Enabling flexible working provides benefits for employees and companies, with right policies and strategy this initiative will increase the profitability
2. If you enable flexible
working time, your
employees will be
happy, more
productive and
satisfied
3. Back to Basic : Rules
Flexible Working Time
● Schedules shall be clearly agreed and
coordinated between employees and
managers.
● Objectives to be clearly defined.
● Defined ways of working, tools and
process.
Remote Working Time
● Availability must be on demand.
● People shall not be isolated, a percent of
time to be on site.
● Strong people management and
development tools.
5. The three M
Enabling flexibility
generates
considerable scale
benefits. Also,
measurement and
control shall be on
place.
More
Flexible
More
Productive
More
Profitable
6. Tools
Online collaboration is a must for
employees working remotely,
including mobility:
Communication: Skype (part of office
365), BlueJeans or Webex
Collaboration: SharePoint,
Confluence, Google Cloud
Mobility
7. Corporate
Culture
The success of flexible
working time is based on
your corporate culture,
people that are disciplined
enough to attend remote
conferences and deliver
the requirements without
being monitored are the
candidates to stay at
home and be productive
8. Setup an internal Project
To define Who, What, Why, Where and When the Flexible Working setup is ready
January 20XX
Define objectives, process
and tools.
March 20XX
Start a pilot with small
group
June 20XX
Control point, check,
measure and correct.
July 20XX
Pre-production on place
October 20XX
Flexible working time and
remote collaboration is at
full swing.
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec
9. ‘Routine’ Jobs Are Disappearing
Many workers instead are taking lower-paying low-skill manual work or dropping out of the
labor force, according to new research
The Wall Street Journal, January 2017
10. Routine Vs Non-routine Jobs
Routine Jobs
● Repetitive tasks are tedious, frustrating
and those jobs tend to disappear.
● Lower dependency on technology.
Non-Routine Jobs
● People are free to manage their time.
● Decision and interaction based activities.
12. Working hours Productivity
A change in the culture must disrupt the paradigm that more working
hours means productivity. Hence, this is a relationship based on trust and
confidence.
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14. Happy Wife - Happy Life - Happy Employer
Step 1
Personal and family
satisfaction
Step 2
Increased freedom and
productivity
Step 3
The cycle is closed,
productivity and
satisfaction
16. The Balance
Individuals that felt in a
permanent holiday,
unproductive and not
reachable
Individuals that become
workaholics at home, early
starters and late leavers
17. The Needs
Identify the company, group
and personal needs, then
align those and provide
benefits to everyone.
Company
Group
Personal
18. Why now?
Companies are trusting
in employees, and there
are fewer managers
supervising the daily
work.
19. Extended
Policy
● The current Human resources
Policy shall be reviewed,
adjusted and updated to
manage flexibility.
● Incentives and penalties clearly
defined.
● People awareness and
sensibilization must be included
in the deployment plan.
21. Appendix
Flexibility is a bidirectional
relationship, with clear and grounded
rules.
A change in corporate culture is
required, avoiding laziness and
workaholics.
To enable this policy, it required a
structured project to setup flexibility.