Efficient, effective training of new employees is vital to the health of a business.  A new employee will not reach 100% of his or her productivity level until after the twentieth week on the job.  Until an employee has reached the full productivity level, he or she is not earning the entire salary being paid [...]

Today is a strange time for carrot-and-stick economic incentives. With the rise of the web we’ve seen humans behaving in all sorts of economically illogical ways. From the technically savvy volunteers at Wikipedia to the genius programmers who give Linux away for free, it seems that everywhere we look there are talented, engaged, and motivated [...]

Going green is great for the environment, but did you know it could save your office a bundle, too? Sustainable office furniture and products last longer and are better designed to work with the human body than their less eco-friendly counterparts, meaning they’re ready to serve your office for many years to come. First thing [...]

Just because you work in a cubicle, doesn’t meant your life has to feel like a scene from Office Space. Think about it. Cubicles were originally created to give workers more privacy so that they could better process increasing workloads. So, who’s to say you won’t work better in a private sphere where the walls [...]

The days of poorly-lit offices are over. With a host of new energy efficient options, there are plenty of ways to design an office environment that’s right for every worker, and not break the bank while you’re at it. Incandescent Lighting Unless your name is Mercury and you’ve been relying on your unique proximity to [...]

Many businesses require their employees to be on the move.  Whether that means traveling from city to city or roaming around one urban area, the travel miles can add up.  Cities with excellent public transportation, such as New York’s subway system or Washington D.C.’s Metro, make life easier on everyone.  Not all cities are blessed [...]

Due to La Nina, this winter is likely to be more severe than normal across the United States. The arrival of this ocean-atmosphere weather pattern, counterpart to El Nino, means much of the northern hemisphere can expect more rain and snow, and overall cooler temperatures. Keeping warm during this kind of weather can be tough [...]

Offices are fertile breeding grounds for bacteria.  With more of us working longer hours in the tough economic climate, the chances of staff picking up a virus or infection are becoming increasingly high. While the occasional sick day is to be expected, if a large percentage of the workforce is absent due to illness it [...]

While most desk jobs don’t carry the risk to life and limb of some occupations embedded war correspondents or deep-sea fishermen, for example – office work isn’t without its own perils. Consider the smelly, dirty, and crammed-to-the-brim break room refrigerator. In many office places that are otherwise neat and ordered, there lurks in the recesses [...]

You might know how important it is to make a great first impression with the way you dress and carry yourself, but how about the impression your office lobby has on your visitors? Think about it. How would you feel if you walked into a hospital before an open-heart surgery and were greeted in the [...]