Kershner Office Furniture's Opportunities with Corporate Relocations

D.J. McGauley & Associates recently posted a great recap of 4 ideas on the corporate relocation process. Kershner Office Furniture's innovative office environments will play a key role in a successful corporate relocation!

During the office relocation process, a lot of uncertainty can set in and the employees may easily feel demoralized about the security of their jobs. It’s up to management to take steps to engage and motivate their employees. After all, moving into a new office is something to get excited about. Here are some practical tips to keep employee satisfaction at an optimum level during corporate relocation.


1. Involve employees in the office design process.

Value their opinion regarding how the office space design will take shape. Among their biggest concerns will be their workstations and the dining area. Ask staff what’s on their mind, and let them know that their opinions will be communicated to the corporate relocation specialist.

2. Realign expectations.

The employees might feel lost about how the move will affect the work calendar and both the short-term and long-term goals to be achieved. Communicate with them constantly, and tell them how the move will alter (or not alter) the achievement of preset work goals.

3. Update employees about the progress of the relocation.

Every now and then – at the start of every other work day, for example – show photos of what the new office looks like so far. To excite them even more and to achieve a more dramatic effect, you can place your current work office photos side by side with photos of the new office. You’d be sure to elicit just enough ooh’s and aah’s to motivate them to work.

4. Encourage staff to work on a project.

Solicit volunteers to work on a special project that will be placed in the new office, like a corkboard containing photos of some of their best memories at the old work location, and set up a special corner or spot in the lunch room of your new location to be dedicated to this project. This will give employees a sense of entitlement and belongingness.

These are just four practical and creative tips to involve and motivate your employees throughout the corporate relocation process. By letting them feel that they are part of the entire process, you can eliminate uncertainty while motivating them to stay at the top of their game.

 

Kershner Office's Swift Lounges!

With plush seating and a smooth profile, Swift invites visitors and passers-by to take a load off, strike up a conversation or enjoy a little java and a magazine. Its simple versatility creates a unique freedom to design functional, attractive lounge accommodations ideal for lobbies, reception areas, cafeterias and other common gathering areas. Endless configurability, coupled with contrasting fabrics and wood and metal accents in an array of finishes, revive the creativeness and excitement in dreaming up a welcoming environment. 

Swift Modular Lounge from National Office Furniture on Vimeo.

Kershner Office offers Voyage Lighting at a special introductory price!

The elegant, Voyage Personal Task Light is a high performance, subtle workspace companion. The linear form of the arms and joints flow gently into a broadened head shade to shield the highly efficient power LED’s from view. Full articulation, dimmable LED touch technology, and extended arm reach, unite functional ergonomics with timeless aesthetics in a small 6″ desktop footprint.

Kershner Office introductory price -- $ 125 ! Call us at 610-768-0200

Kershner Office Judges Pitch Day at Villanova

Yesterday, Bruer Kershner and Steve Smith were asked to sit on an EO/GSEA Panel to judge the finalists at Villanova's Innovation and Creative Excellence (ICE) Awards.

We heard great presentations from (L-R) David Reeth (Awesome Auto), Hempitecture, Kristin Zecher (Aura Central market) and Daniel Fine (Glass U)

 Dan, a Sophomore at The Wharton School of Business at The University of Pennsylvania, won the competition for his work at Glass U. Glass U is a fully custom, foldable, afordable sunglass company that targets students, fans and beyond! Dan will represent The Entrepreneur's Organization (EO) and Global Student Entrepreneur Award (GSEA) Region at Nationals in Washington DC later this year.

The afternoon concluded with Bruer introducing Michael O'Neill, Founder and CEO of

Preferred Sands LLC for a discussion on his entrepreneural success.

Kershner Celebrates with Procura

In 2012 Kershner Office Furniture was asked to join the development team at Procura. The objective was to create an innovative, open and collabortative work environment in their new headquarters in Trooper. The result was two floors housing 325 workstations, 40 private offices and conference rooms/breakout areas/cafe space. Working with CBRE, Meyer Design and Shields Construction was a pleasure!

Today, almost 9 months later, the ribbon was cut at the offical grand opening. The project came in early and under budget! A big shout out to Tina Downey, Joe Fortunato and John Kelly, who were awesome to work with from Procura!

Mary Sparacino and Cate Frein led the Kershner Team installing a total Global solution. Their focus on the needs of Procura, combined with their attention to detail paved the way for a successful furniture solution.

Kershner Office - Thank You!

The Team at Kershner Office Furniture would like to thank our Clients, Sponsors, Advocates and Friends for a great night at our 3rd Annual mini-Masters! The party was a terrific success! So mark the date for 2014 ... Wednesday, April 9th for our 4th Annual mini-Masters!

Kershner Office - Top Ten: Modular Seating for Contract Interiors

Modular seating solutions are applicable in nearly any commercial space, many times in common areas where connection between users is key, and variety keeps the space from becoming dull.

Check out the top ten! ... or call Kershner Office Furniture at 610-768-0200

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