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Best way to attract and retain talent: Flexible workplaces

A web seminar presented by Families and Work Institute and Society for Human Resource Management reports that effective workplaces and flexibility are keys to attracting talent and keeping it.

By Amy Wolff Sorter | Updated on March 30, 2011

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.

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