Christopher Leach knows a thing or two about dedication. He also knows that strong working relationships can mean the difference between success and failure.
As recently as 2017, nearly 3% of the American workforce was working from home. Today, nearly 75 million U.S. workers have a job that offers some form of remote work.
Over the last several months, working from home has become normal for many of us—but even though we’ve grown accustomed to it, no one said it would be a piece of cake.
You’ve seen the popular quizzes before: Which soda are you? Which Disney villain are you?
Based on preferences, personality traits and quirks, we can all identify with aspects of popular culture. But did you ever consider how those characteristics impact the way we look at office furniture? Stay with us, because it will soon make sense.
Many of us have been working from home for months, and in most circumstances, our work-from-home setup is less than ideal from a comfort and ergonomic standpoint. The same can be said for our office setting.
Educators and administrators have a lot to think about these days when it comes to safety, sanitization, and adherence to CDC guidelines. And many may not know where to find the right products and solutions to meet their needs.
We spoke with Kandice Tjebkes, HNI’s Director of Colors, Materials, and Finishes, and John Schwind, a senior textiles engineer for HNI, to learn more about easy-to-clean materials that will keep schools and their occupants safer in the upcoming year.
Everyone knows that work and how we do it has changed dramatically since last spring. The giant, global “work-from-home experiment” has become the “maybe it’s time work evolved permanently” movement.
This shift in thinking has meant that nothing, from our desks to our chairs to our living spaces, has escaped being evaluated, updated and adapted to better suit our new day-to-day lives.
“You have joined the meeting.”
Welcome to 2020, folks, where nothing is normal but “normal” looks different.
Working from home has prompted plenty of changes to our daily routines, some more easily adaptable than others. One work-in-progress aspect is how we meet, which has seen video conferencing companies become some of the fastest growing in the world.
We’ve mentioned this before, but “Zoom” has almost become a verb. It’s now part of what we do.
Anyone’s office looking a bit smaller these days?
The good news is that you’re not alone.
As how we work, when we work and where we work has changed over the last five months, many of us are working in smaller spaces than we were used to.
Not everyone has a corner office with a view in their downtown apartment, after all.
Buying office furniture can be a complicated process.
At HON, we’ve thought about it at length, and the question we always come back to is: “how can we create the best experience?”
Whether you know what you’re looking for or are starting the furniture search for the first time, there are several advantages to working with an experienced office furniture partner – which we’ll dig into in this blog with the assistance of two in-house experts.
As many of us gradually return to the office with guidelines in place, we hope this information serves as a look toward the future. Our team at HON is here to support you through the transitions and help you look forward to productive collaboration in all forms.
At HON, we spend a lot of time getting to know our customers better. Those relationships are what we pride ourselves on.
What do their companies need? What do their employees need? And how, with our products and services, can we fulfill those needs to make their businesses better?
As many of us gradually return to the office with guidelines in place, we hope this information serves as a look toward the future. Our team at HON is here to support you through the transitions and help you look forward to productive collaboration in all forms.
The “what we love about being part of a team” list is a long one.
We meet new people. We learn new perspectives. We come together to get things done, and we make each other better.
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