So we know that the number one reason that top talent leaves voluntarily is now inflexible work arrangements. But what, you ask, can I do when these work rules are set by company policy, such as PTO policy, etc?
A lot, actually. (Even more if you are sneaky.) First, make sure everyone in your project knows that they should not be afraid to take off for medical appointments, family issues, travel and so on - as long as they make up the time later. Put in the necessary hours, not necessarily the same schedule every day. This is a huge improvement for the vast majority of workers over rigid schedules. It reduces stress while promoting performance-improving work-life balance.
Now you ask, isn’t this going to be a lot of recordkeeping to make sure people make up the time? Don’t let this become a burden. Either let team leads keep an informal record of hours away and flextime used, engage your project coordinator, ignore recordkeeping outright, or do something else that is not burdensome. Consider your project policies “add-ons” to corporate policies until the corporate policies are updated to fit modern society.
You know, this gets me thinking of the whole situation with singles and Generation Y, which adds more reasons for you to be flexible. I’ll elaborate tomorrow.
Posted on: May 27, 2008 11:02 PM |
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