The Dreaded Commute

Lengthy commutes to work are taking a toll on U.S. workers.  So much so that a recent survey showed that four percent or five million people have skipped work by pretending to be ill to avoid their harrowing commute into the office.
The study was commissioned by the Workforce Institute at Kronos and conducted by Harris [...]

Internal Social Networks

It may resemble Facebook, have the quickness of Twitter and hold loads of content like Wikipedia, but it’s not a new social network for the general public.  In growing numbers, small businesses are replicating the qualities of these sites to create internal social networks that are boosting employee productivity.
Toronto-based law firm Hicks Morely, which has [...]

Changing Your Game Plan

Business icon Jack Welch once said, “Change before you have to.”  Now more than ever, conversations about initiating change are taking place among professionals who run businesses of all sizes.  For many of us, it’s in our nature to resist change because there is the fear of unknown and of failure.
In this economic environment, a [...]

Spring Cleaning

With tax season complete (at least for most of us), a good spring cleaning should be next on your to-do list.   Although this may not be a top priority for you or your employees, spring time is the perfect time to de-clutter, file and organize your office space.
A little organization can provide a big boost [...]

The Office isn’t Working – Not True

We came across an opinion piece on cnn.com by Jason Fried, co-founder and president of 37signals and disagree with his thesis, “The modern office has become an interruption factory.  You can’t get work done at work anymore.”
In the lead sentence Fried asserts, “Companies spend billions on rent, offices and office equipment so their employees will [...]

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