Promoting Diverse Thoughts in the Workplace

1. Promoting Diverse Thoughts in the Workplace Through Work Flexibility Presented by Mika J. Cross

2. What is Flexibility and Why it Matters Flexible Work Trends and What Workers Want How Flexibility Ties to Diversity in the Workplace Promising Practices for Fostering Diverse Perspectives FlexJobs’ Virtual Job Fair, October 24th The Road Ahead

3. What Is a Flexible Job? • Formal and informal arrangements • Schedule: flexible or alternative • Location: remote or onsite • Status: freelance or employee • Hours: part-time or full-time • Bottom line: • Anything outside a traditional 9-5, in-office role

4. Flexible Work Trends 2007 Today Occasional Remote Work 9% 43% Freelance 7% 35% Flexible Schedules 25% 64% *159% increase in remote workers in the U.S since 2005 Sources: Bureau of Labor Statistics (2007), PwC Work-Life 3.0 (2016), Upwork (2016), Denver Post (2015), Gallup (2017), US Census (2018)

5. What’s Your Ideal Flex?

6. Top Career Fields for Flexible Jobs Medical & Health Administrative Customer Service Sales Computer & IT Education & Training Accounting & Finance Project Management Software Development Account Management Retail HR & Recruiting Bilingual Marketing Data Entry Science Business Development Research Writing Consulting Source: FlexJobs job posting data, current

7. Most Common Remote Job Titles Accountant Program Manager Teacher / Faculty Writer Consultant Engineer Project Manager Business Development Manager Account Manager / Account Executive Tutor Developer Customer Service Representative Sales Representative Analyst Editor Nurse Medical Coder Territory Sales Manager Case Manager Internet/Social Media Evaluator

8. Why Flexibility Matters

9. Who Cares about Flex?

10. Top Companies Hiring for Flexible Jobs Guide to the Best Companies for Flexible Jobs: www.FlexJobs.com/company-guide Source: FlexJobs job posting data, 2017-2019

11. Value of Diversity • Strategic Benefits: • Employers see big benefits when they incorporate work flexibility into the company’s strategy and operations. • Employee retention • Reducing expenses • Productivity • Education and experience • Effective Hiring Strategy: • Flexible work options attract well-educated professionals with solid experience who come from a variety of backgrounds.

12. ROI for Remote Companies

13. The Attitude Barrier: The Rockefeller Foundation found that 65% of people say the attitudes of men in top leadership positions are a barrier to female leadership (90% of women believe this and 49% of men believe it). The Caregiving Barrier: The New York Times reported that “half or more of the women who earn an M.B.A. this year will drop out of the full-time work force within a decade” and cited family conflicts as one of the main reasons. A lack of comprehensive family leave policies at most companies makes it impossible for men and women to balance work and life when raising children (or caring for aging parents or other family members who need a caregiver), and as a default, caregiving responsibilities still largely fall to women. Invisible Bias in a Visible Workplace

14. Common Topics in Coaching

15. Avoid monocultures: Hiring people from different locations naturally helps you increase cultural diversity “No-collar” employees are looking for a company that is as outside of the box as they are- hire for “cultural competency.” Use language in your job descriptions that highlight your company culture and help applicants get a feel for your company and its brand. Be sure to use clear, inclusive language that expresses your support for people from all walks of life. Sensitivity to pronoun usage with regard to gender identity is important. Flexing All-Inclusive Workplace Strategies

16. Hire Remotely: flexjobs.vfairs.com

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18. How to Connect