Making Flexibility Work in Your Organization June 27, 2011 MNCPA Management & Business Advisors...

Making Flexibility Work in Your Organization

June 27, 2011

MNCPA Management & Business Advisors Conference

Can it work in your organization?

©Life Meets Work 2011

It has to work. Flex is a strategic imperative.


Employees feel overworked, undervalued and stressed out


Employee turnover will increase in 2011


84

vs.

32

Shhh…

Flexible workplaces deliver bottom-line results

Attract talent Employee loyalty Employee engagement Customer satisfaction Customer retention Customer service levels Continuity/disaster readiness Productivity Profitability Employee health and

wellness

Absenteeism Turnover Real estate costs Utilities Expenses Healthcare costs

Flex critical to winning the war on talent


Study proves link between flex and productivity


Workplace flexibility improves employee wellness


Definition


Workplace Flexibility

Changing how, where and when work gets done.

Flex for salaried employees


Flex looks different for hourly employees


Flex works in a billable hour culture


“I’m a rabid capitalist. I didn’t go down this path just to

supply another benefit. I wanted to make money.”

Brint Ryan, CEO, Ryan LLC

Flex thrives in a billable hour culture


7 steps to improve flex in your organization


Step 1: Engage senior leaders


Step 2: Train Managers


Step 3: Customize Flex by Team


Step 4: Identify & track metrics for flex success


Step 5: Focus on employee performance


Step 6: Engage cross-functional flex teams


Step 7: Communicate flex success


In the words of CEO Brint Ryan…

© Life Meets Work, 2011

“ Workplace flex is not like pizza Fridays.

It’s an incredibly powerful, strategic business tool.”


Questions?

More flex resources can be found at:www.lifemeetswork.com/knowledgecenter

Kyra CavanaughPresidentLife Meets [email protected]

http://www.lifemeetswork.com/knowledgecenter

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