Office Atmosphere

Every office is full of different personalities—some you click with, some not so much. For every workaholic, you’ll find a delegator. And hopefully for every downer, you’re office has a resident upper. Perhaps most importantly, you’ve got the office feeder—you…

Our occupations consume a huge amount of our time. We may even find ourselves spending more time at work than we do with our families. For this reason, it’s imperative that we cultivate a working environment that will help employees…

According to a Gallup, the typical “40-hour” workweek is actually longer than that: Adults employed full time in the U.S. report working an average of 47 hours per week, almost a full workday longer than what a standard 5-day, 9-to-5…

Humans are inherently curious. It’s why businesses hire people to stand on the corner and wave signs. It’s considered a successful advertising move not just because there’s a sign there, but because any motion attracts the human eye, and human motion…

Stocking your office breakroom with drinks and snacks that help your employees be more motivated and energized is important. Those who spend a majority of their day at the computer need to keep their energy up! With all that time…

Avoid “going through the motions” for the next office birthday. Consider these tips to have a fun and meaningful time with your whole team. Organize To fully surprise the special birthday coworker, festivity organizers must step up. It’s their responsibility…

Do you want to empower your team to be more creative, innovative, and productive? Are you looking for ways to get more done—and come up with ingenious ideas—in less time? Fostering creativity in the workplace can help accomplish all this and…

We’ve all dealt with the office jerk. Sometimes when you first start a job you can pinpoint who it is immediately, other times it can take a few weeks until you realize that someone is simply out to make your…

We all dread the flu season - the aches and pains, coughing, and other miserable symptoms that can linger for weeks. Sometimes, getting the flu is just an unavoidable fate, especially for those working in offices. Should we get sick,…

It’s the beginning of a new year: people are still feeling post-holiday sluggishness, winding down from time with the family (good or bad), and getting back into the groove at work. While some of this is unavoidable, there are ways…

A large portion of our lives is spent in our offices. When optimized, they create a space that fuels our energy and creativity. But when outdated, they can hold us back and leave us feeling uninspired and, quite frankly, bored…

A day at work wouldn’t be complete without workplace gossip. From the mysterious secret life of the new boss to supposed changes to company policies, there’s nothing like the latest scoop. While some view workplace gossip as healthy, the majority…

When you’re setting out on a new business venture, there’s so much to think about. All the big-picture stuff can be pretty consuming, but it’s the small day-to-day details that will really make a difference. So, you’ve got the business…

Office morale is a deep component to daily operations. For this reason, it holds an elaborate weight on your overall mission. Creating an action plan that can be tailored to your company and implemented, is an exercise that will have…

Put a roomful of random people together (because that’s how work usually starts; with strangers), and you’ll soon start to notice differences in workstation orderliness. Although there really is no right or wrong way to organize your work area, there…

Attrition rates are at an all-time high across all industries. Retention strategies are a major headache for HR departments and unstructured startups. The average American employees are confident that they can find a new job within six months and with…

Typical office workers spend about a quarter of their day inside — and if your workplace (cubicle, warehouse, laboratory, home office) has no windows, your body goes into "hibernation." Lack of sunlight can produce nasty side effects such as depression,…

Remember how in "Sex in the City" Carrie spent the whole week writing one column from her New York City apartment whenever she found the time? Remember all those expensive shoes she bought from that one column? Turns out, making…

Let’s be honest – you’re probably hunched over at your desk reading this, ignoring the ache between your shoulder blades or in your lumbar spine. Just about every office worker who sits at a desk for 8, 9, 10, 11,…

Your colleague reacts inappropriately to a stressful interaction. How do you handle the situation? It’s been an incredibly busy day – the work keeps piling up. Since skipping lunch you’ve been at it for five hours without a break. But…