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Answering “Why did you quit your last job” in an interview

HR Digest

I worked with XYZ for three years, and I had the opportunity of working with some of the best managers who taught me a lot about organizational culture and branding. I was given ample opportunity to develop the positioning of products and present sales pitches to clients. For example: NEED FLEXTIME. TIME TO MAKE A CHANGE.

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Flextime Is Declining, But “Flex Around the Edges” Is Up

Harvard Business Review

Are such “right to request” laws indicators of a rise in flextime? Or do they reflect a fear that flextime programs are being eliminated? New research from the Families and Work Institute (FWI) and the Society for Human Resource Management finds an “on the one hand, on the other hand” contradiction.

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Be Flexible, Attract Talent

Marshall Goldsmith

One innovative firm in the Bay Area, Flexperience, has created a different talent market: experienced professionals who seek flexible work opportunities. I spoke with Lisa Kay Solomon, vice-president of business development for Flexperience, about how organizations can build sustainable talent management strategies through flexible work.

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How to retain parents after parental leave

HR Digest

With clear-cut planning and by specifying an in-house concept for parental leave, you can provide guidance for HR managers and other responsible leaders. Do you offer a variety of work time models like flextime, part-time, job sharing or remote work? Develop an individual re-entry strategy in good time. During parental leave.

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Increase Workplace Flexibility and Boost Performance

Harvard Business Review

The potential benefits of workplace variability are numerous — increased morale, motivation, and the ability to attract and retain talent — yet many managers don’t know where to start. Even the most employee-oriented managers have concerns about having employees work outside of normal work hours or at places other than the office.

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Proof That Positive Work Cultures Are More Productive

Harvard Business Review

It takes a careful mix of mission, management, and culture. People go on the job market, decline promotions, or resign. A Gallup poll showed that, even when workplaces offered benefits such as flextime and work-from-home opportunities, engagement predicted wellbeing above and beyond anything else. Insight Center.

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How to Think Like a Futurist

Strategy Driven

Being a futurist means paying attention to new patterns or trends that are slowly percolating up through the market and/or society that have the potential to catch on in a major way. It’s about coming up with possible scenarios for the future given these developments.