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From Cubicles To Community Hubs: Reimagining Work As An Activity, Not A Place

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As we hover on the precipice of a seismic shift in our understanding and utilization of office spaces, it’s time to color outside the lines of the conventional cubicle. As work transforms into a flexible and digital process, the bricks and mortar of office spaces are losing their sole claim to the “workplace” label.

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More Companies Are Adopting Sensory-Friendly Practices—Here’s How Your Business Can Follow Suit 

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For those with sensory processing issues, including those with ADHD, autism, PTSD and other conditions, this can feel like an attack. of people have sensory processing challenges. Others are looking to ease the stressors of the hiring process in particular, which can be difficult for neurodivergent applicants.

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Repurposing Furniture: Realizing the Environmental, Economic, and Design Benefits

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But one workplace solution — repurposing furniture — is as grounded as the ubiquitous office cubicle. A casualty of this process is the enormous amount of office material that is entering the solid waste stream. The cost to go through the process. It’s also worth noting that the majority of this material isn’t biodegradable.

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5 Tips for Dealing with Annoying People at Work

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How to deal with annoying people at work according to Laura Crandall Here are Laura Crandall’s top tips for dealing with annoying people at work, from that cubicle buddy who can’t stop gossiping to a seriously toxic boss who needs to go. You can both validate and acknowledge your own stress without totally demonizing them in the process. “

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Two Entrepreneurs Share Advice on Leaving a Corporate Role and Becoming Self-Employed

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After experiencing an unparalleled shift in many corporate jobs from cubicle life to couch adjacent (via the pandemic), some employees realized they wanted to make this work-from-home situation permanent. Many also began considering leaving corporate life altogether and becoming self-employed. In 2022, he officially started Misnomer LLC.

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Office Design Has The Power To Make Your Employees More Loyal

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The Process Of Employee Self-Reflection . Shedding the basic premise of an office space — cubicles laden with overcast gray colors — organizations that offer a vibrant experience are more likely to entice employees to come into their space more often, thus boosting engagement levels. .

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Interruption vs. Distraction: What’s the Difference?

Eat Your Career

We’re talking about time protection : how you protect your time and become an active participant in that time protection process. It’s like someone coming into your workspace and knocking on your cubicle wall and saying, “Got a minute?” So, what’s the difference between an interruption and a distraction?

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