Office Feng Shui
In The Office, Feng Shui Principles Can Improve Productivity
In the corporate office feng shui practices may be difficult to implement, unless your own office happens to be on "mahogany row". Maybe your office space has been a cubicle for many years, with a company calendar on one wall, a batch of sticky notes on another, reminding you of tasks undone. The only source of any feeling of well being may be family pictures and assorted mementos on your desk. You are productive only because you can't stand to look at the walls in your cubicle, and therefore have to concentrate on the work in front of you. And, times being what they are, you're not about to ask your CEO to hire a fend shui interior decorating consultant to redo the offices.
Still, if you have a space to work with, there are things you can do, and of course beyond your own office space, you can always make suggestions to those who might listen. If there is a move to be made, or remodeling activity is scheduled for the office feng shui practices may be taken into account. Color schemes could be in line with a person's or department's basic responsibilities, green representing growth, red to represent areas of power, or where dynamic decision-making activities take place. A feng shui consultant can assist with the layout of building and office spaces, and the location of offices, meeting rooms, research areas, or networking facilities, with the flow of energy within the organization in mind. Other areas, such as a place to eat or rest, would be located in a quieter or "less energetic" area of the floor plan, where relaxation, light conversation, or personal meditation are the major activities. Areas with long straight corridors invite employees to rush to and fro. On the other hand, if you have to make several turns to get from one place to another, the message is one of slowing down and taking it easy. Even the most hard driving boss should appreciate the fact that a change in pace is a great reducer of stress and anxiety.
In the home office, feng shui colors and principles can be much easier to put into play, and you can have fun doing so. Here you have the freedom to apply whatever principles you want to when setting up your office plan. When you are working from home, you need to keep the tasks of running the household and running your business separated as much as possible. If you have a choice, locate your office in a room with plenty of natural light, place your desk so that your back is not to the door, and don't place yourself in the position of staring at a blank wall when you sit at your desk. In your home office feng shui color schemes can go far in making it a place where you can feel you are in harmony with your work. Use colors and art work that have a calming influence, that make you feel all is well with the world. Create an office layout that discourages clutter. Clutter is a distraction, and drains your energy. As is the case with other ancient practices such as the martial arts and yoga, clearing the mind is essential to achieving harmony, and clearing your office will help clear your mind.
You may or may not wish to call in a feng shui consultant. A better first step might be to look into feng shui yourself, study the principles, and see how they might be best applied to your office, be it at home or at your remote workplace.