Saturday July 19, 2008

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W+LFit Tips: Keeping Flex in Recession (BusinessWeek)/ Small Business (Smart Money)

Recently I was asked to offer tips for two very different groups–working parents for BusinessWeek.com and small businessowners for SmartMoney.com.
BusinessWeek’s Working Parents Blog — How to Keep Your Job (And Flexibility!) in a Recession
For BusinessWeek’s Working Parents Blog, blogger Lauren Young asked me to provide advice to working parents about how to keep […]

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Cali NYTimes “Shifting Careers” Guest Blogger–Eldercare, the Inevitable Work/Life Issue

One of the best career columnist/bloggers is Marci Alboher who writes the “Shifting Careers” daily blog and weekly column for the New York Times. Marci was a great source of support during my mother’s illness this past year, and she asked me to share what I learned to help others manage the work+life fit […]

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Cali’s Fast Company Blog Goes Live…and Other Cool Happenings

“Summer Blowback”
While it may seem like I fell off the face of the earth for the past month, in fact I’ve been busy experiencing “summer blowback.” In other words, I’ve been doing all of the things I agreed to do this summer while dealing with my mom’s illness and death without thinking clearly about […]

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Unprecedented Expert Gathering Takes Flexibility to the Next Level

Today! I’m on the Radio! Tune in to Karen Salmansohn’s “Be Happy, Dammit” Show, Wed, September 12th from 8-9 am, hear me live on Lime channel 114, Sirius Satellite Radio. I will be joining a panel of experts to talk about women in the workplace. Along with me you will hear Marci […]

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Flexibility Get Traction in the “C-Suite”

The “C-Suite” positions composing the most senior levels in organizations—CEO, CFO, CIO, and President—are beginning to discover work+life flexibility as a strategic business imperative. This linkage to broader organizational growth objectives will ultimately transform the way we work and live. Where’s the evidence?
First, I was interviewed for an article in this month’s CIO […]

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Work+Life in BusinessWeek’s Future of Work? Yes, and No

First, I want to thank everyone for their inspiring and supportive comments and emails in response to my blog posting last week, “Mom’s Peaceful Passing—Eldercare True Confessions.” I promise to use my experience to keep the dialogue going. Now back to this week’s posting….
Imagine my excitement when BusinessWeek arrived with the cover story, […]

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Mom’s Peaceful Passing—Eldercare True Confessions

My mom peacefully passed away on July 6th after waging a heroic eighteen-month battle with lung cancer. I want to thank everyone who has sent messages of support and shared their personal stories of caring for an adult they loved. It has meant so much to me and I thank you from […]

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Random Thoughts–”Because I Did It That Way”-itis; Michelle Obama and Roger Clemens

On this day before the unofficial start of Memorial Day weekend, I thought I’d share some random work+life fit related observations and insights that wouldn’t necessarily fill an entire posting, but are interesting nonetheless….
Coverage of the Tuck/Aquent/Work+Life Fit Surveys…Fast Company, Bloomberg, and Time
“Because I Did It That Way”-itis: Over the past month, I’ve found […]

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Job-hopping vs. “Grindhopping”

Mommy Wars RIP?: It looks like the myth of the Mommy Wars may finally be drawing its last breath (see also Washington Post). Hopefully, now we can focus on the real question: How do we all—men, women, single people, parents, eldercare providers, retirees–work and have a personal life in a 24/7, high-tech, global […]

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Not Just Companies, Academic Medicine Finding Challenges, Too!

Last Call!!! Tuck Business School/Aquent/Work+Life Fit Survey: Please take a minute to complete one or both of the following brief surveys studying new career paths from both the individual and corporate perspectives—Deadline, Thursday, April 19th (to learn more please click here )
Corporate Hiring Manager Survey Link
Individual Survey Link
Incentive Magazine Q&A – Check […]

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