Better Privacy Means Better Productivity
When most people think of a boardroom, they picture Donald Trump and "The Apprentice." They can feel the tension and the importance of the decisions made, but it's hard to visualize what essentials must go into a successful boardroom. And ever since the Hewlett- Packard boardroom scandal of … [Read more...]
The problems of a real estate office My mother and father are very successful realtors in Dallas, Texas. My mom got her license first in 1997 and began working in a real estate office. She quickly abandoned that office in favor of a home office because of office noise. There were a number … [Read more...]
Disengaged Employees Whether your employees are less engaged and therefore less productive and more prone to making errors or your clients leave feeling harried and less than impressed, office noise is a problem no matter how you look at it. You can't control a crowd outside the building or … [Read more...]
Last Monday we looked at a couple points that Justin Mardex made in a paper he wrote entitled Auditory, visual, and physical distractions in the workplace. Today we are going to continue to look at some more of what Mr. Mardex found in his research about auditory distractions. Mardex looked … [Read more...]
Have you ever really listened to all the noise that takes place in your office? Some of your employees can work through that no problem, like your sales guys, for instance- they were born to multitask, God love 'em. However, your writers and editors cannot- each clickety-clack, ring, and new … [Read more...]
White Noise & Sound Masking Many blogs, websites, and companies suggest the use of white noise to aid in covering distracting office noise. White noise (and its super-power brother, sound masking) have many fans and these systems are being installed nation-wide, resulting in less time lost … [Read more...]
Whether you work from home or are a salesman, a manager, or a small business owner, learning how to deal with distractions may be one of the most important skills you acquire. Every workplace has its own unique distractions, and most have the usual suspects: water cooler … [Read more...]
Distracted interrupted, & unfocused Is that how you would describe your business? The economy has cost many workers their jobs and most businesses a big chunk of their profits. It's no one's fault really, just a part of doing business. However, very few businesses have the … [Read more...]
I have recently noticed an interesting trend in my family Actually, I am not sure "trend" is really the right word. It's more a difference in personality types. For example, we moved to the UK last year. I noticed that our vacuum was not really that helpful. It liked to grab the pieces … [Read more...]
Cubicles This set-up does not exactly inspire one to work. Talk, yes. Eavesdrop, sure. Trip people as they walk by, absolutely. Work, no. While efficient in terms of a corporate budget, cubicles are horribly inefficient in terms of worker productivity. For instance, the average worker … [Read more...]