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Online office broker, officebroker.com, which works with 97% of the UK's serviced office space providers and landlords, has joined forces with leading business psychologists Ream Kandola to find out what your desk says about you. Is a messy desk the preserve of the creative genius or does creating your own 'nest' at work give a sense of belonging and settlement?

• A person who displays targets or project charts is motivated by achievement and setting goals for themselves.
• Those with pictures of family or friends and personal paraphernalia tend to be people focused and motivated by relationships inside and outside the work place.
• Employees with screen savers or calendars depicting tropical beaches tend to be more hedonistic - are motivated by pleasure, perhaps preferring to meet clients over lunch.
• People with 'stylish' desks, perhaps with an Apple Mac or stylish flowers or plants tend to be motivated by culture and the environment in which they work.

• Desks without personal objects are often the preserve of the introvert - they might use files to create a barrier around themselves and their work.
• Extroverts may have joke calendars or toys to draw people over to their work space and create a talking point.
• A neat desk is a sign of a conscientious individual who is organised and prefers to focus on one thing at a time.
• A more spontaneously organised desk shows someone who is good at multi tasking, can switch between different tasks, is flexible and creative in their approach to work.