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Flex
Success Proposal Template is the widely-recommended
tool for crafting your flexible work request proposal.
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“For help developing flexible
schedules, see
workoptions.com, which has templates
for writing proposals you can submit to the
boss.”
Sue Shellenbarger
The Wall Street Journal / Work & Family, December 30, 2004
“Re-assess
Your Stress Level And Put Your Life in Balance”
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From the book,
Parent Savvy,
by
Nihara K. Choudhri, Esq.
“...the easiest and most stress-free
way to prepare a winning proposal.” (page 96)
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From the book, This Is How We Do It,
by Carol Evans, CEO and President,
Working Mother magazine “One of the most
effective Ironclad Proposals I've ever seen
was put together by Jaime Duffy, an
advertising salesperson for USA Today...She
discovered a great online resource, a
Web site called WorkOptions.com, where
work-life expert Pat Katepoo offers proposal
templates for a variety of flexible work
arrangements.” (pages
207-208) [Jaime used
Flex Success Proposal
Template and got approval of
the flexible schedule she wanted.] |
“Consultant Pat Katepoo has thought of everything, put it
into no-nonsense terminology and included an
irresistible business case. Just fill in the blanks.”
Susan Seitel, President
WFC Resources
(formerly Work & Family Connection)
“For detailed suggestions [for crafting a
proposal], visit
workoptions.com, an online resource for moms
negotiating flexible work.”
Working
Mother magazine
October 2004 - page 96
From Working After Retirement for
Dummies, by Lita Epstein
“Pat Katepoo has developed excellent
templates that you can download and personalize for your
company and job situation...” (page 226)
From the book,
Flex Appeal,
by Jacqueline Foley
“If you still find proposal
writing daunting...look into an excellent
resource called Flex Success...a proposal
template to download directly onto your
computer...all you have to do is fill in the
specifics of your situation...Some of the
women in this book swore by this
product...helping them create a professional
proposal and successfully negotiate the work
arrangement they wanted.”
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From The Wall St. Journal's Work &
Family column on Internet resources
for convincing your boss to approve a flexible work
arrangement: “The best all-around Web site is www.workoptions.com, by flexibility coach Pat
Katepoo...” February 13, 2003
From the book, The Working Mother's Guide
to Life, by Linda Mason
“The
following...websites...offer excellent
online books that guide you [in crafting a
flexible work arrangement proposal], step by
step.” WorkOptions.com is the first
of only two websites mentioned and
Flex Success is the e-book cited. JobsandMoms.com,
run by my colleague Nancy
Collamer, is the second. (page 94)
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From the book Work Less, Live More,
by Paula Brook
“One of the best tools I've found is
called Flex Success, developed by consultant Pat Katepoo. [It
includes]...a detailed blueprint to help you negotiate
your proposal for change and...enhance the chances of
your proposal being accepted.” (page 188)
From the book, Changing Careers for Dummies,
by Carol L. McClelland, PhD
“After you get a feel for...the work
arrangement you desire, visit Work Options
<www.workoptions.com>
which provides resources for people who want to
propose and negotiate a flexible work
situation.” (page 44) |
From the book, The Best Friend's Guide to Maternity
Leave, by Betty Holcomb
“[At WorkOptions.com]...you'll
find free advice...learn ways to convince your boss you
should telecommute, and many other helpful resources and
tips.” (page 235)
From the book, The Entrepreneurial Parent:
How to Earn Your Living from Home and Still
Enjoy Your Family, Your Work, and Your Life, by
Paul and Sarah Edwards and Lisa M. Roberts
“To learn more about teleworking,
visit: Work Options (for Flex Success, a
downloadable blueprint employees can customize
for their own telework proposal)
www.workoptions.com.”
(page 12)
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From the more recent editions of the classic career planning
book, What Color is Your Parachute?, by Richard
Bolles
“You can find plans for how to “sell” your
employer on the idea [of telecommuting] at ...http://www.workoptions.com/telecom.htm.”
Career expert Joyce Lain
Kennedy recommended WorkOptions.com, “...offering a moderately priced guide to flexible
arrangements-proposal writing”,
in her syndicated Careers Now column titled,
“Balancing Agendas
with a Flexible Workplace”. (March
21, 2001)
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You're invited to explore the resources at WorkOptions.com. Start with my
tutorial, Redesign Your Job, for free
self-paced planning exercises.
Download it from here.
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Or use the Flex Success
Proposal Template to develop a fast-track
pitch to your manager.
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