Monthly Archives: August 2009

On Lisa Leslie: Do Pro-Athletes Need to Think About Work Life Fit?

By Morra | Published: August 26, 2009
Lisa Leslie, the most famous star in the WNBA, is retiring.  The headline in Tuesday’s New York Times piece notes that at 37, Leslie “decided to retire after playing this season, saying it was difficult to balance being an athlete, wife and mother.” “I love being a mom,” said Leslie, whose mother, Christine, drove a truck [...]
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An 18 year-old looks back on life. So do a Boomer and an X-er.

By Morra | Published: August 24, 2009
As he gets ready to go to college, eighteen-year old FWI intern Eric Reiner wrote of his goals for his working life, “So, no matter what I do, it will without a doubt not include doing the same thing day after day. “…I have always hoped to find my own path in life, and to not [...]
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Where am I right now?

By FWIGuest | Published: August 21, 2009
by Eric Reiner At 15, I was sure I was headed to medical school. At 16, I decided that engineering was the most promising career for my future. At 17, I knew I would never conform to the system and told my family I was leaving the grid and getting my DiveMaster license in Thailand and traveling around [...]
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Throw a baby a bone

By Amy McCampbell | Published: August 19, 2009
A few weeks ago an article appeared on my internet home page with the screaming headline “Dogs as Smart as 2-year-old Kids.” You can read the article here.   Really?!  I love dogs, and know quite a few very bright ones.  And certainly, dogs have some surprising mental capacities, but they are in no way equivalent to [...]
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An interview with Carol Evans of Working Mother Media

By Morra | Published: August 17, 2009
I interviewed Carol Evans, CEO of Working Mother Media, which publishes Working Mother magazine. We started off talking about working women as they are portrayed in the media…. Q: What do you think of the current news media portrayal of working women and how it’s changed over your career? There are three big changes from the time [...]
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How flexible workplaces benefit a whole community

By Morra | Published: August 14, 2009
Ellen Galinsky was interviewed on KPCW in Salt Lake City, talking about the strategies used by the 260 winning employers featured in the new Bold Ideas Guide of employers. There is an interesting back and forth on how employers benefit from effective and flexible workplaces.  Click to listen. Ellen notes that in the course of doing [...]
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Best Companies for Hourly Workers: Call for applicants

By Morra | Published: August 11, 2009
Corporate Voices for Working Families is partnering with Working Mother Media to recognize the best companies for hourly workers and to highlight best practices throughout the American business community. The recognition is modeled after Working Mother’s highly regarded and influential 100 Best Companies lists. The application for Best Companies for Hourly Workers — and additional information [...]
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Along the visual cliff

By Amy McCampbell | Published: August 11, 2009
About a month ago, the Sears Tower (or, as it’s known by its new name, the Willis Tower) unveiled a glass balcony on its 103rd floor. Visitors get to creep about four feet out from the building…and 1,353 feet high above the city of Chicago. (You can see some dizzying pictures of it here) Some of [...]
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How do smart employers make work “work” in a down economy?

By ksakai | Published: August 4, 2009
260 award-winning employers across the US use innovative approaches and practices including: Giving employees four Fridays off in the summer in lieu of raises the organization cannot afford Allowing employees to work at home 1-2 days a week to save on commuting costs Giving employees the option to take unlimited, unpaid personal time off during the downturn, while [...]
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Where in the News is FWI?

By FWInews | Published: August 4, 2009
Families and Work Institute media highlights for the week of July 27-31, 2009. Work-Life Navigation & the Recession: Helping an Employee in a Personal Financial Crisis This Business Week article cites Families and Work Institute’s recent report The Impact of the Recession on Employers to show how many companies are helping their employees manage their finances. More and [...]
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