“SPEND! Instead of squirreling away your earnings early in your career, spend on experiences that will enrich your life–like diving with great white sharks. It can expose you to influential people who could open doors for you.”
Office furnishings can change perspectives too, which is why what we do evokes such strong emotions in people. Investing in a beautiful and well-lit environment changes people’s behavior for the better, as evidenced by the Illumination Studies done in the mid 1920’s. There is still debate on the longevity of these changes on productivity, the effect is well documented. We just reconfigured the office furniture layout in our accounting area mid-June, and the difference is still being talked about. First, there is a dramatic increase in the level of light, noticed throughout the entire building! It is a beautiful space done in Steelcase ap40 with some Studio surfaces mostly in white, but with a shot of yellow. Low level panel height, glass panels, great views, which had all been obscured before. We look better, we dress better, we are more professional and a hell of a lot happier.
We invested in a quality work experience for our staff, and I guarantee that investment will pay off. It already is. People want to work there.
No end of possibility for what a wiggle in Accounting might inspire.
