MITE
consults with business, government and nonprofits, helping them to move
smoothly into and manage mobile and telework environments. MITE’s mission is to
provide employee and manager training
and business strategy development to enable successful telework arrangements
within public and private sector organizations.
We provide
"nuts and bolts" consulting and training in the areas of start-up
strategies, legal and liability issues, policy development, technology and
remote office set-up, supervisory strategies, and teleworker/telemanager
issues.
More
than 50 businesses and government leaders came together 20 years ago create
MITE, providing the foundation for our renowned consultation expertise and customized
training programs. Since then, MITE has trained more than 12,000 employers
through customized training, group presentations, tailored products and its
acclaimed seminar series.
MITE
has been highlighted in more than 40 newspaper and business magazines
including: USA Today; Washington Post; Seattle Times; Minneapolis Star Tribune;
Cities Business Monthly; National Credit Executives Journal; National
Rehabilitation Association; Telecommuting Review; Telecommuting Times; FedEx
Magazine; Twin and MN Technology. MITE has also worked to educate legislators
about the value of telework, including providing Congressional testimony to the
federal Small Business Administration in 2003.
MITE
is an employer consulting division of RESOURCE, Inc., a private nonprofit,
organization.
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MITE has assisted in
major telework initiatives for: Washington DC Councils of Government; Maryland
Department of Transportation; Minnesota Job Skills Partnership; State of
Wisconsin; Telework Virginia; Houston, TX; Hennepin County, MN (encompasses the
City of Minneapolis); and the Twin Cities Hospital Consortium. MITE has also
served as the telework consultant for national programs for persons with
disabilities in New Jersey, Kentucky, and Seattle.
Corporate
clients include but are not limited to: Allina, Andersen Windows; Charter
Communications; Chemical Abstracts Services; City of Houston; Dayton Hudson;
Discovery Channel; Ecolab; Fairview Corporation; FASEB; Fingerhut; General
Motors; Gillette Children’s Hospital; HB Fuller; Health Partners;
HealthSystems; Medtronic; LHB Architects; Minneapolis Community Development
Agency; National Institutes of Health; Norstan; Overseas Private Investment
Corp – OPIC; RBC; Travelers Express; TRW; United Planning Organization; and
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In
2008 the federal Department of Labor contracted with MITE and the Humphrey
Institute of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota to compile a
synthesis of employer telework findings from three national research projects.
This synthesis identified the telework practices of various types of employer
audiences, rationales for employer use and employer models for hiring
teleworkers with disabilities. [Telework Report Synthesis Report] The
research projects were funded in 2004 by the U.S. Department of Labor, Office
of Disability Employment Policy, with research conducted by Virginia
Commonwealth University, the Workplace Inc. in Connecticut, and the STRIDE
project in Minnesota and Wisconsin. The purpose of these projects was to
investigate, develop, and validate strategies likely to yield the largest
number of telework positions for people with disabilities in cooperation with
Federal and State agencies.
From
2004-2007, MITE conducted a major national telework research and demonstration
project for the federal Department of Labor. The STRIDE (Strategic Telework
Research for Innovative Disability Employment) study examined the business
practices of “telework friendly” employers nationwide and the incidence of
telework as an option for persons with disabilities. The study was conducted in
a metro area (Twin Cities) and rural areas in the state of Wisconsin. Employer
case studies were conducted with organizations throughout the Untied States and
revealed innovative models for hiring teleworkers with disabilities into new
positions. Research topics included types of jobs, industries, employer
rationales for telework, telework and company supports, challenges, and
strategies and conditions necessary for successful implementation. It was found
that greater opportunities are available for current employees with
disabilities to transition into telework in comparison to job options for newly
hired persons with disabilities. Project partners were MITE, Humphrey
Institute, Minnesota Resource Center, Universities of Texas and Wisconsin-Stout
Vocational Rehabilitation Institute, Claremont University, Veterans Affairs.
Wisconsin Bureau of Risk and Minnesota and Wisconsin Business Advisory
Councils. [add link here titled Final STRIDE Telework Report and link to the
report]
In
2001, MITE worked with the Virginia Commonwealth University to research the
satisfaction and outcomes for employees with disabilities engaged in telework.
Research topics included types of jobs, wages, benefits, employee satisfaction,
and challenges. Top
MITE
has presented at more than 150 local, regional and national conferences,
including:
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Federal
Interagency Government Research Conference
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Federal
Office of Disability and Employment Policy Summit
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Governors
Economic Summit
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Governors
Training Services
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International
Call Center Conference
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International
Facilities Management Association
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International
Virtual Office
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International
Telework Academy (Canada)
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Minnesota
Economic Development
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Minnesota
Human Resource Management Conference
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Minnesota
Library Association
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Minnesota
Management Conference
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Minnesota
Technology Association
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Minnesota
Telecommunications Association
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National
Council on Compensation Insurance
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National
Mitel Networks Conference
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National
Professional Society of Managers
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National
Rehabilitation Association
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Wisconsin
Vocational Rehabilitation Top