A leap of faith
It was just about 3 years ago and I was considering a change. The company I was with was changing its business focus and had suddenly gone from being very flexible about my time to being nearly inflexible. My husband had just gotten a big job that would require him to be away from our family a lot and I was unsure what to do.
And then I jumped…I just took a leap. I quit my job, started this adventure and hoped to change the world.
And it is changing!!! It really is.
I started thinking the only way to change the work world to be more flexible was to talk to HR people. As I already knew this group it seemed the right place to start. Soon I learned there were wonderful organizations who had been studying the changing workforce for years and they had great research & material that could benefit those in HR and their C-suite.
I started talking to the researchers, while also talking to the HR pros. I was having similar conversations with both groups. I was translating research speak into actionable information for HR people, and explaining the many hurdles and bumps that workplace flexibility faces in a real world business scenario to the researchers. And I really wanted to get the two groups to connect. And I knew the two groups could learn greatly from each other and then we could move this flex movement forward.
And as I was shouting to be heard above the din, others were shouting as well. And our voices got louder and more cohesive and we started working together. And then it happened the researchers and the HR sphere decided to work together to help business’s bottom line, to attract and retain workers, to keep workers productive and to improve the health of the workforce.
After jumping….there are days when you feel like you’re sinking in quicksand. There are days when you are sure you will change the world. There are days when you’d really like your corporate job back along with a boss who will “tell” you what your priorities are. And there are days when you feel you have made a difference.
Today is that last one for me and I invite you to join me as I produce a webinar for HR pros about why the thinking on workplace flexibility has changed and become a competitive advantage for many. For these researchers it’s been decades in the making. For me it’s been 3 roller coaster years. And today I wouldn’t change a thing!
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