Comments on: Happy babies at work http://positivesharing.com/2006/05/baby-happiness-at-work/ Make Yourself and Your Business Happy At Work Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:56:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Carla http://positivesharing.com/2006/05/baby-happiness-at-work/#comment-236725 Carla Tue, 08 Jul 2008 14:24:01 +0000 http://positivesharing.com/2006/05/baby-happiness-at-work/#comment-236725 Alexander, Sorry--I didn't check back after commenting--just now discovered your question. The main barriers seem to be skepticism about the viability of these programs and lack of knowledge about how to set up sustainable programs. In December of last year, I actually founded a non-profit to address those issues (the Parenting in the Workplace Institute) and we now provide a template policy for companies to customize (to make it easier for them to implement programs) and plan to make available other documentation in the near future. The major media attention (in the last six months) on baby programs and on our Institute is also helping to lower the skepticism levels. I also just finished a comprehensive book (it's an ebook for now) about babies in the workplace, so I'm hoping that will help people to understand these programs in more detail and lead to increased adoption of them. If you have any other questions, I'm happy to help--feel free to contact me directly. By the way, I LOVE your site (I actually linked to another one of your posts in my ebook). Carla Moquin Parenting in the Workplace Institute (801) 897-8702 carla@babiesatwork.org Alexander,

Sorry–I didn’t check back after commenting–just now discovered your question. The main barriers seem to be skepticism about the viability of these programs and lack of knowledge about how to set up sustainable programs. In December of last year, I actually founded a non-profit to address those issues (the Parenting in the Workplace Institute) and we now provide a template policy for companies to customize (to make it easier for them to implement programs) and plan to make available other documentation in the near future. The major media attention (in the last six months) on baby programs and on our Institute is also helping to lower the skepticism levels. I also just finished a comprehensive book (it’s an ebook for now) about babies in the workplace, so I’m hoping that will help people to understand these programs in more detail and lead to increased adoption of them.

If you have any other questions, I’m happy to help–feel free to contact me directly. By the way, I LOVE your site (I actually linked to another one of your posts in my ebook).

Carla Moquin
Parenting in the Workplace Institute
(801) 897-8702
carla@babiesatwork.org

]]> By: Alexander http://positivesharing.com/2006/05/baby-happiness-at-work/#comment-138095 Alexander Thu, 09 Aug 2007 07:57:38 +0000 http://positivesharing.com/2006/05/baby-happiness-at-work/#comment-138095 Carla: What a great project you have! What would you say are the main barriers holding companies back from doing more of this? Carla: What a great project you have! What would you say are the main barriers holding companies back from doing more of this?

]]> By: Carla Moquin http://positivesharing.com/2006/05/baby-happiness-at-work/#comment-134691 Carla Moquin Mon, 30 Jul 2007 18:19:30 +0000 http://positivesharing.com/2006/05/baby-happiness-at-work/#comment-134691 There are actually many companies with similar babies-at-work programs--who have had similarly high levels of success with the concept. I do research on these programs; my Babies in the Workplace site is dedicated to getting the word out about how well they actually can and do work. There are actually many companies with similar babies-at-work programs–who have had similarly high levels of success with the concept. I do research on these programs; my Babies in the Workplace site is dedicated to getting the word out about how well they actually can and do work.

]]> By: kareem http://positivesharing.com/2006/05/baby-happiness-at-work/#comment-629 kareem Tue, 30 May 2006 18:52:34 +0000 http://positivesharing.com/2006/05/baby-happiness-at-work/#comment-629 Great quote indeed! Added Csikszentmihaly's Good Business to my shopping cart--thanks! (Flow is next on my reading list :) Great quote indeed! Added Csikszentmihaly’s Good Business to my shopping cart–thanks! (Flow is next on my reading list :)

]]> By: Alexander http://positivesharing.com/2006/05/baby-happiness-at-work/#comment-628 Alexander Tue, 30 May 2006 18:17:22 +0000 http://positivesharing.com/2006/05/baby-happiness-at-work/#comment-628 Aaaaaand, that one goes into the shopping basket at amazon. Thanks for the tip! Btw: Great Chouinard quote here: http://positivesharing.com/2003/10/quote-44/ Aaaaaand, that one goes into the shopping basket at amazon. Thanks for the tip!

Btw: Great Chouinard quote here: http://positivesharing.com/2003/10/quote-44/

]]> By: kareem http://positivesharing.com/2006/05/baby-happiness-at-work/#comment-627 kareem Tue, 30 May 2006 18:14:37 +0000 http://positivesharing.com/2006/05/baby-happiness-at-work/#comment-627 Yes... just finished Patagonia founder Yvon Choiunard's Let My People Go Surfing: www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1594200726 It's no Maverick / 7 Day Weekend, but it provides some interesting insight into how they've built a workplace that makes people happy. k. (reposting b/c the last comment didn't show up--maybe it's the URL?) Yes… just finished Patagonia founder Yvon Choiunard’s Let My People Go Surfing:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1594200726

It’s no Maverick / 7 Day Weekend, but it provides some interesting insight into how they’ve built a workplace that makes people happy.

k.

(reposting b/c the last comment didn’t show up–maybe it’s the URL?)

]]> By: Alexander http://positivesharing.com/2006/05/baby-happiness-at-work/#comment-625 Alexander Tue, 30 May 2006 18:07:05 +0000 http://positivesharing.com/2006/05/baby-happiness-at-work/#comment-625 Thanks for the tip Kareem. I had no idea Patagonia did the same, but everything I've heard about them, makes me think they're pretty cool - not to mention a great place to work. Thanks for the tip Kareem. I had no idea Patagonia did the same, but everything I’ve heard about them, makes me think they’re pretty cool – not to mention a great place to work.

]]> By: kareem http://positivesharing.com/2006/05/baby-happiness-at-work/#comment-624 kareem Tue, 30 May 2006 17:07:24 +0000 http://positivesharing.com/2006/05/baby-happiness-at-work/#comment-624 Patagonia did something similar early in their existence... they've since built a high-quality on-site daycare. Patagonia did something similar early in their existence… they’ve since built a high-quality on-site daycare.

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