Work-Life Conference 2010

Sponsored by the Conference Board and Families and Work Institute
March 25-26, 2010. WASHINGTON DC
Twitter feeds posted by Nora Spinks during the conference

CONGRATULATIONS to the team at Families and Work Institute & the Conference Board for an excellent conference on The New Normal. #worklife
High work-life quality optimizes personal + professional effectiveness, productivity, performance and individual + organizational resiliency
To achieve high work-life quality orgs need to eliminate low value + unnecessary work to manage workload + reduce work overload #worklife
IBM engages employees in POWR, People Oriented Work Redesign, an effective process to effectively manage workload. #worklife conference
Managers need to both initiate + be open to career conversations with employees + follow up so employees can achieve high work-life quality
Manager/employee conversations at "career turning points" don't need to be perfect--just be in the ballpark. S. Klun #worklife conference
Real change always begins with real conversations. E. Galinsky #worklife conference
RT@chrysula: Simple ways we can teach focus & perspective to our children:huge predictors of worklife success #worklife conf @ellengalinsky
Whether you separate, integrate or blend work + life CHOICE along your career path is essential to achieve success. #worklife conference
Customization, individualization, personalization is the new normal in the marketplace--we need to bring the same concepts to the workplace
To get different results we need to look at careers differently - from a career ladder to career lattice. C. Benko #worklife conference
Women were the "canaries in the corporate mine" but today more men than women report work-life conflict C. Benko #worklife conference
"Leaders need to be very clear where they are going but flexible about how they are going to get there" B. Johansen #worklife conference
We are a workforce of "earners, caregivers and learners" #worklife conference
"Flexibility is critical to our economic sustainability + growth" D. Klein #worklife conference in Washington DC
RT@chrysula: open and creative managers on #worklife issues, see +ve health results - low wage hourly workers. E. Kossek
RT@chrysula: Keep #worklife issues as they relate to business imperatives in the media, only way to keep up the pressure/attention @woodrufj
Obama Administration announces plan to hold a Forum on Workplace Flexibility on March 31st at the White House http://bit.ly/brqcTu
It is important for men to gain legitimacy in the home as women gain legitimacy in the workplace. K. Lingle #worklife
As we adapt to changing roles at home + work "we need assertive support for the emotional male." D. Granholm Mulhern
We need a mind set of opportunity, abundance + appreciative inquiry as roles continue to change @ home + work D. Granholm Mulhern #worklife
Dads used to be emerg backup/disciplinarian teacher-about-the-world; today they're engaged in all facets of home/family D. Granholm Mulhern
Moms take a leave from work--dads take a few days off, after the birth of new child. B. Harrington #worklife
Today's dads expect to share child care and household management 50/50. B. Harrington #worklife
When men become dads they don't experience any negative career consequences whereas when women become moms they do. B. Harrington #worklife
In 2008, 59% of men in the American workforce (esp. fathers working long hours) experienced work-life conflict vs 45% of women. #worklife
"It's rarely easy" to fulfill home+work responsibilities, obligations + commitments without regrets ~Pres. Obama reflecting on fatherhood.
Employers who think about flex as "more is better" need to reframe it as "better is more" to ensure true win-win. J. Grzywacz #worklife
To increase ee enagagment provide more training/professional development + create culture of inclusion + flexibility C. Matz-Costa #worklife
Employee engagement levels increase with age. C. Matz-Costa #worklife
The higher your health status the higher your engagement at work. C. Matz-Costa #worklife
Women tend to be more engaged at work than men. C. Matz-Costa #worklife
You know your employees are engaged when you see "fire in their eyes" + they demonstrate a passion for their work. C. Matz-Costa #worklife
An engaged workforce is characterized by vigor, dedication + absorption. C. Matz-Costa #worklife
Managers flex practices are associated with cardiovascular disease risk levels E. Kossek #worklife
Workers with family-supportive managers experience less w-l conflict + higher job satisfaction. E. Kossek #worklife
New website to launch in 6-8 weeks www.sustainableworkforce.org. E. Kossek #worklife
Work-Life needs to be a central strategy for employee health and productivity management. J. Grzywacz #worklife
Work-life underlies employee's health and health habits. J. Grzywacz #worklife
Poor work life fit results in increase in hypertension, cholesterol and obesity, depression and anxiety. J. Grzywacz #worklife
"Work-family responsibilities frequently take priority over personal care" negatively impacting health status. J. Grzywacz #worklife
Mind in the Making: The Seven Essential Life Skills Every Child Needs, the latest book by Ellen Galinsky to be released April 20. #worklife
CONGRATULATIONS Conference Board Work-Life Leadership Council's "Moving into the Future Award" winners; Ernst & Young, Marriot, and J&J.
WFC newsletters published for the past 20 years. Not until 1990 did the word 'father' appear. #worklife
CONGRATULATIONS Susan Seitel founder WFC Resources recipient of the Conference Board Work Life Leadership Council's Media Award. #worklife
Work-life is now a mainstream issue for families, the economy and society. T McSweeny # worklife conference
Achieving high work-life quality will require a monumental shift with incremental + transformational change in the workplace + community
Employers need technical, administrative + management assistance with implementation of flex, #worklife + work redesign efforts: . E. Kossek
Middle class families-defined by aspirations not income levels-flat incomes + increased costs impede aspirations T. McSweeny #worklife conf
Employees in Australia have the right to request flex; in the Netherlands they have the right to part time work. #worklife conference
#worklife in Australia shifting workplace flexibility from 'marginalized' to 'normalized' by encouraging sr leaders and men to work flex