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Cold weather is officially here, and you know what that means? Pumpkin Spice Lattes, apple picking, sweater season and (for some) a serious desire to never leave the house again. Whether you believe the seasonal changes affect your mood or not, there’s no denying there’s some correlation happening. So what do you do about it?

Keep A Consistent Schedule
Bad weather blues can often throw off your body’s internal clock and make it hard to sleep and wake up on time. Even if it’s difficult, it’s important to try and stick to a regular routine to help ease you body’s tendency to hibernate

Go Outside (Even if You Don’t Want to)
It may be dark and gloomy out, but that doesn’t mean getting some fresh air won’t immediately brighten your mood and help reset your body’s internal clock. Just a few minutes of sunlight a day during these colder months can help. Take a coffee break outside, sit in a room with the most sunlight, or even get a window seat on the bus which is better than getting no sunlight at all!

Eat Foods that Nourish Your Body & Your Brain
Sometimes just doing you and eating whatever the heck you want is self care, but doing so on a daily basis probably doesn’t guarantee you a one-way ticket to anything besides a stomach ache. Being mindful of, and honoring your body’s nutritional needs can establish a great foundation for a positive mood in the winter (and all year-round, really)

Treat Yo’Self (Seriously, Just Do It)
Treat yourself to a massage, a spa day, or even just a hot bath at home. If you’re in the mood for some real warmth, head on up to the Scandinave Spa in Whistler and spend the day in tranquility. Whatever you do to treat yourself, it’s all about giving your body a little extra pepembering and really doing what makes your body and mental health feel good.

Potential High-Rise Could be Vancouver’s 4th Tallest Tower

A rezoning application, along with a fresh set of renderings, has been filed with the City of Vancouver for what would be the city’s fourth-tallest tower. 

Pinnacle International wants to build a 54-storey luxury high-rise at the north end of Granville Bridge, opposite the under-construction Vancouver House. Together the redevelopment of the Granville loop lands is intended to create the new “Granville Gateway” – a grand architectural entrance from the bridge into downtown Vancouver.

The architect on the project, GBL Architects, has designed a curvilinear tower with a twist in the facade that pays homage to the twist in its 49-storey neighbour, Vancouver House.

Click here to learn more about the potential project.

As a successful business, you will experience a number of exciting times during your expansion. Part of this will include moving to a bigger and better office space. Whether you are moving down the road or to the other side of the country, it is important to get everything right from the start. However, it isn’t as simple as packing up a few things and moving them from one place to another. Without meticulous planning, your business could experience unnecessary downtime.

Lack Of Planning

Due to the complexity of an office move, you should have a precise plan in place. Leaving it all to the last minute will push your stress levels through the roof and allow for costly mistakes to creep in. A good way to organise the office move is to have a checklist; this will ensure nothing gets missed or left behind.

Miscalculating The Complexity Of Your IT Infrastructure

If you’re a small business, you are more than likely to be relying on IT and when it isn’t running efficiently this can cause a huge number of problems. This aspect of the office move quite often goes under the radar. That’s why it is important to speak to an IT specialist before the lease has been agreed and ask them to check out the premises to see if it is suitable for your IT equipment. Good IT specialists will advise you on how to plan your new office layout. Furthermore, they will set up your internet connection and the servers before you move, cutting out any potential downtime.

Not Implementing A Timeline

Time is a precious and rare thing for business owners.  By making a simple timeline and most importantly, sticking to it, your business will see the benefits. The timeline, together with a checklist, will minimise disruption on your business during the move. This will put you in a better place to organise your colleagues to prepare and help with the move.

IRONWORKS
Comes to Port Town

Proudly accented by rich modern finishes including glass, iron and wood tones that complement its streamlined architecture, IRONWORKS is the first of its kind, consisting of two commercial buildings with stacked layouts and an ideal mix of loft office space, showroom, and warehouse flex spaces.

The Pandora and Franklin Buildings are separated by a central landscaped mews, with a common dock loading area, individual loading for each unit, and parking for visitors. The Pandora Building offers stunning views of the Vancouver waterfront and North Shore mountains.

The modern stacked building layouts, unique to IRONWORKS, are highly functional and the result of a forward-thinking vision for industrial design and development. Let IRONWORKS and the thriving East Vancouver neighbourhood of Port Town be the catalyst for your business success. If you’re considering purchasing commercial space in Gastown, Mount Pleasant or other areas of Vancouver, don’t miss out on what IRONWORKS and this unique Port Town neighbourhood have to offer!

Click here to learn more about the IRONWORKS project.

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The design of your office should be close to the top of your priority list.
It’s the root of your office culture, reflects your brand, and affects your employees’ productivity. 

Here are a few top office design trends to pay attention to so you can build a dynamic work environment. 

Green is the New Black

Between time spent at home, at work, and in the car, we are often left with little time to spend outside. It’s been proven that being outdoors can reduce stress, improve memory, and make people happier, overall. Office designers have taken notice and are responding accordingly, by bringing nature indoors. Indoor and rooftop gardens, water features and sustainable materials have become commonplace in offices. If your office has outdoor space, consider creating a walking path for employees. This will encourage them to get outside, take a breath of fresh air and recharge.

Texture, Minimalist or Both?

Over the past few years, startups have been converting old buildings while keeping the minimalist, industrial look. This layout makes it easy to create an open concept but too much open space can make these old buildings seem cavernous. To combat this, textures have been introduced to give spaces a more-playful and less-industrial feel. The great thing about textures is that it’s an affordable way to add accents to a room. Colorful pillows, handmade rugs, wall panels, and chair throws can all bring a little bit of life to a space, creating a comfortable and home-like atmosphere. 

Flexibility

Ideally, your office design should be adaptable to any situation – whether it’s an open concept for a big project or if you need to squeeze in new employees while maintaining flow. You could find yourself rearranging a space to create a war room where strategic decisions are made for a product launch! If you clutter your space with too much furniture, you may not have a design flexible enough to accommodate what’s around the corner. Your best bet is to think through potential scenarios like upcoming hires or projects, and to consider those factors as you’re designing your space. 

Our wonderful client Deloitte has participated in many charitable events over the years and has created a not-for-profit organization called
The Deloitte Foundation.

“As a leading professional services organization, Deloitte has much to contribute to the economic and social structures. As such, through our foundation, we want to promote human dignity, learning and culture, and advocate the sustainable use of natural resources and environment.”
– (Ahmed Hassan, Country Managing Partner, Deloitte Romania and Moldova)

To learn more about their contributions, please visit their website below
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Meet Raffaele Tozzi

As a highly experienced Project Manager, Raffaele brings strong team building and mentoring skills to our DLO Move Coordination team. Focusing on smaller, more detailed clients who lack Facilities and IT support teams that larger companies have, Raffaele is able to provide the personal care required on these intimate projects.  His flair for understanding client needs along with his extensive experience in strategic planning, and logistics coordination means Raffaele’s move projects unfold flawlessly.

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Data protection experts say that the workforce should act like a ‘human’ firewall to keep data safe. But data security training seems to be lagging because careless and negligent employees are one of the biggest security risks in the workplace today.

Here are 4 data security strategies for training new and long-term employees on information security. 

1. Be serious about security from the start. To lay a solid foundation, schedule security training during new employee induction. 

2. Create a highly visible culture of security in the workplace. Embed security in work processes – for example, ID cards or biometrics to access the office, and a Clean Desk Policy. Senior Management should set good examples in confidentiality and behaviour

3. Support the workforce with the best and latest IT safeguards. Install anti-virus and other safeguarding software on all devices. Schedule automatic updates and patching and set clear rules for what employees can install and keep on work computers.

4. Teach secure data disposal. Classify, label and store documents properly. De-clutter regularly, and partner with a document destruction company for secure paper and digital data destruction services. A “Shred It all Policy” should instruct employees to securely destroy all documents that are no longer needed.

Meet Jesse Meyer

Jesse was welcomed to the DLO team with an abundance of experience in client services and organizing in retail management. As the Operations Supervisor, Jesse supports Rob in the day to day running of DLO, including the crews, trucks and most importantly, client services. Always thinking ten steps ahead, Jesse ensures every day’s plan allows us to work smarter, and more efficiently for each client. He believes the key to success is ensuring every client is a happy client – no exceptions – and thrives on making someone’s day!

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Here’s a picture from our most recent get together… Boozy Brunch!

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DLO Move Support Services Ltd. is currently looking for Team Leaders.
Someone to take a lead role within our move teams and ensure the highest level of customer service on every move project. Move industry experience is not necessary. We care about your character and work ethic , who you are and what you can deliver.

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# 1 – Exercise Early in the Morning

Okay, don’t roll your eyes. Staying motivated at work actually starts before you walk into the office. It’s extremely important to work out – whether that’s going for a run or meditating – it’s about finding a balance. Finishing a work out before you enter the office helps you start your day on the right foot and gives you the energy necessary to accomplish other tasks throughout the day.

#2 – Spend Time with Co-workers

Grab coffee, lunch, or even work out together! We spend so many hours of our life in the workplace, why shouldn’t we use the relationships we make to stay energized? When you take the extra time to get to know your colleagues on a personal level, you might be surprised by how much they can inspire you or spark a new interest.

#3 – Push Yourself

If you always do work that you’re comfortable with that’s fine, but eventually you will start to lose your motivation. Sometimes actually pushing yourself outside of your comfort zone can be inspiring – similar to the feeling you get when you accomplish a goal. Push your professional limits, jump into a new project or attend a brainstorm meeting.

#4 – Regenerate

Get enough sleep! It’s so important to re-energize each night, and the best way to do it is by getting enough sleep. In addition to a good sleep routine, it’s also important to take daily breaks from your work. If you’re stressed out over a project or client – just walk away. Getting up and removing yourself from your desk is the only way to re-frame your perspective, allowing you to come back to the office feeling energized and ready to take on the challenge.

Do you love beer as much as we do?
Vancouver Craft Beer Week will be at the PNE from May 25th – June 3rd.
Come support local businesses and enjoy music, food, art
and beers from across the province!

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DLO is a proud 2018 Sponsor of the BC Legal Management Association 

The BCLMA is a non-profit organization with more than 475 affiliates representing more than 168 member firms. Their focus is providing professional development, support and networking opportunities needed to enjoy and advance in careers in legal management.

Their mentorship program provides one-on-one guidance for members who may face professional or workplace challenges, or a new opportunity for growth and development. Members can communicate with experienced and well-respected senior law-office management professionals to gather ideas and develop strategies to address their issues.

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