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.
Joan Blades (bottom) is co-founder of MomsRising. org, MoveOn.
org, and the software company BerkeleySystems. Nominated one of Time
magazine's Most Influential People, she was named 2003 Woman of the
Year by Ms. magazine.
Nanette Fondas (top) is author of award-winning articles and research
on management, organizations, and work. Featured regularly in The
Huffington Post, Yes! Magazine, and her blog, MomsRising. org, she
earned a doctorate from Harvard Busi?ness School and a master's from
Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar.
