The document discusses the importance of corporate agility in today's changing work environment. It notes that work is becoming more distributed, collaborative, and mobile. Most companies have been slow to embrace and support flexible work arrangements. The distributed workforce is growing rapidly and companies need comprehensive workplace strategies to support work wherever it takes place. Four common speed bumps to supporting flexible work are organizational resistance, technology barriers, and a lack of effective collaborative tools.

1. Charles Grantham, PhD. James Ware, PhD. Executive Producers Work Design Collaborative World at Work Total Rewards Conference May 20, 2008 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania A Revolutionary New Model for Competing in a Flat World CORPORATE Agility:

4. Drivers of Change Information Technology Globalization Demographics Public Policy Sustainability

5. Three Business Imperatives* * Corporate Agility , by Charles Grantham, James Ware, and Cory Williamson, AMACOM Press, 2007 Reducing Fixed Operational Costs Closing the Talent Gap Institutionalizing Innovation

9. Workforce Values and Expectations* This is not your father’s workforce VALUES TRADITIONAL WORKER EMERGENT WORKER Promotion Tenure Merit Retention Security Growth Management Style Paternalistic Peer Organization Chart Admire Ignore Changing Jobs Fear Advancement * http://www.spherion.com/corporate/aboutus/newsevents/EWFrelease.jsp Career Company’s Employee’s Responsibility Responsibility 8% 40% 52% 2007 (projected) 21% 29% 34% Traditional 48% 49% 46% Migrating 31% 22% 20% Emergent 2003 1999 1997 Type of Worker

10. Changing Psychology Drives Network Growth And a Fundamental Change in the Nature of the Workplace Drive a need for many more – and different – places to work Leading to a globally dispersed network of workplaces A dramatic shift in the relationships between organizations and individuals , together with the emergence of new tools and technology platforms

13. Individuals Work in a Variety of Places Never Use Use Less Than 20 Hours a Week Use More Than 20 Hours a Week

14. Flexible Work Policies Only Moderate Support for Flexible Work Our company prohibits flexible work Only a few employees are allowed to work flexibly We have a flexible work policy in place We have a very flexible work environment

15. Remote Work Productivity Challenges Understanding what is expected of me Keeping my boss up to date on my work Feeling part of the team and the company High Cost of Online Access Staying in touch with company goals Getting Online Keeping track of files and other company data Getting High-speed Bandwidth Access to Company's Servers Accessing personal work files Moderate Challenge A Major Headache 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Percent Reporting

18. Something to Keep in Mind Every college graduate already knows how to work flexibly – and expects it to be “the way things are”

19. For Further Information Dr. Charles Grantham Prescott, Arizona +1 928 771 9138 office +1 928 533 9149 mobile [email_address] Dr. James Ware Berkeley, California +1 510 558 1434 voice +1 510 558 1431 fax +1 510 206 8147 mobile [email_address] Website: http://www.thefutureofwork.net Blog : http://www.thefutureofwork.net/blog Book: Corporate Agility http://www.corporateagilitybook.com American Management Association August 2007 ISBN: 0814409113

22. Nine Strategies for Achieving Corporate Agility Close the Talent Gap Reduce Operational Costs Institutionalize Innovation Real Estate & Facilities Human Resources Information Technology Build distributed locations Find new talent pools Build collaborative platforms Shrink the footprint Outsource non-core activities Build web-based applications Design creative spaces Recruit diversity; reward creativity Install anywhere, anyplace tools Need Focus