Founder and President of VERTICAL Construction Todd Weltner did not expect to become an entrepreneur. However, after working in the industry for a few years, he realized that he would rather have his own company than be a “corporate” guy. Since 2002, Tod ...
Develop more explicit norms to set hybrid teams up for success. As more organizations return employees to the office, many are also allowing more flexibility for employees to choose where and how they need to work. When everyone is in the office, many ...
The future of the workplace is hybrid and so is the future of collaboration. Sixty-eight percent of global organizations are planning to experiment with hybrid work. They are allowing employees to work partly in the office and partly at home or elsewhere ...
Pets are a big part of our lives in the U.S. They make us laugh, comfort us when we cry, share in our vacations, and hang with us at home. For many people, they are an irreplaceable part of the family. Pets make life better; that is why PETIQ is making i ...
Message From The President I'm constantly reminded why space matters. A few weeks ago OEC hosted a Casino night at our downtown Boise office where we hosted influencers from architecture, design, commercial, real estate, and general contractors. Over ...
"Passion for your work will follow your working hard at something and achieving mastery in it." – Mike Rowe For years, students preparing to graduate high school have heard “Work Smarter, Not Harder!” disparaging trade work and promoting a four-year d ...
Many people can’t wait to return to the office and work side-by-side with their colleagues again and organizations are taking every precaution to make sure workplaces are safe when people do come back. But what if these precautionary measures make the of ...
"Design creates culture. Culture shapesvalues. Values determine the future." -Robert L. Peters As we have learned over the last year and a half, the spaces we live in matter. They matter to our productivity, our creativity, and overall, to our wellbe ...
In 1935, a black blizzard descended on Washington D.C. It happened just as Hugh Bennett, the Director of the Soil Erosion Service was testifying before Congress. He was testifying about the need to continue funding the program. As the dust cloud envelope ...
Message from the President A decade ago, sometime during the great recession, I owned a computer repair company. One year after having a modestly successful year, I treated myself to a new “executive” $99 chair from Office Depot. It had one adjus ...
