by Sam Julka | Jan 20, 2023 | IBJ Column
One day a few years ago, I sat at my desk and noticed a small yellow jar next to my keyboard. I picked it up for a closer inspection and realized it was eye cream. I work in an open office, but oddly enough, when I found the little yellow jar, no one was around for me...
by Sam Julka | Jan 9, 2023 | In the News
It seems to me that many business owners and executives are struggling with a similar issue today – how to create the right office environment to satisfy the changing paradigm of employee desires and engagement that ultimately leads to increased productivity....
by Sam Julka | Dec 5, 2022 | IBJ Column
Nine years ago, I was about eight weeks pregnant with my twin boys and found myself standing in the grocery store’s pharmacy section, looking for some vitamins my doctor suggested. I told the pharmacist what I was looking for, and as she came to help me find it, she...
by Sam Julka | Aug 19, 2022 | IBJ Column
One day this summer, I had been in the office a few hours when I was startled by a small human with Heelys shoes rolling past my desk. I turned around and said to my colleague, “I had no idea your daughter was here today!” She had been reading and coloring in our...
by Sam Julka | Jun 10, 2022 | IBJ Column
“Stop. Collaborate and listen.” I think Vanilla Ice had some great words of wisdom for some of today’s leaders when thinking about what to do with their office space. Well, he had it almost right; I would reorder his words to stop, listen and collaborate but I’m...