Office Budget Tips For The New Year With the new year comes a fresh, new office budget. If you’re like many, it holds both promises and challenges. Here are some tips to get the most from your 2015 office budget. 1. BUY USED INSTEAD OF NEW: Remanufactured cubicles and work stations save 30% to 70% Read More
Top 10 Office Trends For 2015 What will the New Year bring for office trends for 2015 in office space, culture and environment? Here are some highlights of office trends for 2015: More job-hopping, less employee retention. Companies will take their recruiting game mobile and to social media. More people are stepping out of traditional Read More
Study Shows Productivity Decrease With An Open Office This article by Business Insider reflects on an early 2002 study in which was discovered a myriad of drawbacks on the open office concept. It follows an energy company’s employees as they transition from a traditional office to an open plan. http://www.businessinsider.com/why-the-open-office-makes-you-distracted-exhausted-and-insecure-2014-4?utm_content=buffer67f35&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer The take-away from this article Read More
5 Ways Employees Carve Out Privacy In An Open Office I vividly remember walking through a local Real Estate company and seeing two glass partitioned work spaces opposite each other with the hallway running down the middle. Both open office spaces were about 100 square feet, however, they were both crammed with employees running around, Read More
Cute Office Dogs And Office Cats W.C. Fields said “Never work with children or animals.” But, who can resist this Monday jolt of cuteness? How lucky are these offices to have office dogs or office cats? Would you work with a dog or cat in your office cubicles in Austin or office cubicles in San Antonio? How about Read More
Office Seating Arrangements: Ready to Play “Office Musical Chairs”? Office seating arrangements and assigned seats seem to be a thing of the past. Today’s innovative office is choosing to keep it loose and allow employees to find their ideal work space or work spaces. Other companies are choosing to reassign seating every 30-days or so. Read More
10 Trends Affecting Office Space Planning From a workforce talent shortage to active and flexible spaces, these 10 trends are impacting office space planning big time. Companies are realizing that engaged and comfortable employees are productive and boosting their bottom line. Has your employer made any positive changes? http://www.hok.com/thought-leadership/top-10-trends-influencing-workplace-design/ John OfieldJohn Ofield is a Read More
Five Office Cubicle Gadgets To Give This Holiday Season Because of my penchant for the nerdy, I refer to my cubicle as my “Geek-O-Sphere”. In this, lies a realm of remarkable (to me) gadgets and toys to entertain, inspire, and enjoy. From my Firefly Jayne Dress-Up Magnet to the Dr. Who Tardis Talking Bank, my Read More
An Alternative Office Meeting: The Focal Upright (video) Focal Upright is another answer to the ‘sitting disease’. If you haven’t heard yet, sitting is killing us quickly so companies are coming up with sitting alternatives such as standing desks, sit-to-stand desk and treadmill desks. Focal Upright furniture was founded by Martin Keen, of Keen Shoes fame. Read More
ROSI Office Systems November 20 Newsletter Inside the November 20th ROSI Office Systems Office newsletter you’ll find: Sound Masking. What is it? Technology Misconceptions Area business news including Houston Office news, Austin Office news and San Antonio Office news Find out all you need to know this week at the office. Visit http://bit.ly/1xudDsA John OfieldJohn Ofield Read More
Tesla Factory Upgrade (video) Tesla just posted a one-minute time-lapse video that will have a wide appeal in the land of engineers, also known as Southeast, Texas. It takes us through their recent factory upgrade to allow Tesla to increase production from 22,000 cars to 35,000. http://www.teslamotors.com/blog/factory-upgrade Here is what was accomplished during the Tesla factory upgrade: Upgraded Read More
What Is Sound Masking? Office trends and buzz words come and go. Changes in the type of work we do, changes in the culture of our employees and changes in our technology environment constantly drives us to a new “latest thing”. Occasionally one comes along that is more than a passing fad and deserves to Read More
Office Space: Which Is Cooler? Since it was announced that Uber and Lyft will be staying in Houston and even picking up airport passengers, this post seemed fun and appropriate. Both companies are headquartered in San Francisco, but their office space style and design is quite divergent. Check out the photos from Inc.com and decide Read More
Looking For A Winning Hiring Strategy? Kayak Founder, Paul English Has Some Advice As a hiring manager, you find yourself with a few empty seats to fill at the office. Entrepreneur Paul English, founder of Kayak, the uber-powerful travel search engine, has found a hiring strategy that works. Every age group has its pros and Read More
Use The Right Office Lighting Humanscale and Metropolis gathered with industry experts in March, 2014, to discuss the importance of using the right kind of office lighting. With the increase in lighting sources, today, there are many more right and wrong lighting types. Lighting is an ever evolving issue when designing a productive office environment. Read More
Zappos New Digs: Is 70 sq. Feet of Personal Work Space Enough? Zappos is readying new office work space for 1200 employees. It’s going to be just 70 feet of personal space per employee, but, with adaptability and multi-functional office space planning, it can work! http://www.fastcodesign.com/1671797/from-zappos-4-simple-hacks-to-foster-office-collaboration ROSI has designed highly functional spaces in even smaller Read More
ROSI Office Systems November 5th Newsletter Here’s what you’ll need to know this week. Click here for the November 5th 2014 Newsletter. ROSI Office Systems reviewed the newly published report by Urban Land Institute and shares insights into the 2015 Office Space Race in Houston, Texas and how it will affect future office layouts and Read More
Office Space Forecast For 2015 Shows Need For Creative Space Planning Office space news in Houston is topping many lists. According to the new Urban Land Institute Report, with more than 17 million square feet of office space expected to open over the next few years, Houston led the list of markets with the most Read More
Are Your Cubicles In San Antonio Still Working? According to the San Antonio Business Journal, office space activity has increased by 2.1 million square feet. About one third of the increase can be attributed to the insurance industry, with 21% percent associated with the energy industry. The energy increase is due to the Eagle Ford Read More
Office Ergonomics: The Sit-to-Stand Desk If you’re one of the many who suffer from chronic back pain, arthritis, diabetes and a host of other injuries and illnesses, the sit-to-stand desk is an office ergonomics revolutionary solution to repetitive injuries. These desks move up and down which allows office workers the opportunity to adjust their office Read More
