The sixth in a series of people you may run into at any workplace Who is the “Idea Poacher”? I think you all know this one as well some of the others, this is the person you either told of an idea or they over heard you talking about it and they go off and […]
The fifth in a series of people you may run into at any workplace Remember the song, “Dream Police” by Cheap Trick? Well, this guy/girl is NOT that cool. Who are the “Food Police”? I think you all know this one, this is the person who judges your choice of lunch. This can go in […]
The fourth in a series of people you may run into at any workplace Who is the “Deranged Self-Talker”? This is the person who talks to, yells at or sings along with their computer or other office machinery. They will also sometimes, simply talk (generally) pretty loudly to themselves. What do you do? Be nice […]
The third in a series of people you may run into at any workplace Who is the “Mansplainer”? This is the guy, in general, who feels he has to “explain” everything in it’s simplest terms so you can understand them. In general, this is done to women but as a form of sarcasm, is also […]
The second in a series of people you may run into at any workplace Who is the Loud Talker? Well, I think the title says it all. Heck, it may not even be a CoWorker, it may be a friend or family member or even some guy on the bus. We all know of someone […]
The first in a series of people you may run into at any workplace Who is Chatty Cathy/Carl? They are the ones, no they do not have to be named Cathy or Carl, that will talk far more than they work. Either to you or to others in the space where you can overhear them. […]
We all know meetings are a necessary evil Have an agenda Even if this is just you and your partner with 3 items of discussion. Why you may ask? Because this will keep you on track and in the worst case scenario, force you to cover what the meeting is meant to cover before going […]
CoWorking is exploding The number of CoWorking spaces is around 20,000 world wide and expected to grow to 25,968 by 2022. But who is this growth from? Oddly enough, it is big business. Not the small independent guy. It is growing so fast, that every 7.5 days a new CoWorking space opens in NYC and […]
It Seems the answer is, “Yes”. Researchers have studied the affects that people have when working in a CoWorking space and they have found an extremely high level of thriving*…we’re talking a level 6 on a scale of 7!* WARNING very nerdy content First, a lot of people who use CoWorking spaces see their work […]
Just like working in an office, you can be “that” guy Even though there are many differences between working in a standard office and a CoWorking space, there are many things that cross cultures. Being a good coworker… Be conscious of your noise levels Granted, most CoWorking spaces may not be as quiet as some […]
