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From our team to you and yours! The 12th annual DLO Client Appreciation Party was once again a huge success! It was an amazing evening between clients and business colleagues filled with lots of laughs, drinks, and so many awesome dance moves all night long. Thank you ALL for being so supportive of us throughout the years, we couldn't appreciate you more!  “Gifts of time and love are surely the basic ingredients of a truly merry Christmas.” From all of us here at DLO, we are … [Read more...] about Happy Holidays!

Companies can't afford to leave their employees’ well-being and productivity to chance anymore. What does your workplace need to look like so that your organization can keep up? Office design trends have the ability to boost productivity and foster a culture of happiness Such trends are inspired by the new world or work movement and are strongly backed up by scientific evidence. Here are our personal favourite workplace design trends:  1. Company DNA … [Read more...] about Top 5 Office Design Trends boosting Productivity​

Be realistic. Sure, your kids would like to be in basketball, baseball, chorus, band, and football, but if you’re a working parent with limited time, you’ll need to figure out what’s realistically feasible. As hard as it might be, you may want to ask your kids to narrow down their extracurriculars to a few choice ones. That way, you won’t spend all of your days playing chauffeur and tossing a burger into the backseat so that you can make all of the practices on time, or worse, missing your … [Read more...] about Avoid stress by learning how to balance work & life during the back-to-school season!

Time - one of those things working professionals can’t get enough of. Whether you’re a newbie or veteran, you always need another hour to tick tasks off from your to-do list. It’s difficult to take control of every single minute of your day especially when there are too many distractions around. Here are some tips & tricks to boost your productivity and manage your time a bit better! PlanPlanning plays an important role in time management as both go hand-in-hand with each other. You … [Read more...] about Time Management Tips & Tricks

The holidays are well over and here you are thinking about those resolutions that have already come and gone. Don't give up hope! First off, good for you for wanting to lose weight, exercise more or eat better, setting the intention to do so is the first step. The next step? Making it stick. Let's be honest, the "doing it" part is almost always harder than the "wanting to do it" part. You can take comfort in knowing that at least 80% of people who make New Year's resolutions are already off … [Read more...] about Let’s Get Real – New Years Resolutions

Building a great team is high on the priority list for nearly every company. But employers no longer have the upper hand when hiring. Today's most talented professionals have their choice, with companies fighting for their attention and services. Attracting that talent to your organization is a challenge that must be met head-on, in innovative ways. The key is selling potential employees on the benefits of working with you. This makes recruiting almost a marketing effort, and in truth, the … [Read more...] about How to Recruit the Best Employees

DLO is a proud supporter of the Family Services North Shore Toy Drive! With the communities help at this year's 8th Annual Toy Drive, the Christmas Bureau Toy Drive was able to bring holiday cheer to hundreds of children and families in need on the North Shore! Oh What Fun! Wishing you a Happy Holiday season from the team at DLO! Jingle & Mingle Ho Ho Ho! In case you can't tell, Move ManagerChris Whitten REALLY loves the holidays! … [Read more...] about Tis’ The Season

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 … [Read more...] about How to Beat the Bad Weather Blues

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 … [Read more...] about Office Relocation: Avoid Making These Mistakes

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 … [Read more...] about Office Design Trends for 2018

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 … [Read more...] about How to Promote Data Security in the Workplace

Close-knit teams work more effectively and productively together. This is why scheduling regular team bonding activities encourages staff members to get to know their colleagues better while also having a little fun! #1 - In-Office Happy Hour You don’t need to go out to a restaurant or bar for happy hour; you can have happy hour right in your office! Pick up or order some drinks and snacks. End one Friday of the month an hour early, and get everyone to shut off their computers, stop … [Read more...] about Budget Friendly Ways to Encourage Team Bonding