Market Areas > Human Resources > Flextime

Flextime Strategies that Boost Productivity and Your Bottom Line

Thursday, September 18, 2008    |  2:00 PM to 3:15 PM Eastern

Course Description:

The secret’s out – workers with flexible schedules are not only happier, healthier, and more loyal, they’re more efficient and productive as well.

Today’s surging food and fuel prices and the effects of the economic slowdown have organizations of all types and sizes looking to flexible work arrangements to 1) recruit and retain top talent, 2) boost productivity, and 3) drive business results. 

Research shows flexible work arrangements not only reduce employee burnout, they’re good for your bottom line.  In fact, according to the recent Financial Week article, To pad the bottom line, there’s no place like home:

• 85 percent of McKesson Medical Health Solutions call center employees now work from home full-time, saving the company $4 million a year.
• RSM McGladrey’s first two flex offices reduced the space per full-time employee by 50 square feet, saving the company about $400,000 in annual rent.  With 120 office locations, you can multiply those savings out!
• At IBM, 40 percent of their 355,000 employees telecommute.  The company estimates that its mobile workforce reduces its real estate requirements by at least 2 million square feet, saving IBM about $100 million a year.

Join CCM and our faculty expert in this invaluable audio program to find out how a flexible work strategy can have a positive impact on your company’s bottom line.  You’ll learn how to develop a workforce flexibility initiative that not only helps your employees manage their work and personal responsibilities effectively, but boosts productivity and your company’s performance. 

Plus, in just 75 minutes you’ll discover:

• What to include in your cost-benefit analysis when considering or evaluating your plan
• How to estimate the positive impact your plan can have on your bottom line
• Which flexible work schedules and flextime arrangements work best in different industries and environments
• How to analyze your company needs to determine which type of plan is best for you
• What to do to ensure you continue to meet customer and internal needs
• How to document and communicate your flexible work schedule policy
• How to pitch your new policy as a benefit and use it to improve retention as well as maximize it as a recruitment tool
• How to audit your system / measure the effectiveness of your plan
• How to avoid or fix common mistakes made by other employers
• How to minimize the administrative burden, and properly track flexible work schedule elections
• What structures minimize abuse of the system, and proactive steps to take to avoid or correct staff taking advantage
• What to include in your supervisor training, and how to encourage your supervisors to maximize the benefit

Featured Faculty:

Barbara Miller, President, Artemis Management

Barbara Miller has thirty years of experience consulting to private, public and non-profit organizations.  She has worked successfully in such varied cultures as The U.S. House of Representatives, financial institutions, health care systems, high-technology, rapidly growing entrepreneurial companies, public sector agencies, educational institutions and grassroots non-profit agencies.  She has extensive experience working at all levels in an organization: CEO, mid-level manager and individual contributors.  Her recent clients include: Stanford University, HSBC, Accenture, Hewlett Packard, U.C. Berkeley, Agilent Technologies, Sun Microsystems, The Ford Foundation, Lucas Digital, Intel, Advanced Micro Devices and Applied Materials.

Barbara is a frequent speaker at national conferences such as Working Mothers 100 Best Companies to Work for, The Conference Board, Global Business Partners, Businesses for Social Responsibility, and The Organizational Development Network. She has published many management articles on topics such as behavioral interviewing, performance assessment, leadership and work-life harmony.

Barbara authored, ReInventing Work: Relinking Life and Livelihood to Benefit Business and Staff. The workbook has been translated into Japanese and Hebrew.

Ms Miller is also the co-founder of Virtual Connection. She developed a six module, web based tool that teaches managers and teams how to work virtually. She customizes workshops to train managers and staff how to work remotely and globally.

Barbara has a Master's Degree in Management Science and Women Studies from George Washington University.  She has taught organizational theory and change management at the University of San Francisco's Master's Degree program in Organization Development and Human Resources.

MONEY-BACK GUARANTEE:

We're so confident you'll get what you want out of this conference that we'll refund every penny if you're not completely satisfied. No questions asked! It's 100% risk-free!

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