November 17, 2006
The Workplace Flexibility 2010 News Roundup is a compilation of the latest news articles, reports and other materials related to workplace flexibility. The News Roundup appears twice-weekly. If you have questions about any of the items, please contact Jennifer Hedrick at jlh62@law.georgetown.edu.
Articles
Firms Take Time to Reconsider Hours
"For many working people, life is a crazy quilt of activities stitched together on the fly to satisfy the demands of an always on, need-it-now business culture. What's surprising is not that we work at odd hours and in all kinds of places, but that many of us find the trend liberating rather than oppressive. Technology has freed us from cubicles while enslaving us to the notion we can work anywhere, anytime. The more control we have over deciding when and where we work, the better we feel about our jobs.”
Pre-Boomers are Pioneers of 'Phased Retirement'
"So, speaking for all aging boomers - and those of us affectionately known as pre-boomers - I want to suggest that everyone embrace phased retirement. That means, moving from working full time to working part time to finally not working at all. It's a wonderful concept. In phased retirement, you don't have to say ‘goodbye.’ You cut back but you don't cut out.”
Podcasts
Back in Business
"We profile the ‘Back in Business’ program to find out more about this kind of career “on-ramping” and hear from Tuck professors Constance Helfat and Anant Sundaram about how they designed the Back in Business curriculum. We also profile the reasons behind corporate involvement and sponsorship in the program with Hans Morris, Chief Financial officer at Citigroup Inc’s Corporate and Investment Banking unit. Citigroup Corporate and Investment Banking is the lead sponsor of the Tuck program, providing both assistance and financial support to subsidize the program. A participant, Gregory Clow, also shares his experiences of what he is gaining from the program.”