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How the 21st Century office was born in post war Europe

Workplace Insight

Led by the brothers Eberhard and Wolfgang Schnelle, the firm applied the egalitarian principles of the post war world and rejection of the scientific management theories that had created the familiar factory-like rows of desks that had come to dominate open plan offices to create something more in tune with the new age. Some familiar themes.

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Hacking Corporate: How to Create the Work Environment You Want

Productivityist

Which environment creates more value: one where employees have autonomy to pursue a challenging, purpose-driven career, or one where he or she is constrained to a cubicle, micro-managed, and challenged with unnecessary meetings? In practice, this may mean you work from a location other than your cubicle. Lead By Example.

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The Habit Of Getting Things Done

Productivity Bits

You might opt to retire from your current job, but guess what, work does not end with your retirement. Getting things done, and feeling good about it, means being willing to recognize, acknowledge, and appropriately manage all the things that have your consciousness engaged. What does this tell us? You’re right.

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You Will Survive: 8 Strategies to Overcome New Entrepreneur Anxiety

Success

Breathe and know that there’s no need to retreat back to cubicle-land. There is an escape from the Money Panic, and it doesn’t involve selling off retirement investments or increasing your credit card limit. Any entrepreneur can tell you that the hardest part of the role is managing your own mental state. Harness self-doubt.

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The Solopreneur Handicap That Makes You Suck at Productivity

The Shrink for Entrepreneurs

We’ve been so busy telling people to Escape Cubicle Nation , retire to 4 Hour Work Weeks and become Non-Conformists … that we’ve overlooked a few advantages of old-school big business entrepreneurs. Manage your Cashflow for real. Despite the obvious sarcasm, solopreneur life isn’t bad for those willing to make it work.

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Social Impact of Working From Home | THE SMALL BUSINESS BLOG

The Small Business Blog

WinWeb – Your Office Online Simply the best way to manage your small business! ST] Managing Customer Expectations. Dino Said on December 22nd, 2008 at 3:42 am I agree , I too work at home and I love it , no rigid dress code , no claustrophobic cubicle and no stress generating travel from home to work office.

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How to Become a Certified Coach

Success

For clients of Jo Davis , the work is “[finding] meaning, a career change, retirement or planning for it.”. Coaches will use tools like visualization, assessments, stories, breathing and mindfulness exercises, project management software and paper-based exercises, emotional releasers, mantras, and on and on. Charge whatever you decide.

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