How to Avoid the Mistakes That Keep Your Life Unbalanced and Your Workplace Inflexible

Copyright 2012 by Cali Williams Yost

Avoid the Five Mistakes that Keep Your LifeUnbalanced and Your Workplace InflexibleCali Williams Yost, CEO and FounderFlex+Strategy Group/Work+Life Fit, Inc.www.flexstrategygroup.com

http://www.flexstrategygroup.com/


Objectives

Avoid the Five Mistakes that Keep Your LifeUnbalanced and Your Workplace Inflexible…Embrace language/mindset leads to work+life

solutions, not frustrationSee the countless possibilitiesHave a flexible definition of successUnderstand how to propose a flexible work planLearn how to champion flexibility in your workplace


Work+Life “Fit”

Language/Mindset for Solutions


Why does it matter…

PositiveUniqueNo “right” answerNo judgmentChanges constantlyWin for you and job


Not all or nothing; small changes big impact

See Countless Possibilities


Success Roadblock

Flexible Definition of Success


Success Roadblock

MoneyPrestigeAdvancementCaregiving Expectations


Success Roadblock

Success: Multi-Lane Highway


Why, When, How-to

Propose Flexible Work Plan


How-To

Informal Flexibility− Use it consciously,

deliberately− Small changes, big impact

Formal Flexible Work Plan− How, when, where work done− Look at work and personal

realities− Focus on “how” get job done,

not “why” want− Negotiate so win-win− Communicate, communicate,

communicate− Review and revise regularly


What is Work+Life Flexibility?

Champion Flexibility in Workplace


What is Work+Life Flexibility?

IS NOT: − “Work” focused only− One-size-fits-all FWAs− Benefit− Program− For women only

IS:− Work “+” Life focused− Strategy− Day-to-day flexibility− Formal flexibility− For everyone


Why Work+Life Flexibility

Important?


Why Strategic Flexibility?


Powerful Tool for Managing Business


Who is in charge of

Work+Life Flexibility?


Flexibility Partnership


How do you do it?

Champion Flexibility in Workplace


How do you do it?


Objectives

Avoid the Five Mistakes that Keep Your LifeUnbalanced and Your Workplace Inflexible…Embrace language/mindset leads to solutions, not

frustrationSee the countless possibilitiesHave a flexible definition of successUnderstand how to propose a flexible work planLearn how to champion flexibility in your workplace


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How to Avoid the Mistakes That Keep Your Life Unbalanced and Your Workplace Inflexible