Do You Collaborate Effectively In Your Working Office? As part of corporate America, I really enjoy working as a part of a cross-functional team to resolve a problem or create a program. I thrive on it. “It is time to collaborate!” “Hooray!” In my opinion, collaboration not only equals a happier workforce, it represents an educated one. Read More
What’s Behind Office Furniture Industry Growth? More than economic factors, the WAY people are working is having a greater positive impact on furniture industry growth, according to a recent article at mibiz.com. A stronger economy and corporate profits along with available office space are the typical driving factors, however, industry experts recognize a change in Read More
Is It Possible To Run A Frugal and Happy Company? How do they do it? Costco CEO Craig Jelinek has done it in the ultra competitive and difficult world of retail. One reason Craig Jelinek has created a happy company is Costco’s average pay, according to a recent Bloomberg Business report is $20.89. Their no-frills approach Read More
How To Set Up A Conference Room Does your company have an effective conference room? The company conference room is a powerful room that should inspire collaboration, a room that affords privacy for productive team meetings, and a room to complete projects, launch products and increase sales. Your conference room design, decor and functionality will influence Read More
Should Employees Partake in the NCAA Tourney Hype? It’s that time of year when managers scratch their heads as they fill in their NCAA Tourney brackets. It’s a tough call, really. Should you join the basketball madness of March or set a higher example and rise above? A new survey shows that many managers believe participation Read More
Do Green Office Buildings Lead to Higher Satisfaction? Research conducted by DTZ, a global commercial real estate services firm, has confirmed providing sustainable commercial space does lead to higher occupant satisfaction. The examined the three certifications common in the U.S. They are LEED points, EPA’s ENERGY STAR, and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)’s sustainability and energy Read More
What Does Your Company’s Office Furniture Style Say? When a client walks through your door, your office furniture and style speaks volumes before anyone even says “hello.” You are judged on the look and feel within the first five seconds of arrival. Are you ready to be judged? Does your style send the right message? Are Read More
Showing Just Cause For A Beautiful Workspace It’s an argument as old as the ages. Why is office interior design important in a workspace? It is common knowledge that lay out and space planning are crucial, however, interior design is often that footnote on the new or renovated office budget. Is there just cause for Read More
Active Office Design In The Work Place Active office design is becoming a real thing throughout the office furniture industry and corporate world here’s what you need to know. Furniture-maker, KI explains “Simply put, active design is the rationale behind why movement is so important in the workplace.” KI conducted a proprietary study to better understand Read More
New Sound Absorbing Office Furniture Swedish Office Furniture Maker Glimakra has introduced a new line of office furniture that absorbs sound. It’s incredibly stylish and delivers the sound absorption so desperately needed in the new open office designs. Here’s the full article with more images. The new office furniture design team, Johan Kauppi and Bertil Harstrom unveiled Read More
Veneer or Laminate Office Furniture When choosing office furniture in Houston, it’s important to select office furniture that will make a statement. A good first impression with clients and associates is the key to good business. Random mismatched furniture pieces just won’t do! Your office space should be professional and uniform. But with so many Read More
Don’t Freeze Out Productivity At The Office This timely advice comes to us during a time when the Winter blahs typically set in at the office. Keep your office employees engaged and focused using these suggested Mid-winter mood boosters from HRReview. Working on company culture, employee morale and avoiding productivity pitfalls will increase office productivity. If Read More
ROSI Office Systems January 29 Newsletter Inside the January 29th ROSI Office Systems Office newsletter you’ll find: One Man Takes a Stand to Stand Up at the Office. Sign-up for Price Alert and know about increases before your budget does. Easily creating optimal works space for Big and Tall Employees–cheaply too. Find out all you Read More
Instagram Office Dogs & Office Cats It’s Monday so we need to start the day off slowly and ease into it. How about after a cup of coffee and these cute office dogs and office cats from Instgram? We justify taking a minute (or two) of oohing and awwwing over these fuzzy pups and felines Read More
Avoiding The Most Germ-Ridden Office Furniture Are you tired of hearing your co-workers sneeze and cough? Do you want to avoid the same? Check out this video with sage advice on avoiding the germiest places at office. Colds and flue are no joke so arm yourself with the knowledge to stay healthy at the office. Read More
Employees Take A Stand To Stand Up At Work Workers are finding a way to stand up at work more, even without their employer’s help. As more and more studies find that sitting is literally shaving years off our lives, employees are still finding resistance when asked to have a standing alternative at their jobs. Read More
Boeing’s New Factory Office Space It’s a building inside a building! When Boeing wanted to put the designers and engineers closer to the work being done on their new aircraft, it was decided to build the office space inside the factory space. It puts the Boeing designers literally on top of their project. Instead of Read More
Office Trend Future Predictions These office trend predictions are nothing new, however, they will accelerate rapidly and create opportunities and losses. Some good and some bad. Office furniture will continue to become “de-cubed” with the expansion of the popular open-office concept with cluster work stations and bench desk systems. Work culture will become even more Read More
A Big and Tall Office Furniture Design According to Health.com, the average male height is 69.5 inches (5 feet 9.5 inches) and the average waist size is 39.1 inches (and growing). However, the basic rule of ergonomics is that there is no such thing as an “average” human. As companies strive to retain top Read More
Open Space Is Okay, But Give Employees Options Remember the days when technology dictated the layout of office space and office furniture? Telephone wiring, data cabling and more tethered employees to one space and one space only. Office furniture in Houston needed to be designed to hold all the wiring and keep it out of Read More
