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Instead Of Trying To Compete With The Home Office — Work With It

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Individuals and economists alike report increased productivity as the result of remote work from home, with many employees vocalizing that they want to remain in their home offices. Productivity is now the realm of the home, and community is the realm of the workplace. Competing With the Home Office.

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What Can Young Lawyers Teach Us About The Future Of Workspaces?

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Law firms that invest in versatile event spaces, embrace technology-enabled rooms, and support varying work styles through thoughtful office design are likely to be more successful in maintaining a productive, innovative, and satisfied workforce. Manna finds she’s productive in the office, “I’m in the office four days a week, sometimes five.

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Interruption vs. Distraction: What’s the Difference?

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It’s like someone coming into your workspace and knocking on your cubicle wall and saying, “Got a minute?” This is more internal. It’s this internal desire that’s drawing you towards something or someone. Here’s my distinction. An interruption is something or someone that wants your attention.

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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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Trying to Phone/Fax Internationally?

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By The Professional Assistant on Monday, January 07, 2008 Filed Under: Client Service , Productivity D o you have trouble figuring out how to call a client or even a colleague in another country? Is there a fee of any sort that goes with the international fax? Home About Me Advertise Trying to Phone/Fax Internationally?

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