INTERIOR SPY

Few things weigh on a leader’s mind as heavily as ensuring the cohesion of his or her team. On a daily basis, executives and managers must confront hard questions about their staff: Is communication flowing well to every individual? Are office politics and vested interests marginalizing talent? Does bureaucracy or imbalanced department size make equitable collaboration impossible? What dynamics will maximize the value of every employee? Each year, businesses spend billions of dollars trying to motivate their team. Through company outings, incentive programs, office competitions and the like, businesses large and small do almost everything imaginable to build an all-star team. What many of these companies miss, however, is that their physical office environment is working against their best efforts. Below are just a few ways that your office might be sabotaging your team and some surefire solutions to each of these problems: Make room for communication Some offices face the ch...

Corporate trainings are a great way to empower and add to the skills of employees.   Bringing in experts and resource speakers who will share their know-how with the team shows how much a company values the development of their people.   However, there should be a good venue for all these gatherings. A company’s training room design should cater not only to the needs of the guests but of the employees as well.   What makes a training room conducive to learning? Good acoustics and ventilation These aspects can be achieved with the right materials and equipment. The room doesn’t have to be necessarily soundproof.   However, it’s important for everyone in the room to clearly hear whoever is in front. When the chatter disrupts the main speaker, the trainees might not be able to absorb what they’re supposed to be learning. As for ventilation, most company training rooms are notorious for having freezing temperatures. To ensure the comfort of everyone in the ve...