My earliest memory of the home office comes from The Brady Bunch. Those of us old enough to remember this show (to be clear, I am barely old enough) will recall Mike Brady’s workspace nestled into a corner of the family’s den. A swing-arm lamp hovered over his drafting table, complete with...

I was recently visiting a client in an open office setting. She gave me a tour of their newly designed space and led me to the workstation she had reserved for the day. It was a standard open office workstation with a decent-sized work surface, a large monitor, and a place for her to plug in a...

All of us who telework in home offices and have canine officemates have been there. That dreaded moment when it’s your turn to speak at the ever-so-important video conference, and you simultaneously hear the UPS guy turn onto your street. Your heart starts to race! Your palms begin to sweat! You...

Going safely into and out of a criminal courtroom isn’t as simple as walking through the main doors. Regulating access for each type of participant is key to courtroom security.

After listening to my friend complain about the woman in the workstation next to her wearing so many bangles that she could not think straight due to the constant jingling of her bracelets (for which I can only think of two potential solutions—talk to her about it or get a sound machine!), I...