What stops employers from offering true flexibility at work and how can we drive change in this area?
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Our guests today are Helen Stenhouse and Alison Hilton from the HR company People Puzzles.
Together with host Verena Hefti MBE they discuss:
Show Notes: The book mentioned is The Flexibility Paradox by Dr Heejung Chung. Dr Chung was a previous guest on the Big Careers, Small Children podcast where she discussed why flexible working can sometimes lead to exploitation, especially for women. Listen to episode 78 with Dr Chung.
- How organisations could offer the same flexibility as freelance life
- Why trust is at the centre of flexible working
- Why organisations need to focus on outcomes and not working hours
- The importance of creating work environments where people don’t burn themselves out
- Why culture and role modelling is so important within an organisation
- How the Pandemic enabled employees to bring their whole self to work
- Why there’s a commercial upside to flexible working - you get brilliant people!
Show Notes: The book mentioned is The Flexibility Paradox by Dr Heejung Chung. Dr Chung was a previous guest on the Big Careers, Small Children podcast where she discussed why flexible working can sometimes lead to exploitation, especially for women. Listen to episode 78 with Dr Chung.
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