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The Next Citizen’s Movement — Respectful Dialogue

Posted December 6th, 2011 by

On December 4, 2011, the Livingroom Conversations Website went live and I co-hosted a demonstration Living Room Conversation gathering with my conservative partner Amanda Kathyrn Roman. I’m still feeling the glow. I expanded my understanding of where we might find common ground across party lines around reducing the influence of big money in politics, and [...]

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Telework: Help Solve Climate Change By Staying Home

Posted October 28th, 2011 by

Would you believe me if I told you that we could take a big step to combating climate change simply by staying home from work? Rather, I should say, staying home and working. Call it “telecommuting.” Call it “virtual work.” Call it “working from home.” Call it “netWork.” I’m going to call it “telework,” and [...]

AllBusiness.com reports on the benefits of treating employees better

Posted September 6th, 2011 by

Labor Day marks the one year anniversary of the publication of The Custom-Fit Workplace.  I regret to report that we have not transformed modern work culture…yet! The good news,  this Labor Day,  is that allBusiness.com, a leading online resource for small business, featured a detailed article about Custom-Fit Work opportunities for Labor Day. Read it [...]

A Breakthrough Solution for Business, Workers and Climate

Posted August 5th, 2011 by

Did you know that earlier this year the federal government promoted a week dedicated to telework?  The intent was to encourage government agencies to overcome obstacles and discover the advantages of virtual work.  General Services Administration administrator Martha Johnson explained, “Telework is revolutionizing the way government works, helping us to be more mobile, more agile, [...]

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Give the Gift of a Custom-Fit Workplace

Posted December 23rd, 2010 by

This holiday season as we think of peace on earth and good will towards all, I’m thinking of how to translate this sentiment into a culture of good workplaces all year long.  My New Year’s resolution is to help spark a new workplace norm: “Everyone deserves a job that fits,” and the corollary, “Any employer that [...]

What if every boss knew…

Posted November 22nd, 2010 by

Hey, we hit it big time in the mainstream media! USA Today just published an op-ed by MomsRising’s own Joan Blades that links business success with issues near and dear to us: Fair pay, workplace flexibility, and respect for the lives and ambitions of all workers. The op-ed covers the growing body of research showing [...]

Boost the bottom line: Invest in people

Posted November 22nd, 2010 by

As the economy slowly recovers, it’s no secret that companies would like to boost productivity and profits. Many think the best way to do so is to slash costs. As an entrepreneur and business owner, though, I’d like to suggest another idea: Pay your employees more. That’s not as crazy as it sounds. A growing [...]

Balancing on One Foot?

Posted October 25th, 2010 by

We moms start to learn from that first day a new baby arrives how to work faster, smarter, better.  I, for one, often feel like the character in Dr. Seuss’s Cat in the Hat, balanced on one foot, with several plates twirling in the air so that I can meet my responsibilities both at home and [...]

Virtually Perfect Work

Posted October 1st, 2010 by

I work from home. So do all the people who work with MomsRising.org and MoveOn.org, the two organizations I co-founded. It works great for us and has for years, and so, when I read that the number of U.S. telecommuters dipped to 8.7 million in 2009 from 9.2 million in 2006 (according to the IDC, a Framingham, [...]

Custom-Fit Workplace Blog Carnival: Discussion on Best Practices that are a Win-Win for Employers and Employees

Posted August 31st, 2010 by and

**Scroll down to the comments section to see the conversation from our 9/2/2010 evening blog chat. And of course, you can still join the conversation by asking questions and typing your comments in the comment box. Hit “Submit Comment” and join our Q&A!** Have you been there?  Frustrated that it’s nearly impossible to excel at [...]

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