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Harvard Business Review Column: Think Outside the Building
Posted by admin in collaboration, health care on March 2nd, 2010
Harvard Business Review Column: Think Outside the Building
Thinking outside the box is a popular metaphor for creativity. But recent major systemic challenges (the financial crisis, health care reform, and climate change, among others) require new ideas significantly bigger than a mere box. The greatest future breakthroughs will come from leaders who encourage thinking outside a whole building full of boxes.
TIME (blog): Do Flexible Work Conditions Make Healthier Employees?
Posted by admin in employees, health care, workshifting on February 25th, 2010
TIME (blog): Do Flexible Work Conditions Make Healthier Employees?
In a review of 10 previous studies examining the health implications of flexible work conditions for more than 16,000 people, researchers from the U.K.’s Durham University and University of Newcastle, as well as the University of Montreal, found that flexible work schedules—when employees can shift their starting times, for example—were associated with improvements in blood pressure, sleep and overall mental health.
CNN Money: Finding health care for a virtual workforce
Posted by admin in health care, virtual office, virtual workforce on September 23rd, 2009
CNN Money: Finding health care for a virtual workforce
Nearly all of America is engaged in a debate over President Obama’s proposed health care reform. The National Federation of Independent Business points out that small businesses can have significant premium increases if they have one person get sick. And as businesses embrace the low overhead of a telecommuting workforce, many insurers will not cover them.