At our basic level as human beings we can’t help but to undergo psychological, physiological and behavioural changes depending on what environment we are in. Responses to certain stimuli or the lack of them is hard-wired into our design, so it stands to reason that the office environment can dramatically change the way we react [...]

Working practices and office design Working practices are most commonly decided by management initiatives. Employers establish what is needed to be done and managers direct workers how they can best perform their tasks. Not anymore. The world of social networking, wireless communication and ubiquitous internet access is allowing employees to work from home, share ideas [...]

The Administrative offices house both the management team and managerial staff like General Manager, Secretaries etc. The computer systems with high technology installed in offices increases the consumption of energy. The central heating and air conditioning systems in the hotels areas also consume a lot of energy. If an analysis is done, we would find [...]

All organisations need to keep abreast of regulatory developments relevant to their business but to do so they need to enter into a regulatory and legal minefield. Human resource personnel now need to grapple with the nuances of employment and health and safety law, in some industries corporate manslaughter charges are a real risk and [...]

If you are deciding the best possible fit for your office, chances are that you have spoken to many vendors whom may ask you for a request for proposal. Responding to an RFP is an expensive and time-consuming piece of work, too. If you craft your RFP in too general a fashion, you’ll create a [...]

Let’s get straight to the point, project management by form filling is not an effective way of managing projects. These days many organisations and individual’s whole project management strategy revolves around becoming slaves to a methodology. Don’t get me wrong, there are many very good methodologies out there and they all have their part to [...]

The success of a Project Management Office depends strongly on its ability to meet the needs of the business it is working for. The different categories of Project Management Offices vary in the amount of control and influence they have regarding a companies projects, and as such are categorized into the following three types: [...]

Doctrine of indoor management  Memorandum of Association and articles of association are two most important documents needed for the incorporation of a company. The memorandum of a company is the constitution of that company. It sets out the (a) object clause, (b) name clause, (c) registered office clause, (d) liability clause and (e) capital [...]

Anyone who has paid attention to the mounting credit card crisis afflicting modern Americans should not be surprised by the sudden explosion of debt management firms in the last decade. The debt management industry has grown exponentially over the past few years, assisting any number of borrowers with their financial burdens, but, as with any [...]

If your business is in the process of development, you’ll realise that there many aspects to office expansion that you’ll need to cover. For instance, you might be building an additional floor onto your building, or renovating any existing unused parts of your building to accommodate your burgeoning staff levels and equipment. But whether you [...]