Category: Learn

Working from home obviously has a few perks. However, there’s also a pretty big drawback. Outside of the office environment, you might find it difficult to stay productive. A grid of cubicles and managers leaning over your shoulder can be very spurring. I’m sure you’ll agree that you won’t be the best worker you can be sitting at the coffee table in the lounge! To get the most from your work, you should have a properly equipped home office. Here are some of the features you should consider.

Game of Thrones, based on George R.R. Martin’s Song of Ice and Fire book series, has captivated audiences for five seasons now, with 2 episodes of the 6th season down. The show might be set in a fantasy kingdom reminiscent of our own medieval period, but that doesn’t mean it can’t offer some invaluable lessons for designers.

Here are seven great things GoT can teach you about being a designer, including the business end of the design world.

Let me tell you from experience: working in retail is unlike any other job out there. You need to equip yourself with a particular set of skills. Unfortunately, a lot of them don’t transfer over from a traditional office-based environment. It’s going to be difficult if you’re new to the job and still learning the ropes. Here are a few things you’re going to need to know.

While fires at the workplace is a relatively rare phenomenon, if and when it does happen, it results in a massive loss of life, property and of business. While most good corporate offices are usually equipped to deal with a fire, a great many workplaces are not.

The key to a successful business is a happy and fun office environment. If you have this, then everyone will be working with a smile on their face. People will be happy to come to work and keen to get their tasks done.

If you’re after a more fun office environment, then here are five easy to implement, but strategically important ideas.

Workplace stress is real. It affects productivity, disrupts business and can have far reaching emotional and physical effects on the employees. Organizations would do well to recognise the causes and look to fix them.

One of the most important aspects of running a business is keeping the public opinion of it in good stead. It is vital that people think positively of your business. Otherwise, you run the risk of losing out on their business. However, it can be difficult to maintain a positive image. Part of the reason for this is because it is so tricky keeping on top of all the outgoing communications from your company. That way, the general public is more likely to think highly of your business. And that means increased positive word-of-mouth – marketing which speaks for itself. So what are some of the steps you can take to achieve this?

Employee absences and employee health problems are a major cost for any business. But when you’re running a startup, absent employees are doubly crippling. There’s just no one else to take up the slack. Each year millions of working days are lost to ill-health. And often, ill-health is entirely preventable.
Unfortunately, it seems like only the big corporates are able to afford expensive gym memberships and life coaches. So where does that leave the small businessperson looking to keep their employees in good shape? Fortunately, there are some answers.

The times they are a changing. Especially within the tech industry, it is becoming increasingly important to be aware of what goes into making a good product. Product designers come in many forms. UI & UX designers, graphic designers, data scientists, business analysts they all serve as part of the product design team. They are here to help you identify, investigate, and validate the problem, and ultimately craft, design, test and ship the solution.

So, who other than the head of product design at a product we all use, and is ubiquitous is every way. Luke Woods, head of product design at Facebook, shares the 3 important lessons he’s learnt at Facebook.