If there was no furniture
Furniture seems so overlooked to me, something we take for granted – that it will be there for us as we walk into a space designed for people. We stand,…
New Year, New Promotions!
P•O•E functions as a network of teams that enhances our ability to efficiently serve our clients, foster ownership thinking and problem-solve seamlessly. Each team is accountable to a leadership member…
Get in the Zone- the Sensory Zone!
The topic of Neurodiversity has typically been focused on young people and children, addressing their unique sensory or social needs in the learning environment. Only recently with more attention focused…
A Meeting Dreaded no More
POE’s all-company meeting that takes place once a month was typically held at 9am on Thursdays. The meeting itself contained a lot of information and admittedly it was hard to…
3 Things to Increase Happiness and Joy in the Workplace
Recently, POE re-wrote the language of one of our core values – “Do the Right Thing”. It sparked a wonderful conversation about what it means to us and highlighted three…
Humans vs. Technology in the Workplace – How our Past will Shape our Future
Predicting and creating best practices for future office design requires we look back at the innovations and mistakes of the past. The workplace has undergone many shifts since the beginning…
Becoming Agile: Two POE Members Move into Leadership Roles
The events over the past two years have shined a spotlight on organization’s ability to be flexible and agile. POE has been able to keep a good pace with the…
Observations from a Marketer – Be Agile and have an Expert Partner
Prior to my role as Marketing Director for POE I was on the marketing team at a design/build firm that specializes in financial services. As I have immersed myself into…
POE Promotes John White to Warehouse Manager
2022 is off to an exciting start at POE with the promotion of John White to Warehouse Manager! John has 28 years of industry experience and has spent the last…
Autonomy in the Workplace
The next component of employee experience (EX) we will explore is “autonomy”. Do employees have the ability to shape their work and environment in ways that allow them to do…
Right, but HOW do I do that?
There is a lot of Employee Experience or “EX” information on the internet. For most people trying to make changes to their workplace, it is an overwhelming amount of information…
POE gets personal. How our own Employee Experience has evolved through global disruption.
Before the pandemic POE offered a very typical office scenario with members in the office 5 days per week 8 to 5. The technology used was one factor that limited…
What POE Learned From Going Hybrid.
Like many organizations across the country, POE brought our members back into the office this summer. We outlined our hybrid framework in previous blogs, explaining what the criteria is for…
Yes, Some Work is Best Done Remote
One of the overarching themes of hybrid work is the realization over the past year that different types of work are performed better in different environments. Even the most extroverted…
What Type of Work is Done Best In-Person?
Our Previous Blog post outlined the framework POE is using to approach a hybrid plan for our Members. Now that the framework is settled we can begin placing guidelines around…
Making Hybrid Work
To Support a collaborative culture through the major transition of implementing a hybrid workforce requires a thoughtful and strategic framework. POE has developed a return to work plan reflecting our…
Re-Connection and the Spectrum of Productivity
The global disruption of 2020 and 2021 became a matter of life, death, and health to let any “non-essential” employee work from their home. People had to make massive life…
News: POE welcomes Director of Client Development and Project Manager
MARYLAND HEIGHTS, MO, January 11, 2021–POE a St. Louis-based workspace planning and solutions firm would like to extend a congratulations to the newest members of the organization. Amanda Nelson as…
All you need is a pandemic and some creativity!
Convenience is not a word most would use to describe anything in 2020. However, any organization – like POE – planning a renovation to their office space became quite lucky…
Employees Need an Experience Too
It shouldn’t come as a surprise that the reason some organizations see productivity gains even in the most challenging times is because of their people. Employees who know they are…
Strategy & Flexibility for a Hybrid Return to Work(place)
2020 could be summed up with one word: flexibility. Every one of us has had to be flexible in our personal lives and organizations from school districts, small businesses, and…
Culture in a New Normal – Planning the Return to Work(Place).
Understanding organizational Culture — the values and behaviors that contribute to the unique social and psychological environment of a business — is key when planning or strategizing the layout of…
Is working from home (literally) breaking your back?
Within a matter of days in early March 2020 most Americans who work in an office setting packed up their computers and took them home. Some had the luxury of…
POE Team: Stephanie Wins Member of the Year Award
POE is very excited to announce Designer Stephanie Donnelly as POE’s 2018 Peer Nominated Member of the Year recipient. The purpose behind Member of the Year is to “celebrate the…
POE: 30 Years of Adventure
Passion and a zest for adventure has led POE to 30 years in business. I had the chance to sit down with Larry Born and discuss a variety of topics,…