Check out who was quoted

Our esteemed CTO was quoted in a press release last week and I wanted to share it with everyone! He’s quite articulate. Way to go Jamison!

Read press release: Vigilant Futures CTO quoted in Arista press release

Quick nap on the job?

How would you like to take a quick nap at work? This is no joke; Harvard Business Review came out with a blog a few weeks ago and had a lot to say about it!

Experts are saying that people are just not getting the minimum requirement of 7.5 hours of sleep to maintain overall good health causing exhaustion at the work place. More and more employers are taking notice and are worried that they are losing productivity. As such, some companies are providing nap rooms or check out Google they placed nap pods under their stair wells (which, I must say is an unusual but brilliant use of lost space!) for employees to get some rest. Of course, there are rules to follow. I mean, we can’t nap all day but a quick 20 minutes is known to refresh people and bring them back to life.

 Check out the complete blog: http://blogs.hbr.org/cs/2010/09/why_companies_should_insist_em.html

The Vigilant Eco-Fashionistas

Anyone who works in the high-tech industry knows that the daily dress attire is, well, pretty laid back. Don’t get me wrong, I am big fan of the concept. It is a proven fact that employees are happier and perform way better when they are comfortable at the office.

But every once in a while, it’s nice to get dressed up so our team decided to initiate formal Wednesdays. Today was the first day we dressed the part and I have to say, everyone looked absolutely smashing. 

Being the only woman in my department, I have to come up with creative ways to keep up with the guys on formal Wednesdays – staying on top of cutting edge fashion while keeping up with technology trends. Challenging yes…but according to Greendiary.com, the latest eco fashionistas trend is, well, have a look for yourself:

And for the guys, a T-shirt that spreads awareness on global warming by sensing changing temperature:

Check out the online article at: http://www.greendiary.com/entry/high-tech-dresses-for-eco-fashionistas/