In the days of the Wild West, cowboys were reliant on each other, much like a team, while still retaining their individuality and autonomy. Every herdsman had their specific job, and the success of the entire team depended upon each members’ commitment to the group and it’s overarching goals. One hand’s role was to tend […]
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We are all guilty of it at some point in our careers—that Friday afternoon lull where our brains shut down and we gaze at the computer screen daydreaming about what’s in store for the weekend. If you look to your teammates for inspiration, facility managers will often be met with the same blank stare. It
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As you can see, great company culture is about more than technology and appearances. It’s about creating a mission around your brand and connecting individuals with this mission. It’s about building respectful, thoughtful work relationships that lead to trust and company loyalty. Great company culture can’t necessarily be bought, but it can be an investment.
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The average office worker is on their job in excess of fifty hours a week and often quite a bit more. Stress and lack of physical activity are compounding factors in the well-being of employees. These factors, in turn, contribute to a population that is facing some real challenges in staying healthy, both physically and
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Today’s business professional is bombarded with dozens of emails on a daily basis. In fact, a recent study by The Radicati Group revealed that, in 2015, the modern professional sends and receives an average of 122 emails per day, with only about half of them being legitimate, work-related messages.
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Interviews can be grueling. You study for days, rehearsing your answers for likely interview questions, and drill down your responses until they become automatic. You select your most professional ensemble, get to bed at a decent hour and inevitably dream about the day ahead. Come morning, you wake up feeling confident, excited and nervous, but
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Most professionals agree working from home is a great experience. Your morning commute is a mere traversal between the coffee pot and your computer, and no one will ever know if you spend your entire day in yoga pants. For many of us, working from home means more freedom in your schedule to catch up
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The remote workforce is expected to account for almost 75 percent of the U.S. labor pool by 2020. This presents a challenge to business leaders, who must figure out how to manage performance, stay within budget and inspire employee loyalty with little to no in-person contact with their staff.
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Effective space management helps organizations maximize existing corporate real estate by saving space and energy utilization, and improves employee satisfaction. But while this solution seems obvious, it’s often overlooked. In many cases, leaders are focused so much on business growth, recruitment and retention, they miss the money-saving power quite literally under their feet.
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Dieting and space management have a lot in common. The most important “metric” in dieting is the ratio of calories in to calories out. And when you have a set limit on the number of calories you can consume each day, you want to make sure you’re making the most of those calories and investing them
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