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Open Office Survival Guide

If you’re facing common challenges with the open office like everyone else, try this open office survival guide. These days, open office plans are a common workplace feature. You’re likely more than a little familiar with an open office layout, because you’ve created one in your own workplace, or are planning to do so. At […]
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Create Space for In-person Meetings

Be more profitable with face-to-face interactions between your brand and customers. Let’s face it: Screens are great, and thanks to technology, most of us can keep in touch with co-workers and clients with online tools anytime day or night. But sometimes, a personal interaction can be even more meaningful—with clients, prospects, and employees. If you’ve […]
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Your Summer Workplace Change Guide

Get 5 expert tips to keep employees engaged over the warmer months. We can’t quite believe it, but summer is here. Studies show it’s the season when worker productivity takes a nosedive. When more people are out of the office on vacation, and those left behind wish they were taking time off. It’s a perfect […]
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5 Office Hacks Inspired by Home Offices

If you’ve ever used a Post-it note to sweep away crumbs from your laptop keyboard then you’re well aware of life hacks. For those uninitiated, life hacks are simple tips or tricks that make your everyday life easier and better. With that in mind, we’ve found five office hacks, for your desk and workplace, inspired […]
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Your Office Layout: What’s it say about your business?

Four most common workplace types Take a moment and look around your office. Is it open and lively? Closed and quiet? Do you notice natural light? What about a break room that beckons? You may not realize this on a day-to-day, but your office layout can speak volumes about your corporate culture—to clients, prospective talent, […]
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Warehouse Storage Guide

Need extra space around the office for the new year? Here are some warehouse storage tips and options to consider. Here’s a New Year’s resolution you can actually keep: Get your office space in order. Unlike training for an ultra marathon, re-configuring the office is something you can actually get done and feel good about. […]
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Are You Choosing The Right Facility Vendor?

Here are some key pointers to think about. The reality for most businesses is that for day-to-day needs, everything from catering to computers, there are often many contracted vendors coming in and out of the office. That can open your workplace up to risk. (Think of all those open computer screens, all that sensitive paperwork […]
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Top Five Moving Mistakes for Businesses to Avoid

Are they worth the risks? Shrink your post-move punchlists by avoiding these mistakes. In order to facilitate the most efficient move possible, it’s important to cover all the moving parts thoroughly. Lack of communication with your employees and vendors are just one of the costly mistakes you can avoid. 1. Choosing the lowest bidder without […]
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The Truth About Open Workspaces

While open office plans and shared workspace environments have been championed as ways to boost collaboration, productivity, and creativity; new studies reveal that open-plan offices have detrimental effects on workers. Studies have shown that employees in open-plan offices show an increase in stress-levels, and a decrease in focus and productivity. The Gensler Study conducted by the […]
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Turn an Ordinary Workstation into a Cool Workstation

You spend a lot of our time at work. Your workstations should be inviting and stimulating, but also a blank canvas that you can decorate to reflect your individual personality. A well-designed workstation can affect our mood and foster creativity. Turn your workstation from ordinary to cool with these creative ideas—that are also easy on […]
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Declutter Your Workspace for the New Year

If you’re like most of us, office clutter can seem inevitable. But, you’d be surprised how little you actually need most items left in your workspace. Learning to declutter old items is a great way to give yourself the space you need to create something new in the new year. According to Michelle Rafter, the […]
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Tenant Strategies to Follow

Each passing year means new trends for office managers to stay on top of. Staying on top of trends ensures your workplace is an environment to foster collaboration and communication. Not to mention that a new fiscal year might dictate the growth or reduction of office space, which means planning an office move just might […]
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Confessions From The IT Department

Have you ever wondered: what does the IT department do? Often, we only interact with IT when there is something wrong with our computer, network, or operating system, and we need it fixed immediately. Perhaps you’ve sent an email to someone in the IT department, hours have passed, you still have no solution, and the […]
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Ways To Improve Workplace Safety

Are you looking to improve workplace safety? OSHA estimates that “businesses spend $170 billion a year on costs associated with occupational injuries and illnesses.” These expenditures come straight out of company profits. Workplaces that establish safety and health management systems can improve their workplace safety efforts and reduce their injury and illness costs by 20 […]
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How Successful Companies Get Their Dream Office

Successful businesses have proven that when it comes to planning your next big move, timing is everything. To continue to grow, you need to plan ahead and have the foresight to work on your next big steps. In a recent article for Entrepreneur Magazine, Mark Henricks writes, “While moving carries risks, a move can be […]
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Effects of Long Work Hours on Employee Productivity

You may think that long work hours means you are getting more done. But, in fact, the later it gets in the workday, the more difficult it is to focus, and the easier it is to make mistakes. From typos in memos, to sending emails to the wrong clients—it is a physical reality that your […]
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Create a Workplace for All Ages

Does your workplace foster collaboration between your employees, or do people from different generations and experience levels seem isolated from each other? Here are some steps to help you create a healthy work environment for all ages. According to The Economist, the workplace is becoming increasingly more divided. Younger generations often resent Babyboomers for retiring […]
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Throw a Legendary Office Holiday Party (the Right Way!)

It’s that time of year again: it smells like pumpkin spice and everything nice. Which means that it’s time to party! But, how do you throw a office holiday party that will be the new gold standard of all company parties? Here’s our list of do’s and don’ts so that you don’t miss a beat, […]
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Warehouse Storage: The Benefits You Never Knew

It’s the end of the year. The office is busy, busy, busy. Sales teams are wrapping up their Q4 goals, fulfillment is shipping out holiday orders, your accounting department is in overdrive—and half the team has holiday travel plans. Here are 5 ways that your business can benefit from warehouse storage during the holidays (and […]
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5 Office Space Trends

As your business wraps up this year’s final quarter, it’s only too easy to reflect on how your business performed—not how your business space performed. Yet it’s critical to evaluate how your facilities support your company goals, employee satisfaction, and overall productivity. 1. Maximizing Office Space the Right Way As the price per square foot […]
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The Rise of the Creative Office

You’ve heard of it, you might have secretly envied the 24/7 sushi bar at Google, or maybe you work in such a space already—but the creative office space trend is picking up serious momentum. Its origins possibly date back to the dot-com era when startup companies preserved their limited capital by buying spare doors and […]
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Creative Office Space Planning

Considering a Creative Office Space? Here’s What to Know First HR departments have long understood the lure of a strong employee benefits package to help attract and retain employees, but more and more employers and facilities managers are hopping on board the creative office space trend and coming around to the idea of another, less […]
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What Creative Office Space Looks Like

You may be wondering, “How prevalent are creative offices anyway? Well, if the number of blogs dedicated to them is any indication, creative office space is only gaining more traction. And, no discussion would be complete without some visual examples. So, we’ve rounded up a few amazing ideas from California companies to get your imagination […]
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Keeping Mobile Employees Connected to the Workplace

In a 24/7 business world, more and more employees are working remotely or on the road to meet their company’s needs. But keeping them returning to the office is important too. Here’s how to do it intelligently. According to a Forrester Research study, 64% of businesses allow their employees to have mobility—enabling them to work […]
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Create More Office Space

Maybe your company is experiencing rapid growth, or maybe your facilities plan overlooked a few angles. Whatever the cause, what do you do if your company is growing too big for your current office space? Often—and ideally—the answer is to relocate your business. However, upgrading to larger space may not be possible due to budget […]
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Don’t retire the private office just yet

Thanks to the open-plan workspace, pioneered by global powerhouses like Google, Zappos and Facebook, many companies may be rethinking the practicality of the private office—thus shaking to the core traditional notions of professional prestige, authority and the American Dream of “making it” to the corner office or executive suite. The open workspace is being widely […]
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Is It Time to Shake Up Your Floor Plan?

Is It Time to Shake Up Your Floor Plan? Staff in a slump? Has your company shifted focus or embarked on a significant market push? It may be time to rotate employees around your floor plan. In a workplace, it’s easy for people to fall into patterns—whether that’s taking the same route to their desk […]
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How to prepare for your office lease expiration

How to prepare for your office lease expirationIt’s important to plan ahead. The end of the year doesn’t just signal the holidays. It’s also the time of year when many California businesses are faced with an office lease expiration and must decide whether to renew their office lease or relocate. If you choose to relocate […]
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Facilities Management Trends

What facilities managers need to know Workplace modernization and technology advances change the facilities management landscape every day. Adept Facilities Managers have to constantly rethink how they balance both their responsibilities, the workspaces they manage, and evolving facilities management trends. As California’s leading commercial mover and workplace change expert, we stay on the pulse of […]
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Embracing Workplace Change [Infographic]

Workplace change is inevitable. But it can be easy to manage. It’s probably too obvious to say that the way we work has changed—not just from the last century, but the last decade as well. And it’s not just due to standup desks, open plan workspaces, and themed conference rooms. On average, we work more […]
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