Latest Posts on Work Flexibility
Work Flexibility Offers Needed Boost to Military Spouses
While honoring those who are active personnel in the military, we should also take a moment to remember sacrifices made by soldiers’ family members. And one way to help military spouses, in particular, is to offer flexible work options.
7 Strategies to Convert a Traditional Office Job to a Work-from-Home Arrangement
Despite workers being more productive in a home office and the bottom-line benefits of remote work to employers, many companies are still hesitant to embrace it. Here are seven suggestions to convince your boss to allow a work-from-home arrangement.
Film “Zero Weeks” Tackles U.S. Family Leave Crisis
A new film, Zero Weeks, examines all aspects of the nation's paid family leave problem through the eyes of real people who are struggling because of it.
How to Ask for Work Flexibility
How to Find Flexible Work
Today it is easier than ever to find what once seemed to be a pipe dream: a position that has flexibility built into the role.
4 Tips To Make Your Current Job More Flexible
What if you could tailor your job to fit your work/life needs? You may be surprised to find that to make your job more flexible, you just have to ask.
How-to Guide: How to Develop Skills for Effective Flex
Here are six skills to develop now that should help you prove you're ready for flexibility when your time to ask arrives.
The Business Case for Work Flexibility
5 Female Executives Outspoken about the Value of Flexible Work
These five female executives have been outspoken about the need for flexible work—for working parents, for people with health issues… for everyone.
5 Male Executives Outspoken about the Value of Flexible Work
Flexible work is not just for working moms, and it's not just for women. Here are five male executives speaking out about the value of flexible work.
Hiring Military Personnel and Veterans Is Smart Business. Work Flex Can Help.
1MFWF Director Emma Plumb leads PsychArmor's new free course, “Supporting Veterans, Family Members & Wounded Warrior Caregivers with Flexible Work Options."
Work Flexibility Best Practices
9 Templates to Help Your Company Boost Flex Efforts
Many templates for building outstanding work flex programs are just a mouse click away. Here are a few to consider as you craft a new policy.
Harassment, Bullying, and Inflexible Work: A Continuum of Abuse?
Sexual harassment, bullying, and inflexibility are all symptoms of disrespectful workplaces. They can be treated by creating environments of mutual respect.
Life Meets Work: Flex Solutions
Kyra Cavanaugh, President of Life Meets Work, talks with 1MFWF about the future of work and the impact of flexibility on their own company culture.
