Remember those carefree college days, hanging out in the stairwells, meeting on the quad, studying in the library, the cafeteria, the student lounge, wherever? Then you began your career and all that spatial freedom was suddenly gone, and you had to be in one place....
Trust – we all agree it’s fundamental to any organization. Employees have to trust their bosses, managers have to trust their staff, customers have to trust the business. And it’s far easier said than done. How do you create a work environment that reinforces trust...
Coworking is the new normal, claims Cecilia Amador in AllWork.space, the flexible workspace newsletter. Amador points to statistics from Cushman & Wakefield, Emergent Research, and others that show the extraordinary growth of coworking: 20% annual growth in major...
Relocation is rarely welcomed with open arms, but when it’s the result of your organization’s growth, it’s a high-class problem to have. Moreover, relocation is a great opportunity for improvements of many kinds. It’s a chance to take a step back and gain perspective...
All small-business CEOs reach the “too-many-hats” stage, where the business has grown as far as it can with the owner multitasking at top speed. On the surface, it would seem that wearing many hats is a smart cost-saving strategy for start-up enterprises. Dig a little...
As a business manager, the twin pillars of design – form and function— may not be at the top of your priority list, but design has a profound influence on everything you do, from your business space to your computer screen to your office or warehouse storage. Good...
You’re launching a startup on a bootstrap budget. You think you need office space for your team, but real estate costs would push your burn rate to new heights. Is an office really essential? At first glance, setting up distributed teams would seem like the obvious...
“Be like water.” Bruce Lee’s words may seem mysterious until you consider how water behaves. Water bends. It adapts. It takes the form of the moment. It’s the ultimate flexible element. Can the principle of spatial flexibility have benefit in the workplace? Indeed it...
At the Christmas season, it may be hard to believe that malls are becoming scarcer, but it’s a trend that has been going on for the better part of a decade. A combination of overbuilding, online shopping, and demographic shifts has led to the demise of nearly 1/3 of...
It happens every year around this time – the season for end-of-year tax deductions. The Section 179 tax rule gives businesses an opportunity to write off as much as $500,000 in new and used equipment costs. Equipment or software purchased and put into service by...
Want Engaged Employees? Try a Little DEI
DEI Changes: Are Microaggressions Affecting Your Business’s Profits?
Unconscious Bias: Overcoming Barriers to DEI in the Workplace
How to Maintain DEI Habits in the Hybrid Workplace