- Learn about award winning organisations and practices.
- Discover what employees want when it comes to flexibility.
- Hear an impelling business case for making flexibility a reality.
- Identify solutions to the personal and organisational challenges.
- Understand the management practices that inhibit and enhance working flexibly.
- Find leading-edge strategies for implementing and managing flexible work practices.
Access the Creating & Managing Flexible Workplaces e-learning demo here!
Our e-learning program is based on the "Creating & Managing Flexible Workplaces" Workshop which has been facilitated throughout
Australia for the Australian Human Resources Institute and in many workplaces, with outstanding success:
Testimonials for the Creating & Managing Flexible Workplaces Workshop:
"Very informative, well structured, relevant, up-to-date,
insightful, thought provoking."
Cara Haslop. HR Manager.
"A valuable exercise. It was enlightening to spend a day discussing issues which to to the core of my management philosophy - to create an enlightened workplace. An adult environment which preserves the dignity of the individual. This is impossible to achieve without a flexible environment which allows and encourages people to live full lives.
Kerry is the only person I have yet found in Australia who has some expertise not only in the concepts but of equal importance, how to operationalise these concepts in a commercial environment."
Rob Davidson, CEO.
"Promised outcomes delivered! A rarity these days with some workshops.
John Rodriquez, Employment Programs Co-ordinator.
About Our E-programs
Having worked with hundreds of managers, HR professionals and employees for more than a decade, we’ve found that there are two sides to the coin that need to be considered when implementing sustainable flexible work practices.
Firstly it’s important to create an enabling workplace environment with management commitment and supportive values in action, attitudes, practices, systems and processes. The other side of the coin is an individual’s responsibility to understand their life goals and take action to achieve the life they want.
It is with this in mind that we have developed the two e-learning programs:
“Creating & Managing Flexible Workplaces” to develop the workplace that enalbes workplace flexibility and
“Your Life – Your Money! Making your life work for you” for individuals to understand their life goals and the steps to take to achieve work/life balance.
The “Creating & Managing Flexible Workplaces” is a 45 minute e-program for managers and employees. It contains 6 modules and a 12 minute video which is part of an exercise to surface and address the challenges to flexible work practices. The video focuses on the issues experienced by two managers, striving to overcome work/life conflicts in a long hours’ workplace culture.
The “Creating & Managing Flexible Workplaces” e-program content
Module 1 - The introduction to the program. You can view the introduction here.
Module 2 – covers all the types of flexible practices that workplaces are offering, how individual differences need to be considered, a best practice case study and strategies to understand what employees want, including our work/life audit and exit interviews.
Module 3 - considers the individual and social drivers for the change to a flexible workplace. This module starts the process of addressing the myths and misperceptions that surround and undermine workplace flexibility.
Module 4 – provides an indepth business case for implementing flexible work practices. Lots of examples of the types of benefits particular organisations have achieved through flexible work practices are given in this module.
Module 5 - surfaces the barriers to change to a flexible workplace through the organisational iceberg model and the video work/life issues in today's workplaces. People undertaking the program are asked to write down the various issues raised in the video and this is used to focus dialogue in the workplace around the challenges to achieving work/life balance.
Module 6 - considers 14 key strategies that enable sustainable flexible workplaces including various management practices and supportive workplace systems and processes.
Advantages of this e-learning program:
- It enables responsibility for facilitating flexibility to be devolved to managers
- It provides managers with a tool and the fundamental knowledge needed to make flexibility happen
- E-learning gives the viewer the choice to undertake the program when convenient to them
- One or two modules can be taken at a time and used to focus dialogue on the issues raised
- People can keep going back to the program as often as wanted, which reinforces the learning
- Cost advantages of no presenters fees, travel costs, training room, equipment hire or time away from the office.
E-learning is an important component of the ongoing communication and education strategy needed for sustainable flexible workplaces.
An introductory offer is now available to organisations so contact us now to take advantage of this outstanding opportunity!
For further information and to view the full 45 minute e-learning program contact:
Kerry Fallon Horgan on:
Tel: (02) 9402 4741 Email:
kerry@flexibility.com.au
Testimonials for the Creating & Managing Flexible Workplaces Workshop:
"All of it was helpful - very relevant to what my organisation is
currently trying to implement. Some of the brick walls we have were
given some solutions today."
Sanofi-Synthelabo Pty Ltd
“I had very little understanding of change management practices. I
would now like to use the methods discussed today on staff I supervise
and become a more effective manager. I like things to be practical and
measurable the methods discussed today are just that – very enjoyable”.
Manager, DEWR
“Excellent tools for planning & improving practices, both personally
and organisationally.”
Defence
"At the workshop, Kerry has most efficiently and effectively outlined
the practical implication of managing work/life balance. Though it is a
hard topic to discuss, she has engaged the audience to comprehend the
most important management issue-the continuous engagement with the heart
of employees. Her capability to involve the audience in thinking process
was also very impressive.’
Ph.D.Lecturer, Faculty of Business and Law
Deakin
"Drilled down to the issues affecting the topic. Workshop
presented in an informative manner – obviously well researched and
prepared.
Tracy Wilson, Principal, Working Visions.
"Great insight into approaches on how to develop high performing
functional workplace cultures. Maintain positive attitudes to taking
small steps in the cultural change.
David Burley, Workforce Planning.
“Good presentation skills – clarity of intent. Good written material.
Good activities/exercises. Covered a large amount of material very well.
Very professional. Great case presented for work/life balance”
Institute of Executive Coaching
"It gave good examples. Realistic about how organisations work.
Gave good insight on steps to take in relation to cultural change.
Richard Bath, HR Manager.
To view the full 45 minute e-learning program contact:
Kerry Fallon Horgan on:
Tel: (02) 9402 4741 Email:
kerry@flexibility.com.au
This program is available to organisations under a 12 month license arrangement.
About the author and presenter of this e-learning program:
Kerry Fallon Horgan is an expert on flexible work practices and achieving work/life balance.
She has written a book on flexible work practices and for more than a decade has facilitated flexible workplace programs in organisations throughout Australia.
Kerry has extensive experience in training, facilitating and coaching at
all organisational levels and across a broad range of businesses
including the finance, retail, construction, mining, manufacturing and
public sectors. She was the finalist judge for the 2006 and 2007 Australian HR Awards in the Health & Wellbeing category.
She is accredited in Certificate 1V in Assessment and Workplace Training.
See Biography at this site for further details.
Managing Workplace Flexibility - an article by Kerry Fallon Horgan
“Australia is far behind other countries when it comes to workplace flexibility” says Ann Sherry AO, CEO of Carnival Australia, a Division of Carnival Corporation, which employs 220, 000 people worldwide. “We must make it compelling for people to work for us and flexibility is a core underpinning,” Sherry advised at the recent MGSM Women, Management and Industrial Relations Conference.
Traditional management practices no longer support employees’ lives and, with current skills shortages, the best employees will readily move to workplaces which meet their need for a balance between their work and personal lives.
The problem then arises when people seek out “best practice” employers only to find that, despite all the policies and promises at the commencement of the employment process, their particular manager demands ever longer hours with presence equaling performance. Gone are weekends with family and friends and the promises of having any control over how, when or where their work can be done. What is left is continued work/life conflict, stress and exhaustion, often leading to burnout or seeking yet another employer.
So what needs to be done in Australian workplaces? How can we bring about the management practices that support workplace flexibility?
Sherry says that we need to clearly understand the problem, to look at the symbols of culture such as who in the top ten works flexibly and what happens if they do?
Implementing the policies and systems is the easy part, it’s then that the real work on the organisational culture must occur. This is an ongoing process that starts with management at the top of the organisation. Here, and throughout the management ranks, sophisticated facilitated dialogue about the many complex issues surrounding flexibility is needed to effect change.
Over more than a decade working in this field we have developed a process that readily brings to light the attitudes, management practices and belief systems that undermine flexibility. Once the issues are clear, appropriate strategies for dealing with the real and often difficult to change problems, can be planned.
Strategies can include ongoing management coaching to develop the personal and organisational vision and goals for a flexible workplace, working on the attitudes and belief systems that support or undermine flexibility, and the practical aspects of managing flexibility on a day-to-day basis.
An important step that can be taken by managers, particularly senior managers, is to give permission to use these practices in as many forums and formats as possible. Also managers need the skills and knowledge to be able to understand employees’ goals and work/life needs and to educate their staff on the business imperatives for working flexibly.
To support managers in this, Flexibility At Work has developed e-learning programs that give managers the practical tools to take employees through a step-by-step life planning process, to help them understand workplace flexibility and the business case for making it happen. These programs empower managers to take responsibility for the on-going dialogue and education needed for these practices to work. Management education and accountability are keys to the success of workplace flexibility.
Click here to access the "Creating & Managing Flexible Workplaces" e-learning demonstration!
NEW! E-Learning program
YOUR LIFE - YOUR MONEY! Making your life work for you.
Discover a workable life plan to achieve your goals
and gain the cashflow needed for life balance and life satisfaction.
Access "Your Life - Your Money!" e-learning demonstration here
Doing this e-course will help you:
- Establish realistic and motivating life and financial goals,
- Find out what level of income you need to cover your expenses, save, and invest.
- Learn how to prepare and use your cash flow statement,
- Identify how to reduce and control spending, consumer debt & those "must haves"
- Understand your money habits
1,000’s of people have completed this Programme. Every one of them benefited from it and experienced positive change in their lives. We want the same for you! Just remember, you have to finish the Programme, including all the exercises, to get the full benefit!
"An excellent course to help one gain confidence around money and to understand one’s limiting beliefs..”
Y.W., Secretary
The advantage of E-Learning is that it:
- Enables individual responsibility for achieving personal and career goals
- Gives the viewer the choice to undertake the program when convenient to them
- One or two modules can be taken at a time and used to focus dialogue on the issues raised
- People can keep going back as often as wanted, which reinforces the learning
Your Life - Your Money! consists of 10 modules which include:
- a 12 step life plan
- an indepth look at the attitudes and beliefs around money that may be blocking your financial success and an interactive attitude and beliefs survey.
- Tips on general money management
- A step by step cashflow plan and cashflow e-tool download
- How to manage debt
- The power of compounding
- Making the most of saving and investing
- How to work with a financial advisor with practical questions to ask
- The program concludes with an “abundant living plan” download, which gives you a personal action plan for financial success.
This is a truly exciting program to help you achieve work/life balance and financial success.
"Your Life - Your Money! is available to individuals and organisations. For details: Email kerry@flexibility.com.au or Telephone: (612) 9402 4741 for further details.
Access "Your Life - Your Money!" e-learning demonstration here
To view the full 60 minute e-learning program contact:
Kerry Fallon Horgan on:
Tel: (02) 9402 4741 Email:
kerry@flexibility.com.au
Benefits Outside the Square an article by Kerry Fallon Horgan
The recent Mercer 2008 study, “Benefits Outside the Square”, found there to be a real disconnect between what employees are wanting and what employers believe they want in terms of benefits that induce them to stay with an organisation. Only 3 of the top ten benefits that an employer would like match those the employer thinks the employee wants.
What topped the list for baby boomers was for their employers to help them access financial advice and education but less than one third of employers are doing actually doing anything about it. David Anderson, Asia Pacific Business Leader of Mercer’s outsourcing business, said that “improving the financial literacy of employees of all ages can meaningfully improve the productivity and the longevity of a workforce”. In the current financial crisis, financial management skills take on an even more crucial role.
Our latest e-learning program, “Your Life – Your Money! Making your life work for you”, enables the personal responsibility needed for success with work/life balance and provides the financial literacy education that employees are seeking. Offering this program as a benefit to employees is a valuable component of an organisation’s attraction and retention strategies as well as buidling an employer of choice reputation.
This excitng 1 hour e-program was developed by All Money Matters and Flexibility At Work. It contains 10 modules which are the equivalent in content of our half-day “Life Planning” workshop and 12 Money Management coaching sessions.
To view the full 60 minute e-learning program contact:
Kerry Fallon Horgan on:
Tel: (02) 9402 4741 Email:
kerry@flexibility.com.au
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