The custom-fit workplace : choose when, where, and how to work and boost your bottom line
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Bibliographic Information
The custom-fit workplace : choose when, where, and how to work and boost your bottom line
Jossey-Bass, c2010
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Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 193-216) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Ideas for transforming the workplace to fit today s workforce In 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 today s workplace and of how honoring employees 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
1 Work Is Not Working: The Case for The Custom-Fit Workplace. 2 The Custom-Fit Workplace: Business Benefits. 3 Flexibility at Work: The Basics of Custom Fit. 4 Virtually Perfect: The Promises of Remote Work. 5 Off-Ramps and On-Ramps: Job and Career Lane Changes. 6 Contract Work and On-Demand Talent: A Fit for Some. 7 When Babies Go to Work: A Simple Solution to a Common Need. 8 A More Perfect Union: The New Face of Labor and Custom Fits. 9 From High Stress to High Commitment: Workplaces Rooted in Respect. 10 The Custom-Fit Future: Moving Forward. Notes. Acknowledgments. About the Authors. Index.
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