1. Making Flexibility Work in Your Organization June 27, 2011 MNCPA Management & Business Advisors Conference

2. Can it work in your organization? ©Life Meets Work 2011

3. It has to work. Flex is a strategic imperative. ©Life Meets Work 2011

4. Employees feel overworked, undervalued and stressed out ©Life Meets Work 2011

5. Employee turnover will increase in 2011 ©Life Meets Work 2011 84 vs. 32

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7. Flexible workplaces deliver bottom-line results  Attract talent  Employee loyalty  Employee engagement  Customer satisfaction  Customer retention  Customer service levels  Continuity/disaster readiness  Productivity  Profitability  Employee health and wellness  Absenteeism  Turnover  Real estate costs  Utilities  Expenses  Healthcare costs

8. Flex critical to winning the war on talent ©Life Meets Work 2011

9. Study proves link between flex and productivity ©Life Meets Work 2011

10. Workplace flexibility improves employee wellness ©Life Meets Work 2011

11. Definition ©Life Meets Work 2011 Workplace Flexibility Changing how, where and when work gets done.

12. Flex for salaried employees ©Life Meets Work 2011

13. Flex looks different for hourly employees ©Life Meets Work 2011

14. Flex works in a billable hour culture ©Life Meets Work 2011

15. “I’m a rabid capitalist. I didn’t go down this path just to supply another benefit. I wanted to make money.” Brint Ryan, CEO, Ryan LLC Flex thrives in a billable hour culture ©Life Meets Work 2011

16. 7 steps to improve flex in your organization ©Life Meets Work 2011

17. Step 1: Engage senior leaders ©Life Meets Work 2011

18. Step 2: Train Managers ©Life Meets Work 2011

19. Step 3: Customize Flex by Team ©Life Meets Work 2011

20. Step 4: Identify & track metrics for flex success ©Life Meets Work 2011

21. Step 5: Focus on employee performance ©Life Meets Work 2011

22. Step 6: Engage cross-functional flex teams ©Life Meets Work 2011

23. Step 7: Communicate flex success ©Life Meets Work 2011

24. In the words of CEO Brint Ryan… © Life Meets Work, 2011 “ Workplace flex is not like pizza Fridays. It’s an incredibly powerful, strategic business tool.” ©Life Meets Work 2011

25. Questions? More flex resources can be found at: www.lifemeetswork.com/knowledgecenter Kyra Cavanaugh President Life Meets Work kcavanaugh@lifemeetswork.com 888-462-5691