Whether a large conglomerate or a small two-person business, one of the issues that is always a point of concern and focus is employee retention. If you’ve finally found someone who seems perfectly suited for their job, carries out its responsibilities spectacularly and gets along...
The entry or reception area holds crucial meaning and intention for a business. It can set a theme for the entire experience of working with or for the company, and can support or hinder its success. This landing place is the front-line and first-impression in...
One recent development in the workplace that I’ve witnessed is the concept of a communal office. This can be a large room where everyone comes in, sits down, pulls out a laptop and works. There’s no assigned place and, as a result, no commitment to a particular spot. This...
The physical conditions of where you work are directly connected to the inner conditions of HOW you work. Feng Shui provides the intersection between your environment and your life. In other words, if your office is cluttered, no doubt your mind is as well. If the chair you sit...
Whether a large conglomerate or a small two-person business, one of the issues that is always a point of concern and focus is employee retention. If you’ve finally found someone who seems perfectly suited for their job, carries out its responsibilities spectacularly and gets along...
Gratitude journals are a great way to remember all the things for which we are thankful. It’s easy to forget so it’s important to write them down. It fills our hearts to see how blessed we are as we read through the list of events, people and objects...
We generally don’t spend time admiring the wall color or gratefully gazing at artwork. We hardly notice the new carpeting or rug beyond the first few days. After things have been put in place, we hunker down and do our work. Sometimes, we may find...
Integrating Feng Shui principles into your space can spark all kinds of changes—–some that are planned and some that are surprises. When you’re purposeful, however, you can guide your home to help you make a change around any circumstance. This can cover relationship (wanting one...
Big or small, every business needs an identity—a logo, specific colors, a specific look or feel. Some would call that a brand. It helps people understand on a subconscious level what you’re all about and what you stand for. A lot of time and money can be spent...
We all yearn for moments, even days or weeks, when we are less bombarded with external pressures and influences. Along with this slower pace, it’s typically quieter as well. We find simpler ways of doing things because we’ve extracted ourselves from the complications that everyday life brings. By nature,...
The notion of buildings that speak helps us to place at the very center of our architectural conundrums the question of the values we want to live by— rather than merely of how we want things to look. I love this quote by Alan deBotton from his book “The...
Some of us (of a certain age) remember the television show called "WKRP in Cincinnati," about a struggling radio station. One of the characters on the show was a fussy and fidgety guy named Les Nessman, a reporter and announcer for the station. It annoyed him...