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Collaboration and Connection are key for Flex workers

Posted on December 21, 2011

I was thrilled today when I saw an online article by Katherine Lewis (thanks, Katherine!) in her About.com Working Moms blog that discussed State Street's innovation in Flex Work.   Article linked here

After reading the article, I tried to remove myself a bit from it (hard to do, since I was the one interviewed) to think about the important messages it left with the reader.  Two words that came to mind instantly - Connection and Collaboration.  Instant connection to other employees and the ability to collaborate across geographies has become necessary to remove the potential stigma of the Flex worker.  The resources an organization implements to enable true connections become a tool for breaking down perceived and real barriers of flexible work.  Once those barriers break down, as I have seen first-hand that, organic collaboration occurs.  Being creative and innovative with how we support our mobile workforce (and those who manage that workforce) has to be a focus to keep the momentum going.  Do you work on a flexible work arrangement?  What are some innovative ways your company (or you) support your employees on FWAs?  How have you seen collaboration take shape in your workplace?  I would love to hear about it, as would Katherine on About.com.  Let's get the discussion going...

 

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by nancy1966 on May 15, 2012
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Thanks, Helen!  State Street

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by DramaMama on December 21, 2011

Thanks, Helen!  State Street was one of the case studies in the Flex Primer.  I am so glad you sent that link to me. 

Maia

Check out The Flex Primer:

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by Helen Jonsen on December 21, 2011

Check out The Flex Primer: the future of work from the Working Mother Research Institute

http://www.workingmother.com/research-institute/flex-primer-new-future-work

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