Flexible Working
“Why not change the way we work?”
As a leader, you may have a lot of choice over how, when and where you work - it’s personally “no problem.” But could it be that, one level down in your organisation...?
perhaps HR are hearing more and more protests from your staff like:
“I’m resigning. I can’t stand the daily commute any more; the traffic’s unbearable”
or Facilities Management are assessing a well-equipped office, and thinking
“What a waste, when half the people here are always out on business!”
or Finance are saying
“Look how our competitors have de-centralized and sold all their costliest buildings”
So... what are your best opportunities?
Technology is a great enabler, as your own ICT suppliers will be the first to agree. But experience shows that even demonstrable technical feasibility is not enough.
For flexible working to be a viable source of business advantage, we recommend a well-informed review and feasibility study. Drawing on our experience and expertise, So... can help you answer such deceptively simple questions as:
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- How many of today’s volunteers will be settled, productive teleworkers in a year’s time?
- How could our managers control and motivate their teams’ performance if they lost sight of them?
- What should I look for in a business case or a management policy for flexible working in my particular organisation?
When you are ready...
With our hybrid psychology/systems/management know-how, you can obtain not only
- an expertly augmented feasibility study
but also ... - help with planning and initiating a programme of change
- to adopt the flexible working practices of your choice, with - an evaluation
to take stock of the benefits and the learning gained.
Need to go deeper?
Feasibility studies sometimes unearth fundamental problems that undermine the project and yet have their roots outside its agreed scope. For example, they may reveal:
- a profound communication failure between your ICT supplier and prospective flexible workers, getting in the way of their choosing the right technology; or,
- a culture of resistance to organisational change of any sort.
For such a serious, out-of-scope problem, we would of course be delighted to quote you for one of our more wide-ranging services, either Aligning your IT and Business or Learning to Change, as appropriate.
So... we’re here to help you do it
Last reviewed on: 30-Apr-2007
