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The Impact of Workplace Flexibility on Your Productivity

Flexible work is no longer something for freelancers in a  coworking space in Dubai . Nowadays, even ‘traditional’ organizations are offering flexibility as well. As an employer, you might be hesitant to provide workplace flexibility to your staff. You might be thinking that they are the only ones who benefit, but that’s not the case. Workplace flexibility is a strategy that emphasizes the willingness and ability of a company to adapt to change, particularly on when and how work gets done. It is a form of agreement between an employer and employee.  A flexible workplace consists of three components wherein employees can -- create a work schedule that works best for them, choose where they work from, and set up their workday however they want. It can involve part-time work, remote teams, compressed workweeks, seasonal jobs, and temporary work. This makes workplace flexibility an effective tool for engaging and retaining employees. Employers who embrace a flexible work environ...

Let There Be Light: Office Lighting for Employees’ Productivity

Companies that understand what drives employee productivity get the most out of their talents. As a result, it leads them to produce better products and greater service. Optimum lighting is an often-overlooked factor behind workplace wellness and productivity. But what was once considered less important decades back is now a necessity in both traditional and  instant offices . Modern-day workers spend most of their time in the office, so the type of light they are exposed to can impact their mood, circadian rhythms, concentration, creativity, and, more importantly - their productivity.  Lighting involves variations in temperature and colors. The temperature of light, measured in Kelvin (K), refers to the numerical measurement of the color emitted when an object is heated. Think of a blacksmith heating an iron bar. As the temperature increases, the iron bar will glow in different hues from red, orange, yellow, white to bluish-white. Higher temperature light sources are descri...