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The Recommender: Tim Quirk, Kenneth Parks, Pete Holmes, And More On What They're Loving This Month

.bigbody a {color:#008CB3;} .bigbody img {display:inline-block;width:100px;vertical-align:top;} .bigbody p {display:inline-block;width:480px;vertical-align:top;} Tim Quirk Head of Android global content programming, Google Good ...READ»

Launching the “Attention” Movement...Distracted, by Maggie Jackson

After finishing Maggie Jackson’s new book, Distracted, I wondered if I was experiencing the same reaction as those who read Rachel Carson’s seminal book on the environment, Silent Spring, in 1962.  Carson’s readers probably ...READ»

$10 Gas! The National Work+Life Flex Strategy

Some experts are beginning to predict that gas prices could climb as high as $10 a gallon in the next two to three years.  However, all of the solutions under consideration, such as developing alternative sources of energy, will ...READ»

Work+Life Flex as a Retention-Retirement Strategy? Yes, Say More Retirees and Companies

Recently, I was brainstorming with the CFO of a client about how to more accurately reflect the cost of regretted turnover in the operating numbers of individual business units.  His industry as a whole is experiencing intense ...READ»

CIOs Decide: Is Flexibility “Naïve” or a Reality That Can’t Be Ignored?

Business leaders, whether they know it or not, are making important strategic decisions about workplace flexibility that will affect their ability to compete and thrive in the future.  And in my opinion, a number of them are not ...READ»

24 Communities and 129 Companies Can’t Be Wrong—“When Work Works”

In the last month, I’ve blogged twice about how a difficult business environment can halt all innovation related to workplace flexibility.  Today’s release of the annual When Work Works report entitled “2008 Guide to Bold New ...READ»

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Prediction--Meditation Becomes a Core Competency

Meditation?  Yes, you read that right.  In the future, I predict that meditation will be a core competency not only for successfully managing your work+life fit, but for innovation in the workplace.  Why?  Because meditation is ...READ»