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, […]

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 […]

A recent article in Fast Company explored companies’ willingness to let employees engage in “side hustles,” or doing work outside the company. This has gotten bigger than simply driving for Uber; that outside work can get pretty involved and, in the eyes of some companies, can be very beneficial. Obviously, you cannot allow an outside […]

Well, tonight’s going to be interesting for someone. A coaching client of ours was out of town yesterday for work and will be flying home to Singapore tonight. But he won’t leave the airport; instead, he will get a couple hours of sleep and a shower at the airport’s transit hotel, then board a red-eye […]

It’s one thing to have workplace rules that improve productivity, it’s another thing to put rules in place that annoy people without providing any real benefit. Travis Bradbury points out “8 Stupid Workplace Rules That Make Everyone Miserable”, and having personally experienced #1, 3, 4, and 6 (and sort of #8, but I was in […]