If you follow us on social media, you may see our name with #AmataDifference attached to it. So you noticed, but what does this mean? And what does this have to do with shared office space in Chicago? To us, it has everything to do with it.
Month: May 2016
Be Our “Guest”: Shared Office Providers Take a Page from Hotel Operators
For years, apartment and condominium buildings have modeled everything from their common areas to resident services after hotels, believing that if a building’s ambiance can convince someone to rent a room for a night, it can also persuade them to sign a lease or a sale contract.
The Top 3 Open-Office Myths
What’s the best way to promote teamwork and collaboration in the workplace?
Coworking 2.0: Collaboration Meets Privacy in the Workplace
Last year marked the 50th anniversary of the cubicle, and while few people dispute the impact this workplace wonder has had on office design and culture, most agree that cubicles have come to symbolize the old way of doing business.
Getting the Most out of Shared Office Space Events
If you work in a shared office space, chances are, you have been invited to networking events and turned them down. Maybe you were actually busy, or maybe you thought they would be a boring waste of time. Actually, these events can be incredibly beneficial, and any business person serious about their growth should invest some extra attention into them.
Networking events can help you expand your network (big surprise, right?) of colleagues, mentors, customers, employees, friends, the list can go on. You never know what kind of connections might spring from them. And we are all familiar with the old adage, “It’s not what you know, but who you know”. This is a valuable benefit to working in a Chicago shared office space.
The 3 (Free) Perks of a Shared Office
Shared offices have become a popular choice for everyone from freelancers and “solopreneurs” to large national and international businesses looking to open short-term or satellite locations in new markets. While these alternative office environments have the obvious benefit – Class A space at a price smaller users can afford – they also come with a number of free perks tenants may not even think about when searching for office space.
3 Trends in Redesigning the Shared Office
As the number of shared office providers continues to climb, more established players in the alternative office market are overhauling existing centers to better reflect the tastes and working habits of today’s renters.
The Schedule That Can Save The Office Worker’s Life
Some people dream of a job where they can sit on their bum all day. Obviously, these people don’t work behind a desk.
It’s no secret that sitting all day can be bad for our bodies, but do you know just how bad? Recent research has shown that being sedentary for long periods of time is literally killing us. Our chances are greatly increased for practically all ailments; heart disease, stroke, diabetes, cancer, obesity, etc. And that’s not all. Sitting at a desk all day can cause major spine and alignment issues, shoulder pain, eye strain and migraines if you stare at a computer, and wrist problems if using a keyboard.
The scary part is that even those who are physically active are still at “high risk.” So if regular exercise can’t combat this serious problem, what will?
8 Healthy Foods to Stock-up on for the Office
Does the thought of healthy eating exhaust you? It may sound like a lot of pre-work; researching new and unknown foods, exploring uncharted grocery aisles, finding new recipes. Finding the time for this in the midst of our busy schedules can seem impossible. But it’s not.
Just like any life commitment, it takes dedication. And this one is worth it, especially if you’re confined to an office all day. It can be so easy to just grab snacks from the vending machine, like chips and a pop, and lunch from the local fast food joint or restaurant. But when you give up control of what you eat, you are not only stressing out your body, but your brain as well. Food fuels your brain too. If you are prone to feeling your energy and focus levels draining at work, you may be a culprit of feeding your brain too much junk.
How to Avoid a Shared-Office Identity Crisis
Shared office centers are known for their ability to bring together professionals from different backgrounds and businesses, some of which have been around a few weeks and others that have been in business for several decades.