Mary Ellen Krut, MBA, Founder Balanced Hours

TOPIC: Business/Flexible Scheduling
TITLE: Setting up the RIGHT Schedule for a successful Work/Life Integration

The spectrum of work flexibility is very broad. Certainly it has both broadened and become more of a cultural transition since I first started asking for flexible work 10 or 12 years ago. Still, today there are many cultural and management issues that get in the way of an employee having the best balance of work and personal obligations. I still see signs every day of general mistrust of the employee's commitment if they ask for a reduced hours schedule at the office. Fortunately, the time is ripe for talented professionals to propose a schedule at work that meets both the organization’s goals and the individual’s.

“Finding and keeping the best talent has always been an issue for CEOs focused on driving corporate growth and besting the competition. For those who worry about talent constraints, cyclical and structural factors are now aligned in new and alarming ways.”

—Harvard Business Review
Research Report, March 2005

Join us in this INTERACTIVE workshop to learn about Work Life Integration trends and tools including a personal assessment of your career to help you identify the areas you can improve TODAY by applying a flexible work model called ASSESS-STRUCTURE-EVALUATE. Workshop attendees will receive a reading list of the best in work/life balance and a gift that’s just for fun!

Bio:

Mary Ellen Krut is a pioneer in flexible work solutions. For 12 years of her high tech sales career she proposed and worked in flexible work arrangements. Her experience spans corporate settings from Fortune 100 to dot com startups as well as significant success in building a home-based Internet retail business. Whether employed by a corporation full- or part-time, self-employed or as a contractor on a project basis, Mary Ellen has been a leader in productivity and profitability. Mary Ellen has her MBA from the University of San Diego and a 25-year career in San Diego.