How to Support Flexible Work as a Manager
38mIntermediate2022-09-19
Authors

Dan Schawbel
Author, Workplace Researcher, Keynote Speaker
Course details
Today’s employees want flexibility with where, when, and how they’re expected to work. It’s key for their work-life balance and mental health, and it also affects their job satisfaction. While this can be a positive change if you’re a manager, you’ll need to shift your focus from being present at the office to overseeing employees from a distance.
In this course, instructor Dan Schawbel shows you how to make flexibility work—even in unique or challenging environments. Learn how to assess your readiness to support flexible work policies and select the right type of arrangement for your employees and business. You’ll also discover what it takes to optimize performance and employee satisfaction within a flexible work model.
Using key findings from his own research and four real-world case studies, Dan offers the tools and practical advice you need to adapt to the changing demands of today’s workplace and embrace flexibility.
In this course, instructor Dan Schawbel shows you how to make flexibility work—even in unique or challenging environments. Learn how to assess your readiness to support flexible work policies and select the right type of arrangement for your employees and business. You’ll also discover what it takes to optimize performance and employee satisfaction within a flexible work model.
Using key findings from his own research and four real-world case studies, Dan offers the tools and practical advice you need to adapt to the changing demands of today’s workplace and embrace flexibility.
Skills covered
Management SkillsLeadership and ManagementOne-Off
Concepts
0. Introduction
- 01 - The role of managers in a flexible workplace
1. Assess Your Readiness to Support Flexible Work
- 02 - Discuss flexibility preferences with your employees
- 03 - Balance employee and business needs
- 04 - Case study
2. Evaluate and Test Your Flexible Work Approach
- 05 - Evaluate different work arrangements
- 06 - Pilot a flexible work approach
- 07 - Case study
3. Communicate and Adapt
- 08 - Keep lines of communication open
- 09 - Solicit ongoing feedback
- 10 - Case study
4. From Presenteeism to Performance
- 11 - Leverage data
- 12 - Optimize performance and productivity
- 13 - Case study
Conclusion
- 14 - Embrace flex culture