White House Forum on Flexibility

March 31, 2010. Washington DC
Twitter feeds posted by Nora Spinks, president of Work-Life Harmony during the event

Download White House report "Work-Life Balance & the Economics of Workplace Flexibility" at http://tinyurl.com/ya483zr
Executive Office of the President & Council of Economic Advisors released Work-Life Balance & the Economics of Workplace Flexibility today
The federal government will be focusing on results not face time since "work is what you do not where you are." - Obama #whflexforum
Thanks to @chrysula @BeyndMotherhood @WendyPriesnitz @BCCWF for Retweets. It was a pleasure spending the afternoon with you all.
The #WHflexforum is the beginning of the conversation, round tables & forums will be held across the country in the coming months - Obama
Flex contributes to family well-being, business success, strength of the economy & reflects our societies priorities - Obama #WHflexforum
Flex is not a special perk for some people rather a critical part of workplace for everyone - Obama #WHflexforum #worklife
OPM will work with Results Only Work Environments to bring ROWE to the Office of Personnel Management to be a model for others
"Flexibility: There are those that have it and those that WILL." #WHflexforum
Working More? Working Less? What do Canadian Workers Prefer? http://tinyurl.com/yjyp64f
Flex isn't just about working longer hours or even different hours it also about when we don't work i.e leaves, breaks, vacation, time off
For more information on The Right to Request Flex in UK go to http://tinyurl.com/y89rnzh and in Australia http://tinyurl.com/yc72og9
Employees need to feel SAFE not SCARED starting the conversation about flex. #WHflexforum
RT@chrysula : Again my favorite theme, treat people like adults, they'll behave like adults. #whflexforum
@WendyPriesnitz thanks for the inclusion of Dads. I include Fathers & Sons under "employee" I was trying to be inclusive not exclusive
Flex is a business imperative-the business case is very compelling orgs without flex will see negative consequences on the bottomline
CEOs confident they can measure ROI of Flex incl. employee engagement & employee client/customer retention & satisfaction
Galinsky - we shouldn't try to find a one-size-fits-all solution rather a set of principles based on trust, problem solving & accountability.
Flexibility shouldn't be a privilege for a few but rather a reality for the many -- it must be a new way of doing business. #WHFlexforum
Ernst & Young CEO talks about the importance of open honest conversations about flex between colleagues/managers & among leaders.#WHflexforum
More research, sharing best & promising practices, innovation & courageous conversations are needed to increase flexibility #WHflexforum
RT@BCCWF: Supportive culture and manager training are critical to "overcoming the fear factor" when it comes to flexibility #WHflexforum
Campbell's CEO says the policies related to work-life balance & flexibility demonstrate our respect for our employees & their agendas
Give employees some autonomy in setting their schedules-it goes a long way to reduce stress and improves #worklife quality #WHflexforum
Workplace flexibility not just a women's issue; it is an employee, employer, social and economic issue. #WHflexforum
Campbell's CEO: "we can't expect employees to value our agenda unless we value their agenda; the more we do--the better we do" #WHflexforum
White House report tells employers benefits outweigh the costs of implementing workplace flex arrangments http://bit.ly/bxiAYI
Only 15% of workers able to work from home at least once per week - Report from White House http://bit.ly/bxiAYI
White House reports that despite growing evidence of need for flex work less than 1/3 of FT workers have flex work hrs http://bit.ly/bxiAYI
Recruiters should be aware that 1/3 of workers rate workplace #flexibility as #1 consideration when seeking a new job
Work-life balance and flexibility improves productivity - First Lady Michelle Obama @ #flexforum
Council of Economic Advisers releases the Work-Life Balance & the Economics of Workplace Flexibility http://tinyurl.com/ya483zr
03-31-10 #FlexForum. Exploring workplace /workforce benefits & best practices of workplace flexibility http://tinyurl.com/d5ovzc