Workplace Flexibility

Your Start-Up Life: How to Get Flexibility at Work?

Rana Florida | Posted 05.16.2012

Read More: Stress, Traffic, Talent, Tips, Rush Hour, Your Start-Up Life, Go-to-Meeting, Commuting, Commute, Entrepreneurs, Skype, Business, Workplace Flexibility, Telecommuting, Advice, Productivity, Work Life Balance, Work-Life Balance Tips, Commuting Health, Commuting Health Study, Business News
Rana Florida

Feel free to let your boss know that a new study released by the Center for Disease Control, National Institutes of Health, and American Cancer Society has confirmed what many have long suspected: that lengthy car commutes are terrible for your health.

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Advice From Google's Marissa Mayer: "Find Your Rhythm"

Callie Schweitzer | Posted 05.28.2012

Read More: Finding a Job, Google Marissa Mayer, Job Search, Marissa Mayer, Jobs, Women in Tech, Marissa Mayer Google, Google, Job Hunt, Finding Balance, Work-Life Balance, Workplace Flexibility, Technology News
Callie Schweitzer

Not everyone applies to 10 colleges. Not everyone looks for jobs they might not want. But Mayer always did. She stressed the importance of always having options in life and evaluating every single one of them.

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I Am Happy at Work -- After 9 A.M.

Denice Kronau | Posted 05.09.2012

Read More: Happy at Work; Business; How to Be Happy at Work, Workplace Happiness, Workplace Flexibility, Workplace, Business News
Denice Kronau

Do you know what your rhythms are? Have you even thought about it? Too often, we adapt rather than challenge the status quo. We go along with the majority. We often assume that the situation we're in is unchangeable.

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Please Just Dial My Extension: I'm Teleworking Today

Rose Stanley | Posted 05.06.2012

Read More: Workplace Flexibility, Telework Week, Business News
Rose Stanley

Sometimes I wonder how far into the future will it be before we first consider not where we work -- but how we work.

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You Can't Do It All by Yourself

Ron Ashkenas | Posted 04.03.2012

Read More: Managing People, Productivity, Managing Yourself, Workplace Flexibility, Workplace, Collaboration in the Workplace, Business News
Ron Ashkenas

In my experience, there are plenty of people who prefer to work on their own without input, help or even interaction with others. Sometimes it's appropriate, however, most of the time, working in isolation just doesn't work.

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What to Do When Your Boss Is a Micromanager

Tom Fox | Posted 03.28.2012

Read More: Supervisor, Micromanager, Federal Leader, Good Work Relationships, Effective Leadership, Micromanaging, Workplace Flexibility, Micromanagement, Business News
Tom Fox

After considering the possible reasons for micromanagement, the question to ask yourself is "What can I do about the situation?"

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10 Flex Mistakes You Didn't Know You Made

Kyra Cavanaugh | Posted 03.06.2012

Read More: Work-Life Balance, Human Resources, Flexibility, Workplace Flexibility, Flexible Work Schedules, Business News
Kyra Cavanaugh

Many organizations think the work stops once they approve a flex, but really it's just beginning. Read on to see if you've made any of these implementation mistakes.

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You Actually Can't Use Work To Hide From Your Life

Jessica Pearce Rotondi | Posted 02.06.2012

Read More: Sharon Allen, Journal of Health and Science BEhavior, Poll, Rowe, Asa, Laura Rowley, Work-Life Balance, Ernst & Young, Workplace Flexibility, Kingston University, Flexible Work Schedules, Yannis Georgellis, Women News
Jessica Pearce Rotondi

If you've ever thought of work as a refuge from the things that aren't going so well in your personal life, you may be in denial, new research suggests.

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A Skills Shortage Or Unrealistic Expectations?

Susan Seitel | Posted 02.01.2012

Read More: Skills Shortage, Peter Cappelli, Workplace Flexibility, US Unemployment, Jobs Shortage, Job Demand, Jobs Report, U.S. Unemployment Rates, Business News
Susan Seitel

The job market. Is there really a skills shortage or do companies have unrealistic expectations? Why aren't they getting the employees they need?

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How To Stay On Top Of Work During The Hectic Holiday Season

Posted 11.29.2011

Read More: Holidays, Shopping List, Holiday Shopping, Holiday Season, Work-Life Balance, Workplace Flexibility, Holidays Canada, Holiday Stress, Holiday Stress Tips, Fifty News

Let's face it: Work-life balance can feel like a traffic collision even at the best of times. During the holidays, it's more like a 10-car pileup. Wit...

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Changing a Workaholic Culture: Sloan Awards Announced

Katherine Reynolds Lewis | Posted 01.09.2012

Read More: Women, Careers, Jobs, Work-Life Balance, Sloan Awards, Parenting, Business, Workplace Flexibility, Fortune Magazine, Work/Family Balance, Katherine Reynolds Lewis, G. Brint Ryan, Working Moms, Business News
Katherine Reynolds Lewis

"People work the same amount of hours we were working before, but we're getting much more done," she says. "There aren't people there on the weekends. People have gotten a comfort level that face time is not what's necessary."

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Celebrating This Year's Veteran's Day by Valuing Veterans as Employees

Ellen Galinsky | Posted 01.09.2012

Read More: Iraq War, Jobs, Human Resources, Unemployment, Veterans Affairs, Workplace Flexibility, Economy, Veterans Day, Veterans, Business News
Ellen Galinsky

Unemployment among recent veterans grew to 13.3% by June 2011, more than four percentage points higher than the national average. These dedicated, hardworking men and women risked their lives protecting us. Why are so many of them unemployed?

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What Women Are Teaching Men About Work-Life Balance

Morra Aarons-Mele | Posted 01.07.2012

Read More: Women in the Workplace, Ambition, Workplace Flexibility, Sheryl Sandberg, Caregiving, Work-Life Balance, Gender, Women News
Morra Aarons-Mele

I meet many brilliant young women who have no interest in achieving leadership in business or public life because it just seems so hellish.

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Can the Time Famine Felt by American Employees be Reduced?

Ellen Galinsky | Posted 01.07.2012

Read More: Workplace Flexibility, Work, Time Famine, Department of Labor, Economy, Hr, Impact News
Ellen Galinsky

Managing a paid job, as well as personal and family responsibilities, has resulted in a "time famine" and appears to impact a wide array of employees.

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Building a Grassroots Movement: Taking Workplace Flexibility From Private to Public

Kathleen E. Christensen | Posted 12.20.2011

Read More: Work Life Balance, Working-Women, Workers, Worplace, Work, Work-Life Balance, Society, National Work and Family Month, Workplace Flexibility, Business, Business News
Kathleen E. Christensen

Workplace flexibility can make a huge difference for working parents, by providing control over when, how and where work gets done. So why aren't the needs of working parents for flexibility becoming a big public issue and ultimately the normal way of doing business?

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Work-Life's Missing Ingredient -- Clear Definitions and Good Implementation

Cali Williams Yost | Posted 12.07.2011

Read More: Flexible Work Arrangements, Workplace, Worklife-Balance, Work, Working Women, Flexibility, Business, Workplace Flexibility, Flexible Work Schedules, Business News
Cali Williams Yost

As I contemplated what to write about in my post for National Work and Family Month, an interesting piece of research crossed my desk entitled, "Are Family-Friendly Workplace Practices a Valuable Firm Resource?"

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6 People Who Have Made Work-Life Balance Work

Rex Flexibility | Posted 12.05.2011

Read More: Slidepollajax, Work-Life Balance, National Work and Family Month, Workplace Flexibility, Slidefreestyle, Parents-Pregnancy, Parents-Newborns, Parents-Toddlers, Parents-Teens-Tweens, Parents News
Rex Flexibility

To mark National Work and Family Month, we're looking at inspiring people who have successfully reinvented their jobs to make sense with their lives.

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When's the Best Time to Create a New Culture?

Susan Seitel | Posted 12.03.2011

Read More: Task Force, Focus Groups, Workplace Flexibility, Workplace, Solutions, Economy, Culture, Transformation, Business News
Susan Seitel

We've been concentrating lately on figuring out the best way to beat tough times. And suddenly it's gotten crystal clear. This is the time for transfo...

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Initiating Tough Work-Life Conversations?

Kathie Lingle | Posted 11.23.2011

Read More: Women in Business, Work-Life Balance, Workplace Flexibility, Business, Workplace, Work, Flexible Work Schedules, Workplace Diversity, National Work and Family Month, Business News
Kathie Lingle

Taking control of your own life at work takes courage -- the courage to stand up and push back in defense of your own values in the face of intense pressure to behave otherwise.

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10 Nontraditional Flexible Workplace Practices

Mark Harbeke | Posted 11.23.2011

Read More: National Work and Family Month, Workplace Flexibility, Telecommuting, Business News
Mark Harbeke

Small business leaders, especially, can use a springboard to better balance keeping their workers happy, energized and most productive with managing costs. Here's a list of recommendations for doing just that.

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The ABCs of Workplace Flexibility

Kyra Cavanaugh | Posted 11.13.2011

Read More: National Work and Family Month, Workplace Flexibility, Business News
Kyra Cavanaugh

We went through some tough virtual negotiations around the office deciding which letter ought to stand for what in the ABCs of workplace flexibility, but it only took a few emails, a group chat, and some online file sharing to duke it all out.

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Four Steps to Workplace Flexibility and Smart Scheduling

Joan Williams | Posted 09.25.2011

Read More: Labor, Employees, Labor Unions, Workplace Flexibility, Flexible Work Schedules, Hourly Wage, Labor Rights, Hourly Wage Workers, Hourly Wage Earners, Employee Rights, Unions, Business News
Joan Williams

The common assumption is that workplace flexibility is impractical for hourly workers. Not so.

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Workplace Flexibility Breeds Contentment on all Sides

Janet Walsh | Posted 08.29.2011

Read More: Paid Sick Days, Work-Family Benefits, Flexibility Policies, Same-Sex Partner Benefits, Paid Family Leave, Job Flexibility, Workplace Flexibility, Women News
Janet Walsh

High-level professionals enjoy a lot more flexibility at work than low-income workers. Workers earning the highest 10% of wages are six times as likely to have paid family leave as the lowest 10%, and more than four times as likely to have paid sick days.

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To the Class of 2011 -- Welcome to the Old World

Brett Caine | Posted 08.29.2011

Read More: Telework Research Network, Telework, Workshifting, Millennial Generation, Workplace Flexibility, Workplace, Millennials, Business News
Brett Caine

We've all heard a lot about how the Millennials are changing the world of work: introducing flexibility, dynamism, collaboration and a healthy disregard for the status quo. If only that were the reality!

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Does Your Career Zig or Zag?

Caroline Dowd-Higgins | Posted 08.02.2011

Read More: Reinvention, Leadership, Career Development, Change, Unemployment, Values, Core Competencies, Employment, Innovation, Zig Zag, Workplace Flexibility, Transferable Skills, Business News
Caroline Dowd-Higgins

It used to be that having short stints at multiple companies was a red flag. These candidates can now market themselves as desirable hires if they don't present as an immediate flight risk.

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