The Workplace

As many of us gradually return to the office with guidelines in place, we hope this information serves as a look toward the future. Our team at HON is here to support you through the transitions and help you look forward to productive collaboration in all forms.

Raise your hand if you’ve spent time at a less-than-ideal desk or workstation.

We see you.

As many of us gradually return to the office with guidelines in place, we hope this information serves as a look toward the future. Our team at HON is here to support you through the transitions and help you look forward to productive collaboration in all forms.

The workplace environment may be different, but it doesn’t have to be confusing.

As businesses across the country begin to welcome employees back to the office or finalize remote-work plans, a number of challenges have arisen.

How do we stay connected?

How do we remain productive?

As many of us gradually return to the office with guidelines in place, we hope this information serves as a look toward the future. Our team at HON is here to support you through the transitions and help you look forward to productive collaboration in all forms.

We recently wrote about the concept of third spaces and how they fit into a reimagined office environment.

As many of us gradually return to the office with guidelines in place, we hope this information serves as a look toward the future. Our team at HON is here to support you through the transitions and help you look forward to productive collaboration in all forms. 

A few months ago, we were talking about one of the fastest-growing concepts in workspaces across the country: third spaces. 

Maybe you’ve taken some time over the last several weeks to do some purging or organizing in your closets, attic, or basement. It’s a topic we’re fond of, because storage isn’t just important at home. It makes a difference in your workplace environment, too.

But before we talk about storage, let’s take a holistic look at how the workspace is changing (and how these two concepts link together). There are two predominant trends taking hold when it comes to office spaces:

Commercial lounge furniture is having its moment. Once relegated to a few comfortable chairs (or even a sofa!) in a reception area, these pieces are making their way into office spaces well beyond a company’s front door. 
There are a number of factors driving this change, from the rise of stylish, highly designed co-working spaces to the need for open office environments to offer more than row after row of workstations. And best of all, lounge furniture encourages something every company wants: collaboration.
 

Pablo Picasso once remarked, “Colors, like features, follow the changes of the emotions.” Everyone has an opinion on color. And, while it seems as though our responses to them are entirely subjective, decades of research support the theory that color can affect our mood, behavior, and even influence physiological reactions. This is why color has been so extensively explored as a communication tool in art, design, and marketing.

Every workplace has employees who are notorious for storing particular items in their desk drawers. We found 6 common types of employee storing habits. Which one are you?

The one who keeps EVERYTHING – With all things digital taking over the workplace, there is still that one coworker who has probably printed a couple trees this year alone. At least you know who to turn to if you need to remember what happened in that one meeting 4 years ago.

The battle to attract and retain talented workers seems to get tougher and tougher. But what exactly are job seekers looking for? How can you help your organization stand out in the sea of job opportunity? The short answer; providing options.

Look around your workplace. Are there rows of cubicles? Or maybe one large room of collaborative tables and lounge chairs? Regardless of what your workplace environment looks like, it has a powerful impact on not only how your employees work, but also how your company is perceived by potential new hires.

The HON Company was born and raised in Muscatine, Iowa - The Pearl of the Mississippi.  Muscatine is the place where ideas flourish, innovation runs rampant, and developing and manufacturing office furniture is in the blood. We are inspired daily by practicality, quality, and service to our customers. That’s why we are proud of our products that are made, designed, engineered, and assembled right here in the USA.