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Useful Tips & Tools for Open, Flexible Work Options in Your Workplace
"Open, Flexible Work" is the term we use in the MOTHERS agenda to refer to workplace practices that accommodate both work and family needs. *Scroll down this page to click through to tips & tools you can use in your workplace.
Flexible work arrangements give parents the ability to work more flexibly, regardless of the person's level in the organization. Factory workers, middle managers, and executive level employees all need to be able to structure their work lives in a way that allows them to meet both business and family needs.
The great news is that offering flexible work options also helps the corporate bottom line by increasing employee productivity and retention, and thus saving costs. It's a win-win--for both parents and businesses.
MomsRising is working to help make America more family-friendly--and parents less crazy busy--by encouraging employers of all types to adopt flexible work arrangements, including:
- flexible scheduling
- telecommuting
- job sharing
- career customization
- part-time work options and
- on-ramps for parents who take time away from work
Tips & Tools for Flexible Work Options
What You Can Do
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MomsBlogging on Open Flexible Work
Fitting Together the Puzzle of Work and Family: Obama, McCain Plans a Start
When we try to fit together the pieces of the puzzle we call our work and family lives, often there’s a piece missing, another ripped in half, or one whose place we simply cannot find.
Government Officials Are Not Alone in Bringing Babies to Work
Today's New York Times has a front-page article discussing Sarah Palin's combination of political career and motherhood, describing how she regularly carried her son Trig in a sling to hearing
Employers, need help at work? Call in the SWAT team!
I wanted to point you to Sue Shellenbarger's latest Wall Street Journal column, "How Stay-at-Home Moms Are Filling an Executive Niche." I participated in the project at UNC's Kenan-Flagler business school that Shellenbarger writes about as a win-win-win for the school, MBA students, and mothers who were recruited and trained to serve as managerial role players and assessors.
The brief, intense experience allowed mothers to hone their work skills, step in to an executive role, and earn some income in a flexible work situation.
I wrote more about this experience on my Mojo Mom blog. One of my colleagues called us the SWAT team -- Smart Women with Available Time -- and we were able to assemble on short notice to fill important teaching roles for the business school. It was a fascinating project and I hope this business news coverage will remind employers that mothers are a fantastic resource to call on.
Bring Your Kid To Work Day- any day! Cubes and Crayons makes it possible.
I was driving the other day and suddenly thought how luxurious it felt to focus on one task. All I had to do was drive safely! In fact, it’s the law that I pay attention to the road at all times. What a cakewalk!
The #1 Reason Why Dads Get Involved
Jessica DeGroot from The Third Path Institute and I have recently been discussing some of the factors that help dads get more involved with their families. Here's #1 on her list:
