“Time is money’ wrote Sir Francis Bacon in his Essays. More than four centuries later, this concept doesn’t seem to have changed – on the contrary we have tighter and tighter deadlines, and every lost minute impacts on the rest of the team. Time management is therefore essential, not only to increase efficiency, but also […]
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The future in a nutshell: how will we design offices?
More than a year has passed since the Covid-19 emergency began and several global studies are questioning the office evolution, the changing working habits and the consequences of digital transformation processes. Is this the end of open spaces? Will we all have to have a home office, even though space in it is becoming increasingly […]
Chatterbox colleague? 6 ways to get some peace and quiet
A chat with the person at the next desk makes the day go by more easily in the office. But chattering that becomes a constant background hum and ceaseless interruptions have now been proven to adversely affect productivity and workplace harmony. In these cases, don’t wait. Here are a few ways to deal with it. […]
New year’s resolutions for your work life? Here are 7 tips for seeing them through by the end of the year
Here we go again: new year, new year’s resolutions. Starting with work-related ones. You’re certainly not alone: according to the American Psychological Association, 93% of people set themselves a goal in January. It’s a shame, then, that half of us will have given up by February. An upstanding 19% of people manage to follow through […]