The Diversity & Flexibility Alliance is a think tank dedicated to creating work environments centered on inclusion and innovative thought leadership. The Alliance empowers organizations with the tools necessary for advancing women, fostering flexibility, and retaining top talent.
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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…
Action Step – Formalizing Your Full-Time Flex Program
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.
FORMALIZING YOUR FULL-TIME FLEX PROGRAM
As supported by findings in the Alliance’s 2014 Law Firm Flexibility Benchmarking Survey Report and other industry sources, most major law firms make reduced hours schedules available to their attorneys, and many have a formal written policy reflecting this commitment. While many of these organizations recognize the need to have different types of flexible work options to meet the myriad needs of a diverse workforce, fewer have written policies for telecommuting and other full-time flexibility, such as flexible start/end times and annualized hours. Some do not see a need and others have concerns about policies being too rigid, but the Alliance recommends putting your organization’s full-time flexible work options in writing for three key reasons…
Action Step – Appreciating Your Flex Program
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.
APPRECIATING YOUR FLEX PROGRAM
Lawyers are taught to apply critical inquiry to solve clients’ problems. While this approach is useful to spot issues, applying a model that allows for analysis of strengths is equally important when working on a change initiative like promoting holistic flexibility in the workplace. The field of organizational development offers such a model in appreciative inquiry…