Saint Jerome Writing by Caravaggio, 1605-1606 Over a fifth of British office workers (22%) never go out for a lunch break during a normal working week, according to a new poll by environmental consultants Ambius. And just 21 percent get out every day. The survey’s other findings indicate a workforce chained to their desks and […]
Create a clothing mobile by sticking your garb on coat hangers that are fixed to the ceiling. In the dark, you’ll be able to make out vague silhouettes of floating, headless torsos. That image should help give you restful sleep. Flying Hooks are available from Dutch retailer Theo (designer Thorsten van Elten‘s outlet).
Does altruism live in the workplace? In a recent poll commissioned by officebroker.com, nearly two-fifths of office workers would rather see a workmate made redundant than take a pay cut. But 62 percent said they would sacrifice some pay in order to keep their colleagues in a job. If office workers had to make one […]
Office workers are increasingly ratty with one another over ambient temperature, according to a recent survey commissioned by uSwitchforbusiness.com. Three-quarters of respondents said air conditioning turn on in the office leads to arguments over the temperature. Almost nine in ten complain their office is too cold. Forty-seven percent believe air con spreads illness and 68 […]
Republicans in Washington are incandescent with rage over legislation which promotes energy-saving light bulbs. The legislation – signed into law in 2007 by not-so-ecological George Bush – means that energy-guzzling 100-watt fluorescent light bulbs will no longer be available in the US from January 2012. While light bulbs just as bright and more efficient will […]
Designer Thelermont Hupton’s coat hooks are welcoming, hostile, and bits in between. Hand gestures include “thumbs up”, “point” and “rock”.
Designer James Tobin has created a ceramic (body), rubber and metal (“hands”) clock that resembles a bar chart, with the progression of hours and minutes indicated by length of two corresponding bars. Writes Tobin, “The unrelenting tick-tock and minute by minute progression is replaced by absolute silence and a slow consistent linear motion.” Watch a […]
This clock, designed by James Auger and Jimmy Loizeau, obtains its own energy source. A conveyor belt of fly Paper attracts and catches house flies which are then dropped into a microbial fuel cell. In the cell, bacteria munch away at the dead flies and the chemical energy produced is converted into electrical energy, powering […]
Our stress levels peak mid-morning on Tuesdays. That’s according to a survey of British office workers aged 18 to 45 commissioned by recruitment agency Michael Page. The survey of 3,000 asked office workers about their stress levels during a typical week. A quarter of respondents regularly feel stressed at work. One in five find it […]
A council has asked its smokers to clock off when they pop out for a fag break. This is to ensure they do the same amount of work as non-smokers. Norfolk’s Breckland Council wants to make workers clock out and back in when they leave their desks. This means they will have to work […]
How to plan the office Christmas party Whether you count down the days, or desperately scrabble around for an excuse not to go, the office Christmas party is an event on almost every company’s calendar. So, how do you plan a party that everyone will enjoy? It’s a tricky balance to get Bob from Accounts […]
Top tips to improve your time management skills Despite what people say, time is not a commodity. It cannot be traded, expanded or reduced. It is fixed. Our perception of time, however, is another concept. How often do you think at 4pm “Where has the day gone?” and go into panic mode to try to […]
Planning in business is essential Everything from the monthly sales drive to a new product launch or project needs planning. It promotes joined-up thinking and good decision-making throughout the whole organisation. “A goal without a plan is just a wish”, observed the famous writer Antoine de Saint-Exupery, summing up a key business principle. Each business […]
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