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9780470767115

The Custom-Fit Workplace : Choose When, Where, and How to Work and Boost Your Bottom Line

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  • ISBN13:

    9780470767115

  • ISBN10:

    0470767111

  • Format: eBook
  • Copyright: 2010-06-01
  • Publisher: Jossey-Bass
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Summary

Ideas for transforming the workplace to fit todayrs"s workforceIn this book, Blades and Fondas offer business professionals an indispensable handbook for transforming the way we work and breaking free from the old, inflexible, 40-hour workweek. The authors show creative ways for individuals to fit work requirements with life obligations, and persuade managers to adopt these custom-fit work strategies to improve their bottom line. Readers will finish the book convinced of the place of custom-fit work arrangements in todayrs"s workplace-and of how honoring employeesrs" lives outside of work is an effective and innovative strategy for both managers and organizations. Featuring compelling stories of companies like Jet Blue, Ernst & Young, and Best Buy, the book profiles strategies that are gaining traction in workplaces across the country: New twists on traditional flexible hours and part-time work strategies Virtual workplaces Results-Only Work Environments (ROWEs) "Babies at Work" programs "On ramp and off ramp" opportunities Practical and engaging, The Custom-Fit Workplace provides individuals and employers the tools they need to be successful and happy both at work and in life.

Table of Contents

Work Is Not Working: The Case for The Custom-Fit Workplace
The Custom-Fit Workplace: Business Benefits
Flexibility at Work: The Basics of Custom Fit
Virtually Perfect: The Promises of Remote Work
Off-Ramps and On-Ramps: Job and Career Lane Changes
Contract Work and On-Demand Talent: A Fit for Some
When Babies Go to Work: A Simple Solution to a Common Need
A More Perfect Union: The New Face of Labor and Custom Fits
From High Stress to High Commitment: Workplaces Rooted in Respect
The Custom-Fit Future: Moving Forward
Notes
Acknowledgments
About the Authors
Index
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