It can be easy to set goals, but it’s not always easy to see them through. Even just sitting down and getting started can be a challenge on its own. When we aren’t in the right mindset to accomplish our daily tasks, we aren’t putting our best foot forward in the workplace. Creating a space […]
Author: Kevin Connelly V.P. of Accounting & Finance | CommonGrounds Workplace As vaccines have rolled out and become very accessible, and the country is turning a corner on the pandemic, we need to start envisioning what going back to work will look like. While there are many items to consider, the financial impact […]
emote work can take an emotional toll. A lack of face-to-face interaction can impose a feeling of isolation, particularly during uncertain times such as the COVID-19 pandemic. At CommonGrounds, CEO Jacob Bates is taking a proactive stance by implementing new programs and recurring events to curb emotional distance, allay employee concerns, and improve morale. […]
e are in the midst of a radical change to the building design process, from a focus on sustainability and energy efficiency to placing human needs at the center of the process. Everywhere strategies are being developed that create healthy environments which promote health and wellbeing and enhance performance. This fundamental shift challenges the design […]
ince the onset of COVID-19, reading has been a spare time activity among the CG community. One book in particular, recommended by our amazing CEO Jacob Bates, really resonated: “Outliers” by Malcom Gladwell. In his introduction, Gladwell discusses a study that was done on a little town called Roseto, Pennsylvania. In the 1950s and late […]
s the COVID-19 pandemic becomes more contained, companies are looking to understand what their future workplaces will look like. At CommonGrounds, we believe more flexible and hackable spaces are the future for the working world. What this means in the long term will be debated for the months to come, but the debate certainly begins […]
