Work+Life Flexibility : Strategic lever for an “always on,” “do more with less” reality 2008 Copyright—Work+Life Fit, Inc.

young employees child care eldercare impact on environment talent development non- monetary rewards global coverage customer service real estate costs headcount workflow communication “ do more with less” “ always on” pre- retirees health care costs use technology better Strategic Work+Life Flexibility 2008 Copyright-Work+Life Fit, Inc.

Work+Life Flex: Strategic Lever Bottom-line Impact 2008 Copyright—Work+Life Fit, Inc. Work Better/Smarter Reduce Costs Customer/Client Service Manage Talent Individual Work+Life Fit Environmental Sustainability

Work+Life Flex: Strategic Lever

Why Strategic Work+Life Flex ? Rethinking work • life • business

One Strategy, Multiple Impacts Missing the Forest for the Trees

One Strategy, Multiple Impacts Work Better/Smarter “ always on” “ do more with less” workflow/ communications Reduce Costs head count real estate costs use tech better health care costs Customer/Client Service knowledgeable/ consistent staff global coverage Manage Talent non-monetary rewards talent development head count Individual Work+Life Fit dependent care younger employees pre-retirees Environmental Sustainability energy use and cost 2008 Copyright—Work+Life, Fit, Inc.

Work Better/Smarter

“ always on”

“ do more with less”

workflow/

communications

Reduce Costs

head count

real estate costs

use tech better

health care costs

Customer/Client

Service

knowledgeable/

consistent staff

global coverage

Manage Talent

non-monetary

rewards

talent development

head count

Individual Work+Life Fit

dependent care

younger employees

pre-retirees

Environmental Sustainability

energy use and cost

2008 CFO Perspectives on Work Life Flexibility Majority of top 100 CFOs aware of broad, bottom-line impacts of work+life flexibility

However… gap between awareness and action: 13 out of 100—formal approach/see as “strategy” – 39% have formal approach to flexibility – 62% believe leadership view flexibility as “perk” Majority believe business unit leader involvement is “ important,” HR can’t be the only champion 2008 CFO Perspectives on Work Life Flexibility

However… gap between awareness and action:

13 out of 100—formal approach/see as “strategy”

– 39% have formal approach to flexibility

– 62% believe leadership view flexibility as “perk”

Majority believe business unit leader involvement is

“ important,” HR can’t be the only champion

Closing Awareness–Action Gap Steps: New Language/Mindset Compelling, comprehensive vision/business case Ownership – up and across organization

Steps:

New Language/Mindset

Compelling, comprehensive

vision/business case

Ownership – up and

across organization

young employees child care eldercare impact on environment talent development non- monetary rewards global coverage customer service real estate costs headcount workflow communication “ do more with less” “ always on” pre- retirees health care costs use technology better Strategic Work+Life Flexibility 2008 Copyright-Work+Life Fit, Inc.

Work+Life Flex as Strategic Lever

Work+Life Flex as Strategic Lever