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Karol Rose — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 16:54:41 -0500

I couldn't agree more that we have an opportunity to 'connect the dots' in order to leverage to power of flexibility in these challenging times. For too long flexibility has been considered a 'program' rather than a business tool that offers significant potential to impact business outcomes. Research has shown that 'cutting heads' to resolve financial issues doesn't work...it demoralizes remaining staff who end up doing 'more with less' and when times improve, the talent you need most is the first to leave. So it's a lose/lose.

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Karol Rose — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 11:28:01 -0500

I couldn't agree more that the time is right for organizations and individuals to embrace working flexibly as a way to meet challenging business and personal needs. It seems to me that we need a new conversation re choice. That instead of a knee jerk reaction to cutting costs, which often means 'cutting heads', organizations could try having an honest conversation with their talent about the current situation and ask for volunteers interested in working differently for a period of time.