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Stay on Track for Productivity

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workers have packed up their cubicles and headed home to do just that. Although they bade a not-so-fond farewell to challenges such as commuting, meetings and rigid hours, the solo situation isn’t 100% rosy: It’s easy to fall into time-wasting traps that deplete energy and sabotage productivity. helps you work more efficiently.

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Redefining Employee Experiences: Why Leading Companies Prioritize EX Design

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Replacing valuable employees can cost several times the annual salary when all the lost productivity is factored in. Cubicles, open-plan offices, and loud bull pens were given to the rank and file, while senior staff luxuriated in private offices with personal assistants on upper floors. Companies such as 3M, Google, Haier, and W.L.

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Offices Of The Future Will Be Uniquely Tailored To Each Company

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Gone are the days when every company aspired to emulate the ultra-hip vibe of Silicon Valley tech giants like Google. For instance, at architecture firms, Giordano has found a hybrid schedule enhances productivity. So are heavily closed-off cubicle farms. Office time is then concentrated into these productive windows.

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How Physical Spaces Shape Human Relationships and Emotional Well-Being

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A cursory google search will pull up dozens of studies proving that access to daylight makes people feel better—and yet, many workplaces are still relegating receptionists and junior staff into gloomy cubicles under harsh fluorescent lighting, while reserving the bright and airy corner spaces for partners and executives.

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Cubicle Etiquette 101

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Home About Me Advertise Cubicle Etiquette 101 By The Professional Assistant on Thursday, November 01, 2007 Filed Under: Office Gossip , Productivity D o you find that your colleagues are hovering around you when youre on the phone? If you are going to enter another staff members cubicle, make sure to knock first.

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Want to Decorate Your Cubicle/Office?

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Home About Me Advertise Want to Decorate Your Cubicle/Office? By The Professional Assistant on Friday, January 11, 2008 Filed Under: Organize , Productivity D o you want to decorate your cubicle/office? I recently had someone ask me how they should go about decorating their cubicle.

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Productivity Boost: Do It Before Lunch!

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Home About Me Advertise Productivity Boost: Do It Before Lunch! By The Professional Assistant on Thursday, October 23, 2008 Filed Under: Productivity D o you find that you feel tired at the end of the day? Do you wish that you could be more productive and solve your problems through out the day?

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