Even in a wireless world, eventually we connect with cables and electrical cords to the grid. The challenge is how to manage them all in your home office, instead of being ensnared by the octopus of cables beneath your desk. Two recent home office organizing solutions appeared online. One is a system of wall mounted…There’s more. Click here.
Boring Home Offices are as Unproductive as Cluttered Offices: Personalize Your Workspace
March 7, 2012 By
Everyone knows that too much stimulation (noise, clutter, interruptions) in a workspace is distracting, which leads to a decrease in focus and work efficiency. What few people know is that, for most people, a bare or boring office is just as unproductive. A bit of architectural psychology here: Everyone needs the right amount of stimulation…There’s more. Click here.
Should You Send That Email? 5 Tips for Home Office Time Management
February 29, 2012 By
Email is the biggest time suck of your day, in the home office no less than in the corporate office. A study revealed, out of 200 emails on a given day: 36 were spam, 144 were irrelevant and 20 were useful. Spam from strangers is usually self-evident (“Nigerian widow needs your help.”) and can be…There’s more. Click here.
The Small Business Secret Weapon: Handwritten Thank You Notes
February 20, 2012 By
I was awarded Best of Boston© by Boston magazine in 2007. Their award selection process is very secret, but it might have been connected to a thank you note I sent to their writer. Now I did not send the thank you with the idea of getting any special favors, I simply wanted to express…There’s more. Click here.
4 Home Office Launch Pad Ideas: Organization for Business On-The-Go
February 14, 2012 By
As an entrepreneur, freelancer or remote worker you may work at home, but when you go out into the world you want your on-the-road business supplies to be grab-and-go ready. I recently wrote about setting up a home office “launch pad” to help you to leave your office stress-free and prepared for your client meeting,…There’s more. Click here.