Having It All: Managing a High-Performance, Flexible Work Environment
Increased competition for talent requires new and innovative employee engagement strategies. At the top of the list for many is the ability to work at a time and place of our choosing. This demand for Anytime, Anywhere WorkTM is driving CPA firm leaders to give up their attachment to their traditional work values of “face time” and mandated office hours and move to a more flexible, virtual work model. Attend this session to explore steps to navigate away from “old school” notions toward a more time-and-place-independent environment including:
- Shifting your mindset and identifying old norms and “gotchas” that will inhibit flexibility
- Exploring different flexible work options that you can offer to your team
- Identifying management must-haves to maintain service quality and firm profitability as you make the shift towards a more flexible work environment
- Managing expectations – yours, theirs, and the clients’
- Communication and accountability techniques to ensure success
- Technology and other enablers
- Addressing issues when flex is not win-win-win
Attend this session to further your ability to deliver service in new, time- and place-independent ways