But if executed thoughtfully, increased flexibility can be a valued and - equally importantly - cost-effective benefit.
There is a need to use and value language more carefully and thoughtfully.
They Provide a Cultural Experience for Readers: Like a wine sommelier, good independent booksellers are valued by readers for their thoughtfully curated selection of books and personalized service.
The field of medicine is recognizing the importance of patient-centered care and quality of life, thoughtfully considering patients' values and goals so that care can be effectively tailored to support those goals, which may include the delivery of supportive or palliative care, when necessary.
Thoreau welcomes those visitors who "speak reservedly and thoughtfully" (W, 141), and who preserve an appropriate sense of distance; he values the little leaves or acorns left by visitors he never meets.
But those actions — and interactions — must be thoughtfully designed to respect people's values and build trust.
Orthoses that are thoughtfully designed with patient input, carefully constructed and monitored, and modified as needed, can make a difference in a person's life by relieving pain, providing joint stabilization, protecting vulnerable tissues and enabling valued activity and participation.
The trick is to ensure that you cross the basic performance threshold on every critical dimension, then selectively over-perform in areas that provide the most customer value while thoughtfully decreasing performance along dimensions that don't matter a great deal to a given customer group.
Our ambiguous self-report findings point to the value of thoughtfully incorporating environmental chemical measurements into prospective cohort studies such as the National Children's Study and the Sister Study.
So please thoughtfully pass on something you value, tangible or intangible.
Implemented thoughtfully, workplace flexibility increases the value of an organization and strengthens the relationships among those working there.
