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I went to a great conference yesterday hosted by Flexperience on Flexibility in the work place. They had some smart, articulate speakers from major corporations who are doing the flexibility thing. I turned to my friend Catherine, from YourOnRamp, and said they get it, almost. And she nodded.
What they know: There is value to flexibility to an employer
- Reducing costs focus: direct energy, avoid new build outs
- Revenue: Flexibility with metrics
- Recruit/retain multi-generational work force
- Gong green
- Flexibility is the price of admission to attract and retain employees
- Recruit retain women
- Workers are more successful and generate more revenue if they have equal focus/time on something outside of work
- Time is a commodity
- People now want a career lattice not a career ladder
- Flexibility breeds retetion
- Flexibility should be part of the manager's tool kit
- workplace flexibility allows great experience
What they are still figuring out:
- Accountabiilty: how do they make sure workers are getting their work done
- Funding: who pays for what
- Liability: who is responsible.
- Implementation: how to make it work for everyone
And as I listened to the speakers from Deloitte, Ernst & Young, Cisco, Nixon Peabody and Accenture, I was most impressed with what they are already doing for their workers. They are on the right path and I applaud them. Now they need to learn about coworking spaces and connect to them. Coworking spaces are a win for employers and employees. They need to meet us at Cubes & Crayons. It's only a matter of time.
This post cross posted from Cake: Having it, eating it, loving it
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