Describes what the Smart Work Company Ltd does, and points the reader to articles and executive briefings.

1. The Smart Work Company Ltd
The Smart Way To Smart Working
Dr Anne Marie McEwan
www.thesmartworkcompany.com
www thesmartworkcompany com
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2. in today’s turbulent business
in today s turbulent business
environment ...
wheels are being re‐
wheels are being re‐
invented and many
businesses are
‘deluded by novelty’ *
‘d l d d b lt ’ *
* Pettigrew, A and Fenton, E. (2000). The Innovating Organisation

3. What do you
y
mean??
So what is new?
Loads! A perfect
Loads! A perfect
storm is brewing
for businesses.
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Articles and executive briefings:
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4. Work is becoming more
knowledge –intensive, global
k l d i t i l b l
and fragmented ... ... add demographics and
Enterprise 2.0 technology
p gy
developments into the mix
... and physical workplace design is
evolving to support collaborative
knowledge work and the needs of
y
young and ageing workforces.
g g g
Holy
Mackerel!
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5. Management practices do
Management practices do
need to change ‐ but we already
know about smart working and
managing.
i
So we need new
ways of working
ways of working
and managing?
She’s right!

6. Smart is about effective organising ‐ doing
the right things in the simplest way and making
the right things in the simplest way and making
the most of your people’s skills, creativity and
need for meaningful work.
Wh t d
What do you
mean, ‘smart’?
There’s more research than you
could shake a stick at to support
could shake a stick at to support
what she says!

7. Not
Why do so many
Wh d deliberately
businesses waste
people’s talents?
Day‐to‐day
pressures get in the
So true
way of thinking ...

8. ... thinking about
how things might be Or done differently.
done better.
d b

9. You bring them a practical
You bring them a practical
business challenge you want
to deal with.
How?
How?

10. We will create a ‘learning by
doing’ programme, especially
Oooh! designed for your business.
Oooh!
The programme will do three things:
The programme will do three things:
Meet your project objectives
Show you smart working practices to help
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you and your people do what you do
y p p y
better, or do what you do differently
Help create a learning environment that
Help create a learning environment that
will energise and engage your
workforce

11. .. benefits to the
What
What
about .. business?
..
They depend on the business challenge:
Measurable benefits might be improving staff
retention, performance improvement, culture
change, introduce new business activity ...
change introduce new business activity
A
As well as immediate measurable benefits, the
ll i di t bl b fit th
smart tools and techniques we tell you about will
equip you to solve future challenges

12. Why not go straight to:
Why not go straight to:
www.thesmartworkcompany.com
p y
You can explore our executive briefings and articles
to get you started.
You are not daft!
and finally ....

13. Contact us if you would
like us to help your people
Will do!
OK ..
OK work and manage smarter.
work and manage smarter
Remember:
The ‘learning by doing’ programme is designed
especially for your business
i ll f b i
Drawing on up‐to‐the‐minute research and proven
insights from past research
Guided throughout by learning and subject experts
Guided throughout by learning and subject experts
info@thesmartworkcompany.com
o@t es a t o co pa y co
copyright 2009 the smart work company ltd