These days you can’t go a week without hearing about the virtues of flexible schedules. They greatly reduce absenteeism and environmental impact, and spur … Read more
3 Steps to Help Improve Workplace Productivity
We’ve all been there — mounting tasks, competing priorities – and sometimes it’s hard to be truly productive. So, why not implement these three (3) … Read more
Weekly Wrap: There’s Power in Perks, But Not All Companies Get That
As someone who worked in the San Francisco Bay Area during the dotcom boom, take it from me — employees LOVE perks. Silicon Valley figured out a long … Read more
Flexible Work Arrangements: Managers Are Key to Their Success
How would you describe flexible scheduling? Does a standard definition come to mind? In a new SHRM survey on flexible work arrangements (FWAs), which … Read more
Weekly Wrap: Inside Look Into What Our Evolving Workforce Cares About
Who says that HR professionals aren’t flexible and open to new ways of doing things? This was one of the thoughts that crossed my mind while … Read more
New Report Shows Working Dads Benefit From Flex Schedules, Too
The Working Mother Research Institute (WMRI), in partnership with Ernst & Young, recently released a report aimed at better understanding “how men are … Read more
Weekly Wrap: Study Finds That Flex Work is Finally Going Mainstream
Here’s something you probably knew was coming, but now you have the data to back that feeling up. This week, SHRM released a survey that shows that … Read more
Weekly Wrap: Working All the Time From Everywhere? Just the New Normal
The new work life balance: We’re not working more, just differently I saw this today on Cindy Krischer Goodman‘s Work/Life Balancing Act blog, … Read more
Why Aren’t We Training More Managers to Manage Virtual Teams?
Notwithstanding Yahoo’s end to employee telecommuting, the global trend toward virtual workplaces is accelerating. Surveys vary widely on the percentage of … Read more
Right to Request Flex: It Seems to Be on the Fast Track in the U.S.
Flexibility stops plodding and goes for the fast track In 2012, the tally of employees covered by a legislated right to request flexible schedules was: … Read more
Great Companies Clearly Show: Employee Flexibility Drives Innovation
In successful organizations where employees are highly engaged and productive, producing the best work is no longer about putting in the most hours — … Read more
Hong Kong: Workplace Policies That Embrace the Best of East AND West
By Alice Wang Hong Kong is not just a pivotal financial center of Greater Asia with soaring towers and enigmatic business opportunities; it also embraces … Read more
Helping Overwhelmed Employees: It’s About Flexibility and Development
“Our employees are our greatest asset.” Year after year, it seems like employers focus on the same catchphrase. Meanwhile, workforce engagement statistics … Read more
Weekly Wrap: Flex Work Is Growing, So Why Aren’t More Women Doing It?
Everyone knows that flex work (or telework, or whatever else you call it) has been on the rise, and last year’s prolonged debate when Yahoo decided … Read more
Finding Flexibility: Helping Managers Cope With Flexible Work Solutions
One of the great myths of management is that supervisors want their employees to work long hours. Many employees think their hours are 9 to “whenever my … Read more
7 Challenges and Considerations Before You Go to a Remote Workforce
Remote working, distributed teams, telecommuting. They all speak to a decentralized community of co-workers who rarely see each other, and even more … Read more
Weekly Wrap: Another Reminder of the Importance of Flex Work Policies
The thinking that companies need to offer benefits to help recruit and keep employees seems to be one of those long-held beliefs that doesn’t hold … Read more
Goodbye ROWE: Best Buy Ends Flex Work Program It Was Famous For
Editor’s note: TLNT is continuing an annual tradition by counting down the most popular posts of the year. This is No. 36. Our regular content will … Read more
San Francisco’s Flex Work Legislation: Will it Be Win-Win or Lose-Lose?
China Gorman, CEO of Great Place to Work, wrote an excellent Thanksgiving Day TLNT piece on San Francisco’s new Family Friendly Workplace Ordinance (FFWO) … Read more
A Roadmap for Managing Mobile and Out-of-Office Workforces
If there’s one universal challenge business leaders have all faced in recent years, it’s their ability to adapt to change. The advent, … Read more