Brexit. It seems so very long ago now that we voted to leave the EU. They say that a week is a long time in politics – never was that more true.

The campaigns for and against an Officexit centre themselves around the key issues of practicality, efficiency and communication. In the Officexit camp, there are the workers and management progressives, and in the Office Remain camp, the traditionalists and business owners.

Despite what you may think, leaders and managers are different beasts; they have distinctively different jobs, but equally important roles to play. The former makes sure the company succeeds by inspiring and well, leading, staff. The latter makes sure that the performance is kept at acceptable levels.

We normally do not think that how we behave in the office could impact the environment, yet there are plenty of wasteful habits that we exercise when at work. Anything from not using recycled paper to wasting plastic cups or office supplies are classic examples of how our habits are less than environmentally friendly.

Hard to explain, soft value and not something you can add to a spreadsheet: company culture, this all-encompassing “feeling” of a workplace or organisation. It can be how to behave, how things are done, customer care, and a myriad of other factors and definitions.

For any SME, the decision over whether to use cloud software or install an in-house server is a big one. The difference in cost could be significant, it could have a large bearing on how efficient a number of operations are, and there are other areas, such as speed and security, that could be seriously affected one way or the other.

Collaboration software and sleep – two concepts that you rarely see together in the same sentence. But the nature of your free time will definitely have an impact on your work performance, and sleep is one of the areas where many people suffer. 

It is estimated that we started domesticating animals to keep as pets over 20,000 years ago, and ever since then dogs and cats have been trusted companions in many of our lives. But nowadays, as we increasingly spend long hours at the office, our beloved pets may be suffering at home.

342 unread emails in your inbox, 5 different stacks of documents on your desk, meetings and excessively long to-do lists. To make matters worse, Steve from down the hall is merrily chatting away about his latest weekend trip to Spain.

In their report on the 2015 project management (PM) software marketplace, software review experts Software Advice, found that among first-time buyers of a Glasscubes-style solution, the three most important drivers for the move away from manual methods (such as email and office suites like Microsoft Office) were the need for better organisation, the streamlining of processes, and transparency for project tracking.