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3 WAYS TO TURN YOUR OFFICE INTO A WELL-OILED MACHINE

Every business strives for efficiency. Well, at least every legitimate, sensible business. Whether you are implementing Six Sigma and kaizen methodology or on the lookout for some cheaper vendors, the fact is you want to increase profit and reduce costs. The one key piece of the puzzle that way, way too many businesses miss, however, is office efficiency. By having a poor office design, businesses throw money away in a variety of ways. Why on earth would I change my office design?  you might ask.  The paint and carpets are new. We have chairs to sit in and desks for our computers. Things are fine the way they are! But stop for a minute and actually think about it: Does your office run efficiently? Is it designed to motivate your staff, save money and provide resources? Or is it a slow, clunky drain on your budget? Are you losing time and money every single day because of easily-neutralized roadblocks? Well, the chances are that, if yo...

4 THINGS EVERY TRAINING ROOM NEEDS

Office design isn’t a simple matter of finding unique furniture and putting together brand-consistent color-schemes. There are offices in every city that look amazing, yet are still inherently dysfunctional. When executed correctly, design provides solutions to a wide variety of basic workplace challenges. Paramount among these is providing an avenue for building and strengthening the company’s team. Employees should be the number one investment made by any firm. If your staff is unmotivated, apathetic, uncommitted and miserable, your output will suffer accordingly. If, on the other hand, your staff feels inspired and competent, they will overcome any challenge. Towards that end, it is crucial for your business to have a training room that will inspire and cultivate your team from the ground up. For a moment, put yourself in the shoes of your employees. Imagine that you are being asked to participate in training. Whether the training is set to last minutes or months, ...