Thought Leaders
How to Give Employees Ownership of Their Workspace As They Return to the Office
Try these tactics to help people feel more comfortable and collaborative in your office space.
Open Office
Thought Leaders
No Office? No Problem. 4 Reasons CEOs Should Sit With Their Teams
Forgoing a corner office creates a more collaborative, innovative workplace.
By Sanjay Beri
Building a Business
Interruptions Are Inevitable, but With These Strategies, You Can Quickly Regain Focus
The ability to get your mind swiftly back on the project at hand is the next best thing to not being interrupted in the first place.
By John Rampton
Human Resources
8 Strategies to Avoid Wasting Your Company’s Gen-Z Talent
The youngest workers entering the workforce aren't like their older siblings. Good luck keeping everybody happy.
By John Rampton
Entrepreneurs
Facebook’s Utopia, Our Nightmare: Open Offices Are Destroying Productivity
The open office was an exciting innovation in 1900, and people didn't like it then, either.
By John Rampton
Thought Leaders
When Determining the Best Work Environment for You, This Founder Shares What You Need to Consider
Not every office space is for every entrepreneur.
Building a Business
3 Ways an Open Office Makes Me a Better Leader
This CEO sits smack dab in the middle of her team, allowing her to catch things she would have missed sitting in the C-suite.
By Katie May
Building a Business
7 Ways Workers Can Have an Open-Door Policy Without Going Crazy
Collaboration is the essence of teamwork, but interruptions are the bane of anyone trying to concentrate. There is a way to make this work.
Building a Business
4 Ways Transparency Separates Companies That Thrive From the Ones Lucky to Survive
Liberal access to information helps the team recognize ways to innovate they otherwise wouldn't know enough to think of.
By Gary Lin
Entrepreneurs
9 Rules of Open-Office Etiquette
When the rules of open-office etiquette are observed, camaraderie, communication and collaboration will ensue.
Building a Business
3 Ways to Turn ‘Unteachable’ Millennials Into Disciples
Despite their bad reputation, millennials are actually the best problem-solvers and hardest workers I've ever met. Here's how to unlock their potential at your company.
Building a Business
The Case for Office Space: Choices for Every Stage and Need
One size doesn't fit all when finding digs for your startup. Here's a look at some of the options.
Building a Business
5 Tips For Killing ‘Feardom’ to Unleash Your Employees’ Brilliance
Are new ideas at your company tolerated only if they work and conform to the boss' viewpoint? Time to recalibrate.
Building a Business
The 4 Steps You Must Take to Deal With a Distracting Cubicle Neighbor Before Asking the Boss for Help
The one way to be less popular at work than the guy who gets on everybody's nerves is to be a tattletale.
Building a Business
The 21-Day Desk-Free Challenge
A real estate executive realizes that by finding a perch to work inside each of her company's branch offices, she can be more effective and build more productive relationships.
Building a Business
How Much Is the Noise in Your Open Office Costing You?
The popular design trend may project a certain cool factor but the lack of privacy can be hard on employees trying to get work done, research suggests.