Van Raay, senior director, tenant representation - South Australia and Victoria, JLL Simon Crotty, senior director, leasing - central London, JLL Tim Ogilvie, executive vice president, brokerage - San Francisco Bay Area, JLL James Montague, head of office leasing - Queensland, JLL Katie Rodrigues, managing director, consulting, JLL Work Dynamics Sonya Alexander, head of workplace strategy consulting - APAC, JLL work Dynamics Podcast host: Rebecca Kent, content director - Australia, JLL