6 Ideas for Boosting Your Office’s Curbside Appeal
Even if people aren’t coming inside much these days, your office still makes an impression. Here’s how to improve how your property looks from the street or sidewalk.
The Downsides of Remote Work
By now, you’ve probably heard and experienced plenty about the advantages of remote work for employers. But before going fully or permanently remote with your staff, consider the disadvantages of remote work.
17 Office Design Blogs You Should Read and Follow
It’s no secret that office design can either enhance or dampen your company culture. Ultimately, the best design for your office is the one that reflects your values and meets your company’s and your employees’ needs. To help you…
Does Your Visitor Experience Make (or Break) Your Brand Image?
When it comes to visitor experience, first impressions are everything. As soon as clients walk into your office, you want them to see who your company is and why they should want to work with you. In other words,…
5 Ways Technology is Transforming the Workplace
Successful businesses are always on the lookout for current and future trends in technology. Read on for five ways technology is transforming today’s offices.
Flexible work practices
Studies show that employees are more satisfied and effective when they get to…
3 Ways Your Office Design Affects Your Bottom Line
According to a recent report, only 55% of workers say that the design of their workplace enables them to work productively. And just 49% say their office is a place they feel proud to share with visitors. Clearly, companies…
How to Make Your Office Space Reflect Your Office Values
Of course it’s important for your physical workplace to be functional and engaging. But, as marketing strategist Ivana Taylor notes, that space is also an important part of your overall brand. Visitors and employees alike see your office…
Does Your Office Look Like a Place Millennials Want to Work?
Several studies, like this one from Bentley University, show how Millennials are shaping the modern workplace. 86 million millennials will be in the workplace by 2020. So what are they looking for, and how can you keep them…
How to Improve Your Company Culture Through Office Design
Your company culture has a huge effect on your bottom line. Studies show that happy employees are more productive, stay longer at their jobs, and help the companies they work for outperform the competition. There are many…
7 Pitfalls to Avoid When Redesigning Your Office Space
The need to boost employee engagement is spurring talk about the importance of office design. From the unwitting invention of the cubicle to the many variations on an open plan, the workplace environment remains endlessly fascinating. As the nature of…
10 Secrets of Great Workspace Design
Remote workers, startup culture, and mobile technology are revolutionizing the spaces where we meet, collaborate, and work. Open plans aren’t one-size-fits-all, and an increasingly nomadic workforce renders permanently allocated spaces impractical. Here are 10 tips to help you achieve maximum …
5 Major Office Security Fails That Could Have Been Prevented
We recently conducted a survey of receptionists and office managers. Almost 50% of respondents said their offices have no form of visitor sign-in required for entry to their buildings. A visitor sign-in system may not stop a criminal mastermind, but…
How to Design Your Office for Maximum Productivity
When we look for ways to boost productivity, we often think of tools we use to work efficiently: automation technologies to save time, concentration strategies like the Pomodoro Technique, and so on. However, recent research has shown that…
What’s Your Office’s First Impression?
Have you ever walked into an office and gotten a bad first impression? We have, and that can have a damaging effect for a company.
First impressions count. I’m not just talking about whether your shirt is clean or you’ve…