Testing The Accoutrements For The New Technology
It is a bit Orwellian, slightly Stanley Kubrick-ish, but Steelcase Co.'s Technical Center in Grand Rapids, Mich., is nothing if not practical. Although it... Read story
Steelcase Inc.
Are You Really Running As Fast As You Can?
Discussions of productivity generally focus on such topics as how many worker hours it takes to assemble a car. But a new study, commissioned by Steelcas... Read story
Sky Lamp
Information on Bio-Lite, a full-spectrum light source; free white paper on lighting from furniture maker Steelcase. Read story
Office Politic
Ordering information for a handbook which outlines modern approaches to a safe and efficient office. Read story
Making the Tough Call
Great leaders recognize when their values are on the line. Read story
Take a Seat
Are you sitting pretty? If not, try our alternatives. They've been designed to make you and your office look good and feel great. Read story
What Employees Want
Most employers underestimate the concerns of their employees. Read story
A Workspace Makeover
Your desktop doesn't have to be drab. Read story
Just When You Thought It Was Safe To Go Back In The Office
Companies that have gone electronic discover a host of environmental problems. You may be sitting on one, reading under another, and have your feet up on a t... Read story
"Did He Really Say That?!?!"
Companies may actually benefit from observing the ways employees gossip at work, according to a new survey. Read story
39 Great Business Bargains
How to get a deal on just about everything. Read story
The Bottom Line
A quick look at some results from a Louis Harris Associates poll of office workers. Read story
Big Business's Yard Sale
Recycled-furniture dealers offer high-quality furniture at cut rates. Read story
Grist: What's in Store for '04
From "perfect storming" to CEOs as name-brands, here are some trends poised to take shape in 2004. Read story
Workplace Issues: Sensitive Areas
Chart: Survey of 1,041 workers and 150 executives rating what they see as the most serious health hazards. Read story
How We Did It: Crane & Co.
200 years of happy customers, from Paul Revere to the Saudi government. Read story
Easier Said Than Done
You want to build a great company? What you'll need, says Robert H. Waterman Jr. in his new book, The Renewal Factor, is the ability to renew -- to manage... Read story
Hot Seats;
THIS CAN'T BE THE PLACE. THAT was my first thought. We'd already driven 30-odd miles west from Grand Rapids -- down bumpy back roads, past cornfiel... Read story
Put a Chip in It!
Thanks to new technology, nearly anything can be "smart." Are you smart enough to keep up? Read story
Wellness Programs Can Save Companies Money
Companies that want to save on health care costs have no choice but to invest in wellness programs, says DeeEdington, director of the Health Management Re... Read story
Digs on a Dime
Here's a way to create an office design that works for everyone and is both stylish and inexpensive. Read story
Employees as Contractors
Using employees instead of contractors to revamp the office. Read story
Healthy, Wealthy, and Wise
Office buildings can harbor pollutants that make employees sick and decrease their productivity. The cofounder of Verifone Inc. describes how his company bui... Read story
Inside-Out Marketing
Mogens Smed, CEO of Smed International Inc., presents his company's chaotic, overcrowded headquarters to customers as a working showroom of the office furnit... Read story
All Over the Road
When a midwest furniture manufacturer decided to spin its trucking unit off, they remember the problems with start-ups. Read story
Economist;
His "share economy" may be the best new idea since Keynes: substituting profit sharing for fixed wages as a cure for unemployment. Read story
CEO's Notebook
CEOs give advice on: advertising on cable TV, helping obese employees, going public without an IPO, hiring women for corporate boards, and replacing your ISD... Read story
Built for Speed
Roger Abramson, CEO of office-furniture distributor the Atlantic Group, uses speed as a competitive advantage by combining lightening-fast operations with qu... Read story
What One Man Can Do
Bill Strickland is in the business of saving lives. After almost 40 years of teaching kids, training adults, and telling his story, he's looking to "franchis... Read story
The Education of an Educated CEO
When Jeff Koeze took over his father's company, he knew almost nothing about it or any other business. But he knew how to learn, and 12 years later, he runs ... Read story
The Company Money Almost Killed
Profile of one CEO and his management of a computer chip company on the brink of bankruptcy. Read story
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