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A Guide to Implementing the 4-Day Workweek
Organizational Development Big IdeaAs organizations continue to explore a variety of flexible work options, one promising avenue is the four-day workweek: The standard 40 hours per week... -
What PwC Learned from Its Policy of Flexible Work for Everyone
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Being Virtual: Character and the New Economy
Organizational Development Magazine ArticleGiven the changes wrought by the new economy, it makes sense for companies to pursue ever-greater levels of flexibility. But does it make sense for human... -
Redesigning Retirement
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleBusinesses today face serious talent gaps. The share of companies reporting staffing shortages is at an all-time high: 77%. Last fall the United States... -
When Your Star Player Asks to Go Part-Time (Commentary for HBR Case Study)
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleA manager grapples with the question of flexible work schedules. This fictional case study by Thomas J. DeLong features expert commentary by Elizabeth... -
Off-Ramp--or Dead End? (HBR Case Study)
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleCheryl Jamis, the high-powered marketing director for a large UK-based clothing retailer, seems to have it all--corner office included. What's more, she... -
How Do You Manage an Off-Site Team? (HBR OnPoint Enhanced Edition)
Organizational Development Magazine ArticleIn this fictitious case study, HBR editor Regina F. Maruca explores the challenges of managing employees in the alternative workplace. Allison Scher is... -
How to Do Hybrid Right
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleSince the pandemic, companies have adopted the technologies of virtual work remarkably quickly--and employees are seeing the advantages of more flexibility... -
Revitalizing Culture in the World of Hybrid Work
Organizational Development Magazine ArticleThree strategies can help employees anywhere feel connected. Plus, one way to beat inflation, what umpires' calls reveal about our "attention budget,"... -
Research: Why Women Trust Their Employers Less Than Men Do
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleA survey of more than 5,000 U.S. employees found that company policies designed to promote gender equity often backfire. -
The Downside of Flex Time
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleIt can blur the line between work and life. -
WFH Doesn't Have to Dilute Your Corporate Culture
Organizational Development Digital ArticleHow IBM, Alibaba, Slack, and others are adapting for a remote-first or hybrid future. -
9 Trends That Will Shape Work in 2023 and Beyond
Business management Digital ArticleAmid a looming economic downturn, employers can expect another tumultuous year. -
The Surprising Benefits of Work/Life Support
Organizational Development Magazine ArticleTo succeed, almost every employee needs work/life support at some point. Women and people of color need it the most, research shows, because they face... -
How to Actually Execute a 4-Day Workweek
Work environments Digital ArticleIt’s about changing how work gets done, not working the same number of hours over fewer days. -
Two Executives, One Career
Organizational Development Magazine ArticleFor six years, Cynthia Cunningham and Shelley Murray shared an executive job at Fleet Bank: one desk, one chair, one computer, one telephone, and one... -
Research: Flexible Work Is Having a Mixed Impact on Employee Well-Being and Productivity
Finance & Accounting Digital ArticleTo be truly engaged, employees must thrive in both their personal and professional lives. -
Off-Ramp--or Dead End? (Commentary for HBR Case Study)
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleCheryl Jamis, the high-powered marketing director for a large UK-based clothing retailer, seems to have it all--corner office included. What's more, she... -
Should You Tell a Prospective Employer About Your Caregiving Responsibilities?
Career planning Digital ArticleThree strategies to help you make the judgment call.
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The Workparent Toolkit: Essential Support for Working Parents
119.00View Details You manage, coach, mentor, or are an ally to working parents--or you want to be. And you want to have impact: to truly help these hardworking men and... -
Hybrid Workplace: The Insights You Need from Harvard Business Review
Reinvent your organization for the hybrid age. Hybrid work is here to stay--but what will it look like at your company? Organizations that mandate rigid,... -
Workparent: The Complete Guide to Succeeding on the Job, Staying True to Yourself, and Raising Happy Kids
An all-in-one resource for every working mother and father. Sure, there are plenty of parenting books out there. But as working moms and dads, we've never... -
Boundaries, Priorities, and Finding Work-Life Balance (HBR Work Smart Series)
Management Book22.00View Details Say no to a culture of constant work. We often equate our productivity with the number of hours we spend working. But do we really need to work endlessly,... -
Mirvac (B): Building Balance
Leadership & Managing People Case Study5.00View Details This award-winning case case explores the challenges facing Susan Lloyd-Hurwitz, the CEO of Mirvac, an Australian property group, as she leads a major... -
Managing Teams in the Hybrid Age: The HBR Guides Collection (8 Books)
Management BookLead your hybrid team to success. The strictly nine-to-five office routine no longer exists, and you may be managing a team that works in several different... -
Hybrid Workplace: The Insights You Need from Harvard Business Review
46.00View Details Reinvent your organization for the hybrid age. Hybrid work is here to stay--but what will it look like at your company? If your organization is holding... -
Hybrid Workplace: Tools for Preparing Your Team for the Future
Hybrid work is here to stay--but what will it look like at your company? If your organization is holding on to inflexible, pre-pandemic policies about... -
Succeeding as a First-Time Parent (HBR Working Parents Series)
24.95View Details Navigate work successfully as a first-time parent. Just when you're starting to figure out parenting, all of a sudden your leave time is over. You're... -
HBR Guide to Managing Flexible Work
Find a way to work that works for you. The 9-to-5 office routine no longer exists. Many employees have the option to work anywhere, any time. But how... -
HBR Working Parents Starter Set (5 Books)
All the advice you need to succeed as a first-time working parent. The year after having your first baby can be one of the most challenging and disorienting... -
HBR Guide to Managing Flexible Work Toolkit
Find a way to work that works for you. The 9-to-5 office routine no longer exists. Many employees have the option to work anywhere, any time. But how... -
Work from Anywhere: The HBR Guides Collection (5 Books)
Management Book95.00View Details Everything you need to get your best work done, no matter where you do it. For many, working remotely is a dream come true. For others it comes with stress,... -
Open Talent: Leveraging the Global Workforce to Solve Your Biggest Challenges
32.00View Details In the new world of hybrid work and AI, one thing is clear: the war for talent is over--and talent won. With sparsely populated offices and people working... -
Shapiro Global
Organizational Development Case Study8.95View Details Su Yee Goh, a director in a Singapore office, considers a proposal by a pregnant female executive for an alternative work arrangement so that she could... -
Mirvac (A): Building Balance
Leadership & Managing People Case Study9.95View Details This award-winning case explores the challenges facing Susan Lloyd-Hurwitz, the CEO of Mirvac, an Australian property group, as she leads a major initiative... -
Off-Ramps and On-Ramps: Keeping Talented Women on the Road to Success
29.95View Details With talent shortages looming over the next decade, what can companies do to attract and retain the large number of professional women who are forced... -
Stockbay Partners: Proactive Flexible Work and Talent Retention
Organizational Development Case Study8.95View Details An entrepreneur faced a dilemma regarding the flexible work policy in his start-up consulting firm. The leader of the firm struggled with the complications...
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The Workparent Toolkit: Essential Support for Working Parents
119.00View Details You manage, coach, mentor, or are an ally to working parents--or you want to be. And you want to have impact: to truly help these hardworking men and... -
Hybrid Workplace: The Insights You Need from Harvard Business Review
Reinvent your organization for the hybrid age. Hybrid work is here to stay--but what will it look like at your company? Organizations that mandate rigid,... -
Combating Stigma and Stereotypes: Keeping Talented Women on the Road to Success
Organizational Development Book Chapter8.95View Details According to the author, there are six essential elements that need to gain real traction if a company is to fully realize female talent over the long... -
Finding Ways to Make Scheduling Flexibility Feasible and Profitable: Create Value by Improving Conditions for Your Low-Level Workers
Organizational Development Book Chapter8.95View Details Many managers assume that a lack of work-related benefits such as paid sick leave, paid leave to care for family members, and scheduling flexibility are... -
A Guide to Implementing the 4-Day Workweek
Organizational Development Big IdeaAs organizations continue to explore a variety of flexible work options, one promising avenue is the four-day workweek: The standard 40 hours per week... -
What PwC Learned from Its Policy of Flexible Work for Everyone
Flex time Digital ArticleWorking parents aren’t the only ones who need flex time. -
Canaries in the Coal Mine: Realizing a Better Work-Life Balance for All
Organizational Development Book Chapter8.95View Details This chapter addresses the challenge of accelerating and expanding the scope of alternative work arrangements to reach the critical mass needed to transform... -
Being Virtual: Character and the New Economy
Organizational Development Magazine ArticleGiven the changes wrought by the new economy, it makes sense for companies to pursue ever-greater levels of flexibility. But does it make sense for human... -
Redesigning Retirement
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleBusinesses today face serious talent gaps. The share of companies reporting staffing shortages is at an all-time high: 77%. Last fall the United States...