ORANGE COUNTY-With new workplace demands, more employees in smaller spaces, being one. Both workers and employers need to adapt and, in Emily Watkins' view be “flexible.” This week, the vice president corporate client development at JLL took some time to cover social media (her preferred platform is Twitter), new work environments and better education in the commerical real estate industry to allow for more women to thrive.

GlobeSt: First of all, how do you think the commercial real estate industry can work more towards a positive, more innovative structure in 2013?

I think continuing our efforts to better integrate with other functions is a great start. The better understanding we have of those bigger-picture strategies, the more effectively we focus our lens on driving innovation. Additionally, being more creative and exploring innovation-drivers from industries outside of our own, then learning to apply new thinking and strategies within, we'll generate valuable, positive ideas for our overall structure.