The Umarells: A Cultural Phenomenon in Italy has now become part of the daily fabric at Office Divvy in Palm Coast (or in Italian, “Palma Costa”). All thanks to our colleague Mark Woods! First, a little on Umarells… In recent years, a new cultural phenomenon has taken Italy by storm: the Umarells. Umarells are mostly older gentlemen, who can be found loitering around construction sites and renovation projects, peeping through […]
Flexibility increases employee productivity. For many employees, a flexible work location and schedule increases productivity levels and overall morale.
If you’re an entrepreneur, freelancer or small business, chances are you do a lot of work from home–and we congratulate you, because for a lot of people that’s living the dream. But are you thriving that way?
Among travel-heads and expeditionists, it goes without saying… The best way to experience a new place, particularly when just passing through, is to grab a local nosh somewhere. Assuming, of course, it’s truly local and an authentic piece of the neighborhood. But if you’re a footloose freelancer or entrepreneur, perhaps there’s another way. One you probably haven’t considered.
Is Voicemail Benefiting or Hurting Your Business? Why did Coca Cola give up Voicemail? How about JP Morgan Chase? Woah, those are two big multinational companies! Their situation can’t possibly be the same as that of the typical small business, right?
HipChat’s “Lumbergh Returns” commercials are truly brilliant. Inspired by the cult movie Office Space, the Group and Private Chat and File Sharing tool HipChat released a bunch of commercials that are “breaking the internet.”
Lifehacker has an interesting article on how to use a timer to get more things done by creating a system whereby you dash through your-to-do list; and keep the time as you do it. Here’s an excerpt from the original article: Stop Procrastinating and Dash Through Tasks with a Timer Trick yourself into starting by deciding to work on the task for just a handful of minutes and guarantee yourself […]