Human Resources: Flexibility—Closing the “How to” Gap Between Strategic Importance and Operational Reality

Flexibility is a key growth strategy for managing talent, and increasing productivity in today’s 24/7, high-tech, global work reality. However, many companies have difficulty bridging the gap between recognizing the importance of flexibility and integrating it into the day-to-day operation of their business. Join internationally-recognized corporate flexibility strategy expert, Cali Williams Yost and learn how to bridge this flexibility “how to” gap by creating and implementing a comprehensive, process-based flexibility strategy on three levels: organizationally, managerially and individually.

Flexibility is a key growth strategy for managing talent, and increasing productivity in today's 24/7, high-tech, global work reality. However, many companies are having difficulty bridging the gap between recognizing the importance of flexibility and effectively integrating it into the day-to-day operation of their business. The need to close this "how-to" gap is challenging HR, diversity and business line leadership to radically rethink and relaunch their existing flexibility strategies. But what must this next generation approach look like in order to meet growth objectives?

Join internationally-recognized corporate flexibility strategy expert, Cali Williams Yost as she shares over a decade of expertise developing innovative flexibility strategies for top companies, such as Ernst & Young, Lehman Brothers, JPMorgan Chase, BDO Seidman, LLP, and Quaker. She will show you how to begin closing your organization's flexibility "how-to" gap by understanding and learning:

Recognizing and communicating your organization’s unique flexibility business case
The importance of language—what flexibility is and is not
Why flexibility must be a process, not a policy or benefit
Why successful flexibility a combination of mindset and tactics
The importance of creating and executing a comprehensive flexibility strategy on three levels - organizationally, managerial and individual
How to change your culture by building and cascading a shared vision of flexibility at your organization

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