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What if “flexibility” is the wrong word?
Up to 90% of people in some polls say they want flexibility in work. But when we interview them and dig into the details of what they specifically want… it’s something very different.
Stop. Using. These. Two. Words.
Flexibility and Balance? Give me a break
🥱 Blah blah ‘flexible’ work, work/life ‘balance’, blah blah blah.
These two words have become utterly overused and totally meaningless. I’m just so over them.
Flex for parents and carers? September’s struggle 😩
Terri White, former editor of Esquire magazine, gave a blistering interview on the Media Voices podcast about how she was forced to choose between her baby and the job she loved.
WFH: Not so flexible after all
Will hybrid work actually demand more leadership control?
The question was raised in an article in the Harvard Business Review, by Nicholas Bloom of Stanford University, based on surveying 30,000 American employees.