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Action Step – What’s In It For You? The Alliance’s Value Proposition
The Alliance’s Action Steps are designed to assist organizations with implementing practical strategies and policies related to diversity and flexibility. Members can access full versions of all of the Alliance’s Action Steps in the Member Resource Center.
WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU?
THE ALLIANCE’S VALUE PROPOSITION
It’s a new year, and with it comes new opportunities and challenges for your organization’s efforts to advance its diversity, inclusion, and flexibility agendas. As you map out a strategy to address what’s ahead, don’t go it alone – the Alliance is here to partner with you! Alliance member organizations have access to a trifecta of valuable resources: a community of peers, strategic advice from industry experts, and a wide variety of research tools. These resources can be summarized as the Alliance’s Value Proposition:
Action Step – Reflecting Back and Looking Ahead: Setting A Vision for Your Diversity & Flexibility Initiatives
The Alliance’s Action Steps are designed to assist organizations with implementing practical strategies and policies related to diversity and flexibility. Members can access full versions of all of the Alliance’s Action Steps in the Member Resource Center.
REFLECTING BACK AND LOOKING AHEAD:
SETTING A VISION FOR YOUR DIVERSITY & FLEXIBILITY INITIATIVES
The Alliance’s Action Step, Seven Strategies for Flex Success™, details the steps flex lawyers need to take to achieve success in their careers. The first step, setting a vision, is critical because it provides a target to guide one’s actions. A clear vision also supports effective, strategic organizational initiatives including diversity and flexibility programs. The dawn of a new, fiscal, or program year is an excellent time to take stock of the vision for your organizational efforts. Here are a few points to guide the vision-setting process for your organization’s diversity and flexibility initiatives in the year ahead…
Action Step – Speaking Success
The Alliance’s Action Steps are designed to assist organizations with implementing practical strategies and policies related to diversity and flexibility. Members can access full versions of all of the Alliance’s Action Steps in the Member Resource Center.
SPEAKING SUCCESS
A recurring theme among the Alliance’s Flex Success™ Award winners, Spotlight on Flex features, and other diverse leaders highlighted at Alliance programs is that someone – usually a leader in the organization – spoke success to them early in their careers. That is, someone in a position of power clearly communicated the expectation that these individuals would achieve leadership roles and other success markers within the organization and in their careers. While many who speak success go on to become sponsors by investing their time, talent, and knowledge so others can succeed, speaking success is a critical first step on that journey…