Flexible Work Arrangements

Business News

Meta Commands Workers Back to Office, Says It's 'Easier to Build Trust in Person'

Employees will be expected to show up in person three days a week.

Leadership

Why Time Management Doesn't Work — And How My Team Doubled Their Productivity Once I Started Doing This Instead

Time management is killing your productivity – here's why and what you need to do to increase your productivity instead.

Real Estate

45% of Millennials Now Have Plans to Buy a Home in Suburbia — and It Has Everything to Do With This Work Policy

In the grand game of real estate, the suburbs are not just surviving — they're thriving — and it's all thanks to the game-changing work policy.

Leadership

How Leaders Can Help Employees With ADHD Succeed in Remote Work

ADHD employees are getting left behind in the remote work debate, but you can address their needs through a few effective strategies.

Employee Experience & Recruiting

Hiring This Type of Employee Can Protect Your Business From a Volatile Market

Everyone talks about diversifying your portfolio in terms of investments, but what about diversifying your portfolio of employees? Deploying different types of permanent and flexible workers can reduce the number of idle employees, cut down on unnecessary costs and help your business succeed.

Leadership

How Leaders Can Embrace Flexibility and Still Find the Productivity and Creativity They Need

Just because Bob Iger demanded employees return to the office doesn't mean you have to.

Leadership

What Working Moms at Your Company Really Need This Mother's Day

The number of stay-at-home mothers nearly doubled from 2022 to 2023, leaping from 15% to 25%, because of the forced return to office and resultant lack of flexibility

Leadership

CEOs Are Blaming The Need For Mentorship to Justify The Forced Return of All Employees. Reality Calls For a Very Different Approach.

You're stuck between a rock and a hard place: You need to ensure the continuity of your team and company through mentoring junior staff, which happens best in person, but senior staff doesn't want to come in three to five days a week just to ensure mentoring by osmosis. However, there's a much more effective approach that results in a win-win-win for all.

Employee Experience & Recruiting

Noticed a Growing Disconnect Between Employees and Employers? Here's Why.

It's essential for business leaders to realize that it's the workplace that needs to change, not the employees. By doing these three things, leaders can meet employees where they are and create more inclusive workplaces where everyone feels seen, heard and like they belong.

Leadership

How Flexible Work Will Give Your Business the Biggest Advantage

Flexible work can increase the quality of life for employees while still meeting and exceeding the goals of the company.

Growing a Business

You Should Let Your Team Decide Their Approach to Hybrid Work. A Behavioral Economist Explains Why and How You Should Do It.

From my experience helping 21 companies figure out their hybrid and remote work arrangements, the best practice is for the leadership to provide broad but flexible guidelines for the whole company. Here's why and the steps you need to take to do it.

Business Models

5 Tips to Ace the Busy Holiday Season With Flexible Work

To get the most out of holiday workers, set up shifts with their preferences in mind. Here's how.

Business News

It Might Be the End of the Flexible Work Era, According to LinkedIn Data

The number of flexible work postings has fallen by five percentage points since April.

Science & Technology

Evolution of the Workplace for a Changing Demographic

Changing worker priorities accelerates companies' adoption of easy-to-use technology for the hybrid workplace.