Workplace Flexibility Archives

The Realities (and Myths) Hindering Women in the Workplace

By Jeffery Tobias Halter | October 19, 2023

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The Four Things You Need to Know – Flexibility, Attitudes, the Broken Rung, and Microaggressions Every year, I anticipate reports like the McKinsey & Company and Lean In.org Women in the Workplace Report with a mixture of hopefulness and deep frustration . Frankly, it always seems to be a “good news, bad news” scenario with every step forward…

When Tops Where: Why Inflexible Organizations Risk Losing Women

By Jeffery Tobias Halter | September 18, 2023

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More women are leaving jobs due to lack of flexibility, not location A new report from Deloitte reveals that inflexible work hours are driving more women to leave their jobs than office location policies. Inflexible organizations risk losing talented women The 2023 Women @ Work: A Global Outlook report surveyed nearly 11,000 professional women across…

Is Your Company Doing The One Thing That Will Retain Female Employees?

By Jeffery Halter | June 12, 2015

Workplace Flexibility…And it Doesn’t Cost a Dime! When it comes to Work-Life balance, few topics are more divisive among employees and management than the issue of workplace flexibility, especially if you are a Mom (or Dad) trying to juggle the pressures of parenting and want to move up the ranks to an Executive. In fact,…