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Decision Toolbox Recognized For Making Work 'Work' In Today’s Economy

Decision Toolbox awarded the prestigious Alfred P. Sloan Award at the Long Beach Area Chamber of Commerce's 118th Inaugural Gala.

Long Beach, CA (PRWEB) June 26, 2009 -- Decision Toolbox has been named a winner of the 2009 Alfred P. Sloan Award for Business Excellence in Workplace Flexibility, distinguishing the employer as a leading practitioner of workplace flexibility and effectiveness in Long Beach and across the nation. Decision Toolbox was recognized at the Chamber’s 118th Inaugural Gala held on June 25, 2009 at the Hyatt Regency Long Beach.

The Alfred P. Sloan Awards for Business Excellence in Workplace Flexibility are part of the When Work Works project, an ongoing initiative of Families and Work Institute, the Institute for a Competitive Workforce (an affiliate of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce), and the Twiga Foundation. Through When Work Works, these partner organizations provide research, resources, and recognition to employers nationwide, and share the results of research on creating effective and flexible workplaces that meet the needs of the 21st century.

The flexible work environment at Decision Toolbox goes beyond work from home options: the entire company is virtual and all of its team members work from home offices. Sophisticated, proprietary technology coupled with technologies such as VoIP phones, IM and social networking tools keep the team linked together, while a progressive results-focused management style keeps performance and productivity at a high level. The company has team members throughout Southern California and in Atlanta, Concord (NH), Dallas, Portland, Seattle, Washington DC and even in New Zealand.

The When Work Works project was developed in response to decades of research which found that, simply put, work was not ‘working’ for many businesses and employees as well as it could be

In a time of economic volatility, with increasingly complicated jobs and an aging workforce, the importance of the Sloan Awards is greater than ever as a tool to create workplace flexibility that can benefit employers and employees alike.

Creating flexible work options is the ultimate win-win for businesses

"The When Work Works project was developed in response to decades of research which found that, simply put, work was not ‘working’ for many businesses and employees as well as it could be,” said Ellen Galinsky, President of Families and Work Institute and co-director of the national When Work Works initiative. “In a time of economic volatility, with increasingly complicated jobs and an aging workforce, the importance of the Sloan Awards is greater than ever as a tool to create workplace flexibility that can benefit employers and employees alike.” Each of the 2009 Sloan Award winners will also be recognized nationally and will be featured in the 2009 issue of the Guide to Bold New Ideas for Making Work Work, published by Families and Work Institute.

"Creating flexible work options is the ultimate win-win for businesses," says Kim Shepherd, CEO of Decision Toolbox. "Our virtual workplace enables us to hire the best talent in the industry, no matter where they live, while at the time slashing our fixed overhead by eliminating our costly office space. We've hired a team of star performers and empowered them to reach their performance targets in their own way, from a home office. By offering unprecedented workplace flexibility, we’ve found that star performers flourished and productivity went through the roof. But most importantly, we have built a team that is happy and loyal. We are so proud and grateful to be recognized with the 2009 Alfred P. Sloan Award.”

Now in its fifth year, the prestigious awards program expanded its application base to organizations nation-wide for the first time in 2009. With the introduction of an "at-large" category and 30 participating communities across the country, any organization in the U.S. was eligible for the award. Applicants were evaluated in a rigorous two-step process, first comparing the employer’s application to nationally representative data from Families and Work Institute's National Study of Employers, and then corroborating the employer responses through a survey of employees.

Long Beach is one of 30 select communities nationwide chosen to host and participate in the When Work Works initiative. Other communities participating in 2009 are: Arizona (statewide); Atlanta, GA; Aurora, CO; Birmingham, AL; Boise, ID; Brockton, MA; Charleston, SC; Chicago, IL; Columbus, OH; Dallas, TX; Dayton, OH; Durham, NC; Houston, TX; Kentucky (statewide); Long Island, NY; Louisville, KY; Manchester, NH; Melbourne-Palm Bay, FL; Michigan (statewide) Milwaukee, WI; Morris County, NJ; Providence, RI; Richmond, VA; Rochester, MN; Salt Lake City, UT; Savannah, GA; Seattle, WA; Spokane, WA; Twin Cities, and St. Cloud,, MN; and Winona, MN.

For more information about When Work Works or the Alfred P. Sloan Awards, please contact Shanny Peer at (212) 465-2044 x 217 or at speer(at)familiesandwork.org.

About Decision Toolbox
Founded in 1992, Decision Toolbox provides end-to-end recruitment solutions for individual openings, large projects and complete RPO partnerships. Decision Toolbox's services enable its clients to outsource recruitment while improving hiring performance in four critical areas: 1) reducing overall cost per hire, 2) significantly improving the quality of hires, 3) reducing new hire cycle times, and 4) implementing replicable, streamlined processes and reporting capabilities. What sets Decision Toolbox apart is its concentration on professional-level recruitment, delivering the necessary high-quality service for a very low cost per hire, and its on-demand, flexible RPO partnership approach that requires no commitments from its clients.

Decision Toolbox’s quality-intensive process is Six-Sigma inspired and includes employment branding, aggressive candidate sourcing, comprehensive screening, and the dedicated support of an experienced team of recruitment professionals. The company's hallmark is presenting the candidate who is ultimately hired within 14 days of project launch, demonstrating the speed and quality of the process, and an average Cost Per Hire of 7% of salary, a result unmatched in outsourced professional-level recruitment. For more information, visit http://www.dtoolbox.com.

About When Work Works
When Work Works is a nationwide initiative to bring research on workplace effectiveness and flexibility into community and business practice. It is a project of Families and Work Institute sponsored by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation in partnership with Institute for a Competitive Workforce, an affiliate of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and the Twiga Foundation.

About Families and Work Institute
Families and Work Institute (FWI) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan research organization that studies the changing workforce and workplace, the changing family and the changing community. As a preeminent think-tank, FWI is known for being ahead of the curve, identifying emerging issues, and then conducting rigorous research that often challenges common wisdom, provides insight and knowledge, and motivates action. Since the Institute was founded in 1989, its work has focused in three major areas: the workforce/workplace, youth and early childhood. For more information, visit www.familiesandwork.org

About The Institute for a Competitive Workforce
The Institute for a Competitive Workforce (ICW) is a 501(c)3 affiliate of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and is working to ensure that businesses have access—today and tomorrow—to an educated and skilled workforce. ICW’s primary responsibilities for the When Work Works project are to provide support to the communities and connect local initiatives to national Chamber efforts. For more information, visit www.uschamber.com/icw

About The Twiga Foundation
The Twiga Foundation is dedicated to inspiring, promoting and maintaining a family consciousness at home, in the workplace and in the community. Twiga’s primary responsibilities for the When Work Works project are to provide support to the communities,.acting as a liaison to key stakeholders in the When Work Works communities to build a broad local leadership constituency for creating better workplaces that meet the needs of employees, employers and communities. For more information, visit www.twigafoundation.org

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