What Smart Companies Still Get Wrong About Office Space | Toby Hall | Unboxed Talks

Most companies think office space is a logistics decision.The smarter ones know it is a business decision.In this episode of Unboxed Talks, Carl Boustany sits down with Toby Hall, Head of Commercial Agency at Savills Middle East, for a grounded conversation on career moves, commercial real estate, workplace strategy, and how companies should think about growth in a market like Dubai.Toby shares what it took to build a career across markets, what moving abroad taught him about risk and opportunity, and how his perspective evolved through leadership, pressure, and experience. The conversation also explores how the office market is changing, how businesses are rethinking space, and what founders and operators often get wrong when making workplace decisions.This is a sharp episode for anyone building, scaling, hiring, expanding, or simply trying to make better business decisions with more clarity.In this episode, we cover:- Taking the leap and building a career abroad- Risk, timing, and long-term growth- Dubai’s evolving commercial real estate landscape- How companies are rethinking office space- Workplace strategy and the future of work- Common mistakes businesses make when choosing space- Leadership, perspective, and learning when to say no- Curiosity, personal growth, and staying grounded under pressureIf you enjoy the episode, subscribe, share it, and send it to someone building something serious.Connect with Toby Hall:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tobyhallsavillsmiddleeastInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/dxbcommercialrealestate/Website: https://www.savills.me/Follow Unbox:https://www.instagram.com/unboxcommunity/https://www.linkedin.com/company/unbox-community/https://unboxinc.com/Follow Morph:https://www.instagram.com/morph.ae/https://www.linkedin.com/company/morph-ae/https://www.morph.ae/Follow Carl Boustany:https://www.instagram.com/carlboustany/https://www.linkedin.com/in/carlboustany/