Golden Square - Joy at Work

Working out of your home office was never this easy.  Amidst the lockdown how can one possibly be working out of their Home Offices yet be Productive?   With Golden Square's advice on Home Office Tips, it is no longer difficult to work from home. Follow these simple tips to change your challenges into opportunities and give your best. Temporary office tips from the Experts themselves Working from home can be Troublesome. Most of them who have never experienced Work from home and are forced to do so for various reasons could be a bit of a struggle.  Can a professional be productive Working from Home?   If yes how does one do so?   Can I also be productive?  Sure there are hundreds of questions and thoughts running around in one's mind. How do you make the best out of a work from the home situation? Here’s what the experts say. Share these tips with someone struggling with productivity at...

Fancy greeting cards, the red roses, chocolates, teddy bears, late night parties and of course there is love in the air…ring any bells? Yes it’s the valentine's’ season! But are we still there? I don’t think so; time has changed this fairy tale sounding story into a whole new different feeling. We are now far away from such dreamy date night parties. But of course we are into a different zone that is much better. Lately, we have found the love of our life in the business or jobs we do. They are a part of our life, indeed an important one. But aren’t there problems in there too? Of course there are, being a businessman or a new startup owner; you are loaded with stress, especially the stress of managing your resources and office space. Running the show all alone and expecting results from it is absolutely one sided. By now you would have noticed how difficult it is to manage staff, take care of errands, make sure there is enough seating and power supply, have a constan...

We have heard many inspirational stories, many uplifting quotes and of course witnessed some of them happen in recent times. Golden Square has its own history of building the future of many companies by providing them the basic necessities needed to run the show. One such inspiring story for the day is of a leading clinical research company that already had almost 10,000 square feet of office space in a prime property like Divyashree Chambers near Richmond Road. The “ABC.CO*” lately confronted an issue regarding employees working in night shift. There was a construction activity going on near the office building during the nights that interrupted the calls of the team. When this issue became bothersome, the company started looking for a temporary office space that would aid them in delivering the projects on-time. This is when Golden Square lent a helping hand. Within a course of 2-3 days the entire setup was made and ready to occupy. The team then continued its operations smo...

Many entrepreneurs and professionals choose to work from home to save money. However, this may not be the best option for those trying to take advantage of the benefits what a physical office can offer. If you're looking to leverage the pros of traditional office space while avoiding the expense and commitment of a long-term lease, a co-working space can come to your rescue. Why? Read on to know – Networking Opportunities increase Operating from a co-working space will put you in close proximity to professionals of varying backgrounds and specialties, there is a chance for collaboration and easy exchange of ideas and information.  If you're looking to make business connections and learn more from these individuals then co-working space is definitely the best option. Flexibility In a traditional office space, you can get looped to a multi-year lease; co-working spaces like Golden Square are typically priced at an hourly and monthly rates and also based on ...

With the growing economy and competition, many businesses encounter difficulties in various forms. Bringing in an element of change and hope, Golden Square began providing co-working spaces for different businesses freeing them from large office rents and maintenance costs. Over the period of time, Golden Square has changed many lives and added value; it indeed became so popular in India now that co-working spaces are the most preferred form of offices for businesses business having a team of fewer than 20 members. Being one of the best of such co-working spaces, Golden Square has its own list of merits – Many of us have different necessities regarding office spaces, based on the size of our team and the nature of collaboration; we can opt for one of the many options available at Golden Square. There are days when we are running late to a meeting or to meet a client. And of course, the traffic in Bangalore is unforgiving. What would you do in such situations? Simple! You can ...

Cash is King. Very important to remember especially when you are a bootstrapping startup. One big expense for any business is the office space. There are various ways to cut costs on office infrastructure, work from a garage, work from home, share an office. One of our members, however, demonstrated how to have the best of both worlds, save office costs and at the same time have an excellent space for collaboration. This team let's call them “S Team” for Smart Team. Did the following. All 5 Team members worked from their own homes. Used online collaboration tools like Google Docs, Notion, Zoom, Trello, Bitrix. Booked Golden Square's Conference Room once a week for 3 hours for brainstorming and reviews. These are best-done face to face. And the air-conditioned conference room has a projector and WiFi. Booked the meeting room, 2-3 times a week for meeting with clients, partners, vendors. To have a professional and productive meeting. (Cafes can be...

At no other time in history is ‘trust’ more important for business than today. Trust fuels businesses, helps them not just survive the many onslaughts of a competitive global economy, but sustain and thrive. And I speak from experience. The fifth branch of Golden Square that is getting ready to welcome customers at Bangalore CBD South is a direct result of Trust built over the years and I am both proud and humbled to share this story with you. First, I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude to Narendra Bhatta for referring me to the owners of the building. Narendra Bhatta is the Founder Partner and CEO of Intellocopia a leading consulting firm in the area of Intellectual Property, which helps small and medium businesses realize value through effective protection, management and enforcement of various IPRs, namely, Patents, Trademarks, Copyrights, and Design. Now let me share how the referral came to be. Speed of Trust: I was at a networking meeting at BNI Inspi...

Yesterday I had to empty my lovely office room in Golden Square Vittal Mallya Road Branch . I do not have a dedicated office room for myself anymore. I have been using this room for the last 10 years, and a couple of days back I was politely asked by my colleagues in Golden Square to hand it over because an important client needed office space and we did not have any available in this Branch. I had mixed feelings yesterday while I was clearing out the room. I felt liberated while I also felt a sense of loss. Working from Home Liberated because though I often work from home, and use any of the Golden Square branches for meetings, there is always this feeling that I am not in “my office”. Now by giving that away I felt liberated, I do not have to go to the office, I can be wherever I need to be, whichever place is most convenient for me and people I am meeting.  My favorite place for "thinking type" of work: ...

Time is precious. A properly managed meeting can lead to a significant saving of time. But the latest studies show that most of the meetings are a huge drain to the company time. On average, 31 hours of unproductive time is wasted on meetings every month. We, at Golden Square, host several meetings per month for our clients. From our experience, here are some tips, which you might as well consider rules, for a productive meeting. 1.    Schedule the meeting at an OFF PEAK hour: Most of the meetings take place on Wednesdays and Thursdays. These days are prone to heavy work and deadlines, and a minute spent on a meeting is a minute you do not spend on execution. Some suggested time slots are Monday and Tuesday afternoons around 3PM . 2.    Abolish Monday Meetings: A meeting at the beginning of a Monday is all too common in most companies. Calling a meeting just because “it is a Monday” generally leads to, what is now popularly known as, “p...