ALEXANDRIA, VA-Once upon a time, activities such as telecommuting, cross-training, rotating compressed workweeks and employee autonomy were considered exotic experiments; something interesting to try, but unrealistic tools when it came to organizational productivity.
What a difference a century makes. According to Families and Work Institute president Ellen Galinsky and FWI senior vice president Lois Backon, 21st century organizations had better be a lot more flexible and innovative when it comes to attracting and retaining talent. Otherwise, those organizations better be prepared to say “buh-buy” to that talent as it finds more flexible places in which to work.
Galinsky and Backon presented statistics from the "2008 National Study of the Changing Workforce" and examples of flexible workplace best practices at a March 30 webinar entitled “The Business Imperative for Building More Flexible and Effective Workplaces.” The web seminar took place in conjunction with the Society for Human Resource Management.
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