Your work environment is the place that you perform your day-to-day professional duties. A positive work environment is essential for your productivity, motivation, and satisfaction. Whether you prefer to work from home, in a coworking space or a serviced office, explore our blog to discover how you can make the most of your work environment. From minimising distractions to crucial office tech you can’t live without, there are lots of ways to help improve your work environment.
Do you find yourself quickly checking work emails on holiday, keeping an eye on the company chat on annual leave, or texting your teams about work even though your ‘out of office’ is on? If so, you need to stop immediately. (You’re also not alone) The ability to switch off …
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Despite a shift to hybrid working and the four-day workweek growing in popularity, we all know what it feels like to be out of balance. If you’ve ever eaten lunch at your desk, checked emails during annual leave or turned on your computer before your morning coffee, you’re probably guilty …
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Flexible Working
Most companies have asked teams to spend a few days in the office per week, but if the thought fills you with anxiety, resistance and existential dread, it’s time to ask for a bit more support! Hybrid is the most popular way of working globally, which means by now, …
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Do you know what makes your team feel appreciated? You’ve probably heard about the five “love languages” – the ways each of us prefer to give and receive love in our romantic relationships – but did you know these languages can also be applied to relationships with work? If the …
Be a better manager: which office love language makes your team feel appreciated at work? Read More
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Horrible bosses can be loads of fun when they’re not real! From Suits to the Simpsons, we crunched the numbers to reveal the world’s most loved and hated fictional bosses. To develop our definitive ranking, we created a list of the most searched screen bosses and managers from SEMrush. We …
Ranked: Best & Worst Fictional Bosses Of All Time Read More
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Regardless of where you live or how you travel to work, the length of your commute can have a huge impact on how you feel about your job. With 24% of Brits hybrid working and 14% working from home exclusively, a large part of the workforce still travels to and …
Time spent commuting across the UK Read More
Flexible Working
We analysed online searches to uncover the nation’s most and least favourite team building activities! Love them or hate them, team building activities are a crucial part of work life and a useful way to improve culture and happiness, but with 6 in 10 Brits admitting they find them a …
Most and least popular team building activities in the UK Read More
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Ever wonder about the best music to listen to when working? We analysed over 9,000 songs across 50 ‘office playlists’ to unearth the most played song at work, so you can perfect your playlist whether you’re working from home or in the office! We spend almost 19 hours a week …
Most popular song to listen to at work revealed Read More
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With Pride Month 2022 taking place throughout June and celebrations flowing into July and August, there’s no better time to delve into the challenges that the LGBTQ+ community is still facing and what approaches businesses can take to support their employees and coworkers effectively. With an estimated 1.4 million people …
How to Meaningfully Support LGBTQ+ Employees and Coworkers Read More
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Whether you’re a home worker, remote worker, digital nomad or a frequent user of shared office space, having an organised desk is a great way to ensure you’re feeling motivated and productive for the day ahead. You know what they say, tidy desk, tidy mind… But when it comes to …
How to Organise Your Desk Read More
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