Create Student Success with an Active Learning Environment

Schools and universities across the country are embracing an innovative learning style that encourages collaborative activity and student thought leadership over traditional lecture-based classrooms.... Read more
Topics: Wellbeing, Collaboration, productivity, classroom furniture, learning types, education settings, classroom design, education, modern

3 Ways Inspiration from Home Can Improve Your Commercial Workspace

While work somehow always finds its way home with us, a recent trend has made it possible for home to come to work. With the lines between home and work becoming more blurred, resimercial design... Read more
Topics: Wellbeing, Employee Engagement, office layouts, resimercial design

How The Brody WorkLounge Helps You Actually Get Work Done

Distractions Compromise Innovation Chances are, between the moment you clicked this article and when you began reading this sentence, you’ve been distracted by something or someone. Distractions at... Read more
Topics: Wellbeing

3 Ways to Help Employees Think (and Work) Better

6,000 workers were recently asked, “Where do you do your best thinking?” The study was conducted by David Rock’s NeuroLeadership Group, an institute formed to help people and companies better... Read more
Topics: Wellbeing, awareness, privacy

Designing for Wellbeing in the Workplace

At McCoy-Rockford, our commitment to enhancing the overall wellbeing and productivity of our customers’ employees starts at the very beginning of the design process. We understand that planning and... Read more
Topics: Wellbeing

How Your Workplace Performs: Personal Wellbeing

  Workplace issue #5: Personal Wellbeing Help Improve Personal Wellbeing According to a study conducted by Ohio State University and the National Institute of Mental Health in the U.S., the physical... Read more
Topics: Wellbeing, Workplace, Workplace Issues

McCoy brings home IFMA Awards

Last week, three separate projects by McCoy-Rockford teams won Best Practice Awards during the 4th Annual Awards of Excellence held by the Houston Chapter of the International Facility Management... Read more
Topics: Wellbeing, Workplace, News

The 6 Dimensions of Office Wellbeing: #6 Vitality

As the modern workforce has tranformed from being physical laborers to knowledge workers, our minds are asked to be very active while our bodies sit in one place. In order to perform well, workers... Read more
Topics: Wellbeing, Workplace, vitality

The 6 Dimensions of Office Wellbeing: #5 Meaning

Brands have been an emphasis for much of the past century.  One of the reasons is brands communicate meaning to consumers, creating a sense of loyalty and trust. These values are just as important -... Read more
Topics: Wellbeing, Workplace

The 6 Dimensions of Office Wellbeing: #4 Belonging

Last year, the U.S. workforce turnover rate was nearly 15.7%, up from 14.4% in 2011. Workforce turnover can carry a hefty cost. A report from CBS News calculated the additional cost of of replacing a... Read more
Topics: Wellbeing, Workplace

The 6 Dimensions of Office Wellbeing: #3 Authenticity

What happens when workers feel like they can’t be themselves at the workplace? What can we do to help workers feel comfortable and connected, so they bring their best selves to the work they do? As... Read more
Topics: Wellbeing, Workplace

The 6 Dimensions of Office Wellbeing: #2 Mindfulness

Continuing our series on office wellbeing, this article from Steelcase focuses on the second dimension of wellbeing, mindfulness. You'll learn about the challenges to mindfulness in today's workplace... Read more
Topics: Wellbeing, Workplace, engage

The 6 Dimensions of Office Wellbeing: #1 Optimism

Last week we discussed how office wellbeing affects productivity. This week, we will share the first of 6 Dimensions of Wellbeing. These are 6 dimensions Steelcase identified that can be impacted by... Read more
Topics: Wellbeing

How Office Wellbeing Affects Performance

If you're a business leader or manager, you may be wondering, "What's the big deal about wellbeing?" As a leader, you probably want to help your employees be healthier and more fulfilled. Read more
Topics: Wellbeing