It’s no secret that great workplace design can inspire your team and boost productivity. From layouts, to décor, to design elements, the contours of your … Read more
Gen Z Wants to Know: Are You Practicing Sustainability?
With the U.S. unemployment rate around 3.7%, this year’s graduates are joining one of the tightest labor markets in a long time. They’re in a strong … Read more
Neuroscience Has a Role In Office Design
Simple logic tells us that the physical workspace has a direct impact on employee health and productivity. However, we’re learning neuroscience has a place … Read more
Encourage Inclusion By Shuffling the Deck Chairs
Diversity and inclusion – We often hear these words spoken together, but they are not the same thing. “Diversity is the mix, and inclusion is making … Read more
You Only Need 3 Ingredients For a Great Workplace
Today’s strong job market has employers searching for effective ways to attract and retain the best talent. Fair pay and benefits will always be necessary, … Read more
How Well Does Your Organization Align With Today’s World?
The word “disruptive” has come to signify the kind of transformative change that uproots existing norms and forges a path of its own by rewriting the rule … Read more
What a Difference a Workspace Can Make
When it comes to attracting new employees and retaining our top talent, we tend to roll out the red carpet in terms of pay and benefits. But what about the … Read more
None of Us Are Rational, So Smart Leadership Means Learning to Deal With Emotions
Emotions drive behavior in the office, often much more than we’re aware of. To be more effective leaders, we need to become more attuned to our own … Read more
6 Steps to Make Telecommuting Work For You
Does your company offer employees the option to work from a home office? There are a lot of reasons why this could be good for your business, even if it’s … Read more
All Work and No Play? Not At This Accounting Firm
Every year, when you grapple with your income taxes, know that any stress you’re feeling is nothing compared to the crunch that the accountants at BDO are … Read more
4 Steps Before Employees Can Bring Their Pet to Work
Without a doubt, pets have become true members of the family. No longer just “man’s best friend”, but “fur babies” that we love, care for and protect. A … Read more
Oregon Is First State to Regulate How You Schedule Workers
Oregon has become the first state to adopt a “predictive scheduling” measure, requiring employers to give employees a set work schedule a week in advance … Read more
Boost Productivity With Fidget Spinners and These 4 Other Ideas
Are you looking to improve employee productivity in your organization? If so, you’ve probably done a lot of research and realized that this performance … Read more
The 5-Hour Secret to Happier, Productive Workers
This series profiles people whose ideas have the power to transform the workplace. Several are company leaders who have put their ideas into practice. … Read more
Sweden’s Shorter Work Day Experiment: Good For Workers, Costly For Employer
Recognize This! – Experiments in the workplace can help show the impact of innovative practices, and provide insight into management philosophies. … Read more
Smart or Dumb? How Your Office is Wired Makes a Difference
How do you picture the workplace 20 years from now? Do offices still exist, or have we completely traded in headquarters for personal quarters? Is the … Read more
The Benefits Of Going Totally Virtual
By many indications, the office – as so many of us have known it – may be on its way out. Leaders, career experts and workplace consultants are talking and … Read more
What A 100-Year-Old Worker Knows About Work That You Don’t
How is a career path like the Tomorrowland Speedway at Disney World? They are both tracks. You may be able to go a little faster or slower, but … Read more
How One Call Center Reduced Turnover to Zero
Recognize This! – Understanding the importance of the work and the people doing it make work matter and make work more human. With the new year often comes … Read more
HR and the Desk-less Revolution
Today’s top talent doesn’t place much value on the traditional workplace status symbols, like a corner office. Instead, skilled members of the modern … Read more