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5 Tips to Create an Open Office that Works for Your Team
70% of all offices today use an open floor plan. Yet, a recent study by Harvard Business Review found that open offices actually reduce face-to-face interaction by 70% and increase the use of email by 50% - which totally defeats the purpose, right? What’s up with that? Here’s the problem: Everyone works differently and even ... Read more7 Ways to Maximize the Health Benefits of Your Sit-to-Stand Desk
Standing seems pretty easy, right? But just like sitting, it can actually lead to painful health issues if you’re doing it too much - or doing it wrong. The human body is designed to move, so while sitting is “killing you,” standing for long periods of time isn’t helping you either. Enter: the sit-to-stand desk ... Read moreThe Truth About Sit-To-Stand Working
You’re going to want to take a seat before you read this. Actually, you’ll probably want to stand. Why? The truth about sedentary working is pretty startling. It All Started 60 Years Ago… Sit-to-stand working has gone from a popular trend to an uncontested standard in today’s office. But the motivation behind this “modern” movement … Read more
How Color is Affecting Your Workplace
Increasing Morale and Productivity in The Workplace Our world is an ever-changing place. Here at Ethosource we recognize and embrace this change by implementing new technologies, design concepts, and progressivity to our workplace and yours. We creatively use a blend of our quality product solutions and turnkey services, so that our experienced staff have the … Read more
Affects and Benefits of Staying Organized
Affects and Benefits of Staying Organized The third and final part of our “Increasing Morale and Productivity in The Workplace” series will examine the affects and benefits of keeping your workplace and personal work area organized and efficient. Generally speaking, there exists a stereotype in our culture that people who are organized and … Read more
How Light Is Affecting Your Workplace
How Light is Affecting Your Workplace Part two of our three-part blog series on Increasing Morale and Productivity in The Workplace will explore the various psychological, behavioral, and physical effects light has on us in our workplace environments and daily lives. Let’s start at the beginning. Well, we won’t go all the way back to … Read more
Bringing in the Great Outdoors
Did you know that we spend 90% of our lives indoors? However, studies have shown that we are generally happier when we’re outside in nature. Most employees that work in a typical office environment spend roughly 8 hours a day indoors without going outside for fresh air. This lack of exposure to the great outdoors … Read more
The Effect of Environment on Creativity
Question: Who are the creative people you work with? More than likely you immediately thought of your colleagues across the hall developing the latest brochure or editing that video going up on the website next week. What if I told you everyone you work with, including yourself, is creative? It may not be overtly apparent, … Read more
The 5 Coworkers Every Employee Needs
In the Ethosource Office, we have a personality to fit every need. Whether you’re having a rough day and need to talk, or just need ideas for where to get the best (and cheapest) lunch nearby, this staff has you covered. While your favorite coworker may be the one whose personality matches most closely with … Read more