Should You Connect With Your Colleagues On Facebook? Today’s office world can be complicated thanks to the use of social networks. LinkedIn and Twitter are the most used professional social networks in business. With Twitter, unless you lock your account, tweets are available for anyone to see. LinkedIn is clearly a business-focused platform. It provides an Read More
Tips For Looking Professional In An Overly Air-Conditioned Office It’s 100 degrees outside but are you freezing cold in your office? If you’re a woman, you’re not alone. It happens every summer: Offices turn on the air-conditioning, and women freeze into icicles. While noise pollution is the number one complaint given in an open office, thermal discomfort Read More
Favorite Neocon 2016 Office Furniture Designs & Trends Just got back from three days of the biggest and brightest commercial interiors showcase held in Chicago, Illinois at The Merchandise Mart. The Neocon 2016 event brought together architects, interior designers, furniture dealers, manufacturers, product designers, and more. It’s the most innovative minds in the office furniture, office Read More
Neocon Highlights The Active Workspace Design Once again, design innovations at NeoCon emphasized active workspaces to increase employee satisfaction. Designers featured workspaces that made it easy to remain active at work. An active workplace is more than just offering employees a sit-to-stand office desk (although there were plenty of those highlighted as well). The goal this year Read More
9 Simple Money-Saving Tips for Buying Office Furniture If it’s time for your business to buy office furniture in Houston, you’ve come to the right place. Purchasing office furniture in Houston can be a major investment and decision. That’s why ROSI Office Systems offers a few simple tips for buying office furniture to make sure Read More
Losing Your Temper At Work? Here’s How To Keep Your Cool Have you ever been in one of those situations at work when you feel anger so intense that you don’t know how to stop it? It could be that your project is derailed by a different department, perhaps no one will approve your customer Read More
Technology Will Make The Conference Room Functional Again Look around your conference room. Is it outdated? Does the focal point of the room consist of a giant wooden table covered in wires connecting you to technology that never works right? It can be frustrating but despite technology advancement in all other aspects of our working Read More
Benching- The Latest Trend In Office Space Design Benching is the latest trend in office space design. These modular systems are used to convert a workspace using “bench-like” office desks, which can accommodate more than one person at a time. Benching is becoming a popular trend because companies are looking for better ways to leverage office Read More
How To Manage Noise Pollution In The Office It turns out that AC/DC was wrong. Rock and Roll IS noise pollution especially if it’s played in the office. Irritating noises can come from all kinds of sources: a jackhammer, air conditioning, obnoxious ringtones, traffic, nearby construction, and other people’s voices. But let’s answer this: How Read More
Active Office Design – What Is It And Why Is It Important? Have you heard of active office design? Active office design is just what it sounds like – it’s an office space that encourages employees to lead a healthier, active lifestyle. That doesn’t mean that you have to install a workout facility on every floor, Read More
Important Office Design Trends Of Today’s Workplace Is your office in desperate need of an office space update? The layout and design of your new office space should be the main focus of your redesign. With a little bit of time invested, a well thought out office environment will ensure a happy and productive workforce. Plus, making Read More
The Easy Way To Work At Home With Kids The day has finally arrived! It’s the first day of summer and now you have to figure out how to work at home with the kids. After doing this for over ten years, the best piece of advice that I can give you is to try Read More
How To Create Natural Light In A Windowless Workspace I recently moved my office desk right in front of the windows and I love it. Many articles will site that doing this creates more distraction, but for me, it is energizing and inspiring. Especially on days where the sun is shining and the birds are chirping. Sure, Read More
How To Select The Right Office Furniture Fabric For Your Business It’s easy to become overwhelmed when selecting fabric for your office furniture. There are an infinite amount of options when it comes to color, texture and pattern. To make the process a little bit easier, ask yourself these questions to help guide you to the Read More
Outdoor Break Rooms Help Employees Relax And Recharge Break rooms are an essential part of an office design and yet they are often under appreciated and underutilized. In office design, break rooms should be more than a place to eat your lunch or grab a cup of coffee. Just as the name suggests, break rooms Read More
How To Avoid And Overcome Distractions When You Work From Home They say it takes 23 minutes to refocus once you are distracted away from your task at hand. If that is the case, it’s no wonder I can’t get anything done. Between the phone calls, text messages, the kids (this should be bolded and Read More
Retain Employees With The Right Office Furniture And Office Design Have you ever been offered employment but turned down the job after you saw WHERE you would work? I was once offered a technical administration position where my desk was located in a window-less storage room with a very small desk shared by two people. Read More
Key Features To Look For When Selecting Healthcare Furniture Nobody likes to take a trip to see the doctor and most people find a hospital visit very intimidating. Anything that can be done to make the experience less stressful should be top priority for medical facilities and hospitals. In order to make patients and guests feel comfortable, Read More
Standing or Seated Office Desks. Which Is Right For You? Choosing the right office furniture can be an overwhelming task for any facility manager. With so many choices in the market today, it’s hard to know what trend to choose. Every year there are new and innovative achievements in office design within the industry. One Read More
Survive The Open Office Workspace With These 5 Etiquette Tips Many businesses are tearing down their office cubicle walls and opting for a more open office workspace. The goal of an open office is to create an environment that is flexible and encourages conversations easily between colleagues to facilitate better communication, faster problem solving and Read More