Can managers manage flexibility issues?
The data collected by Managing Work|Life Balance and other international researchers has found that organisations are often hindered in their attempts to implement flexible work arrangements by leaders in their organisation who find it difficult to change their views about the value of flexible working.
Furthermore,many managers/leaders feel they are not competent enough to manage flexibility within their work teams. This reinforces the need for organisations to take action and not only develop a workplace culture that is flexible and responsive to the needs of employees, but also to skill and educate their managers.
Making Flexibility Work @ Work
Our consulting team can assist you to make flexibility work through:
- The development of a flexible work strategy that will contribute to your "Employer Brand" and assist in the attraction and retention of staff.
- Address flexibility and remote working issues created by the impact of Covid-19
- Identifying the needs of diverse demographic groups such as mature-aged staff who are looking for different flexibility options
- The provision of advice on developing a workplace culture that is responsive to the needs of staff who need and want to work flexibly
- Developing a suite of flexible work options, policies and guidelines that are compliant with current legislation
- Establishing an ongoing communication strategy to ensure that flexibility is kept in the spotlight, and managers and staff know what is available and how a flexible work arrangement can be established
- Facilitating workshops and training sessions for managers to skill them in "holding the conversation" with employees who request a flexible work arrangement, and establishing flexible working within their teams
- Evaluating the success of your strategy.
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