Monthly Archives: March 2018

5 Things Employers Expect From Flexible Workers

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We wrote last week about the value of flexible work arrangements (FWA), and we hope employers look at that option where appropriate. When it comes to those who already make use of FWAs, a recent article in HR Asia tells us what they are looking for before extending that option to an employee. In particular, […]

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Working Flexibly

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If you think of flexible work arrangements simply as an employee benefit, then you are likely to see them merely as a cost. If you instead view them as a tool for boosting performance and, ultimately, your business value, then you will treat them as a useful way of doing business. Flexible work arrangements take […]

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Book Review: Traffic

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Tom Vanderbilt’s Traffic: Why We Drive the Way We Do (and What It Says About Us) breaks down the reality of traffic into terms we can all understand. Through his explanations, analyses, and anecdotes, he opens the reader’s mind to different perspectives and encourages new ways of thinking. It’s more than just traffic; the book […]

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Minimize Uncertainty

It has been 20 years since someone first pointed out that we are living in a VUCA world. What started as a military term describing the post-Cold War environment has been adopted to describe the competitive markets most companies face today. The “U” in VUCA stands for “uncertainty,” and ironically, the one certain thing about […]

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