 OUR
FACILITATORS
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Dr.
Christine Dickson,
President and Founder of Foresight Management will open the
workshop and act as one of the facilitators. Dr. Dickson is an expert in
the area of workplace flexibility. She is a national speaker on the
topic and has worked as a facilitator, researcher, and consultant for
over 10 years.
Jill
Goldsmith, is
an experienced group facilitator who has worked successfully at all
levels of management. Jill has worked as a managing associate
for
PriceWaterhouseCoppers in the Higher Education Consulting Practice and
holds a Masters in Public and Private Management (MPPM) from Yale
University.
Karen
Schiff,
is an experienced group facilitator. After earning her Masters in
Organizational Psychology from Columbia University, she worked
extensively on change management projects and facilitated numerous
groups for the New York City Personnel Department, CNA Insurance, and
Scholastic, Inc. |
OUR COACHES |
Johanna Seppäläinen
is Sr. Consultant
and Coach for Foresight Management. She is currently leading business development on the east coast. She is an experienced coach and trainer with a strong multicultural background. She holds a Masters in Industrial-Organizational Psychology from San Francisco State University. Her thesis explored "Finnish Expatriate Adjustment to the Work/Life in the USA"
Jennifer Jay has worked in the field of Organizational Development for 10 years. She consults with organizations to improve employee performance and increase retention. Jennifer also works with individuals on career and life coaching. She holds a MBA in Organizational Development from California State University
Lynn Quinn
is director of the non-profit Work Life Balance Organization. She created an online communication tool for employers that enable them to benchmark worklife and leadership initiatives. Lynn participated in the 2nd Wharton Work Life Integration Roundtable. She holds a Masters in Organizational Dynamics from the University of Pennsylvania.
Susanne
Shibley has over 12 years experience helping organizations prepare, manage and reinforce change. She successfully managed internal and executive communication programs for Cisco Systems Inc., Siemens and Infineon Technologies Corp. She holds a MBA from Witten/Herdecke University Germany.
Sarah
Sherertz is the program coordinator for the ThirdPath Institute. Sarah has worked with a variety of community development organization and has focused on the dynamism between culture and the economy. Sarah received her B.A. in Community Development and Economics from Portland State University.
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PUTTING FLEXIBILITY TO WORK |
Join us for an interactive, facilitated
workshop designed for business people and organizations who are serious
about putting flexibility to work. The Return on Investment (ROI) for
successful flexible work strategies is immense. Employers have shown
significant improvements in human capital outcomes, talent management,
and financial performance & operations. Don’t wait another
minute- learn to put flexibility to work today.
- Work with our dedicated staff of experts on
pre-workshop coaching to determine the top 3 areas you would like to
discuss during our workshop.
- Participate in small breakout sessions to
develop a simple, achievable plan to move your workplace flexibility
initiative forward.
- Receive post-workshop follow-up and coaching to further support your efforts.
Here is
what you can expect...
- Pre-Session
Coaching:
- Attendees will take a Workplace Flexibility
Survey prior to the workshop and will work with an
experienced coach to determine the top 3 areas
they would like to work on during our workshop.
- Coaches will also be
available to answer questions about the survey and
workshop.
- Attendees will then be matched into groups based on
their area of interest.
- Workshop
Goals & Objectives:
- Identify
areas of strength that make flexibility possible in your organization
and learn how to leverage & harness these strengths.
- Identify barriers to
flexibility and ways to work with these barriers.
- Develop
a specific actionable plan to carry out within the next two
months to move your initiative forward or get it started.
- Post-Workshop
Coaching & Follow-up:
- All attendees will turn
in
their specific actionable plan at the end of the session.
- Coaches will then provide
one FREE 1-hour
coaching session after the workshop to follow-up individually
with
attendees and to provide additional support and resources.
DOWNLOAD
A SAMPLE WORKSHOP AGENDA
Some of
the benefits of attending this workshop...
The Return on Investment (ROI) for properly implemented workplace
flexibility initiatives is immense. Employers have shown significant
improvements in the following areas:
- Human
Capital Outcomes
- Increased employee
engagement & commitment
- Improved health &
wellbeing
- Reduced absenteeism
& presentism
- Talent
Management
- Improved retention and
recruitment
- Financial
Performance & Operations
- Increased productivity
& revenue (average
increase 35%)
- Business process
improvements
- Client service improvement
Apply for the
Alfred P. Sloan Award for Business Excellence in Workplace Flexibility
and receive a FREE
benchmarking report. Click
here.
WHEN WORK WORKS:
This
workshop is an initiative
of When Work Works
a project funded by the Alfred P. Sloan
Foundation in partnership with the Families and Work Institute,
U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and Twiga Foundation. Further
support provided by the U.S. Department of
Labor, Women's Bureau.
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EVENT INFO
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DATE
Tuesday,
May 20, 2008
TIME
8:30AM
- 12:30PM
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LOCATION
San Francisco Chamber of
Commerce
235 Montgomery Street,
12th floor
San
Francisco, CA 94108
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COST
$275.00
includes
continental breakfast
LIMIT
30 Participants
NEXT
SCHEDULED WORKSHOP
Tuesday, June 22 , 2008
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REGISTER |
REGISTER ONLINE
REGISTER
BY MAIL
NO WALK-IN
REGISTRATION
Questions about the event:
Email: info@managewithforesight.com
Call: 415-827.3427
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EVENT SPONSORS
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FLEXPERIENCE
SAN FRANCISCO CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE
NHCRA
ALLIANCE FOR WORKLIFE
PROGRESS
RHR INTERNATIONAL
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
FAMILIES
& WORK INSTITUTE
TWIGA
FOUNDATION
INSTITUTE FOR A COMPETITIVE WORKFORCE
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