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Posted August 31st, 2010 by Joan Blades and Nanette Fondas
Have you been there? Frustrated that it’s nearly impossible to excel at work (and home!) because the structure of your workplace doesn’t fit your life? Too many of us are banging our heads against the wall these days. Despite the workplace crunch that many of us face, there’s good news. An increasing body of research [...]
Posted August 17th, 2010 by Joan Blades
I just got back from a Dr. Pepper plant in Texas where managers told me about people laughing at work a lot more since they began the transition to becoming a High Performance Work Place (HPWP). As a person who has been writing a book about work practices that are good for both business and [...]
Posted April 6th, 2010 by Joan Blades
Last Wednesday I went to a half-day forum on workplace flexibility at the White House. This idea is a big deal, adjusting the structure of work to accommodate the true needs of workers and their families. And it would be a boost for our economy. The forum opened with the First Lady telling us that in [...]
Posted March 12th, 2010 by Joan Blades
I love Michelle Obama’s new initiative Apps for Healthy Kids! What a great savvy way to approach the obesity epidemic in kids. I love the whole go to the people project….except for one rather glaring glitch, the esteemed 9 expert judge panel is 85% men. Just one woman on the team. Now if I was going [...]
Posted August 25th, 2009 by Joan Blades
Save our mac & cheese Did you know that Kraft Macaroni and Cheese is formulated differently for countries in Europe than for the U.S.?1 I didn’t either until I read The Unhealthy Truth, a book about the toxicity of America’s food supply. The fact is, that in 2008, Kraft removed artificial colorings, like yellow #5, [...]
Posted June 17th, 2009 by Joan Blades
Which of the following is considered a junk food according to national school nutrition standards? A. Hi-C Blast – vitamin fortified sugar water B. Poland Springs seltzer water – water with bubbles C. French fries D. Candy Bars If you guessed A, C or D you’d be wrong. Believe it or not, seltzer water is [...]
Posted March 24th, 2009 by Joan Blades
Yesterday the Washington Post inappropriately fed the insecurities of American workers with the headline, “As Cuts Loom, Will Working From Home Lead to a Layoff?” My response “Only if we are committed to a work model inspired by the 1950s and ‘working stupid’ by rigidly adhering to old work models that are less effective.” I’ve been working in a virtual work environment for over 10 years.
Posted January 6th, 2009 by Joan Blades
Envisioning and embracing culture change that enables parents to excel at home and at work is a core goal for MomsRising. Win-win solutions are more accessible than most of us realize. This weekend the New York Times highlighted such an opportunity that far too few businesses are taking advantage of:
Posted October 29th, 2008 by Joan Blades
Here is a heads up about some Halloween candy that could be bad for kids: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning consumers not to consume White Rabbit Creamy Candy or Koala’s March Crème filled Cookies because they may contain melamine.
Posted July 21st, 2008 by Joan Blades
Last weekend MomsRising hosted a remarkable conversation. I do confess that I was deeply anxious about gathering a multi-dimensionally diverse group for conversation about the women’s movement of the 21st century at the Omega Institute.
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