Are You Keeping Up with the Changing Workplace...

… or do you still have most people streaming into the office each morning, making a mass exodus each evening, and repeating this exercise 5 days a week (automatically giving “work ethic brownie points” to those arriving extra early or leaving extra late)?  Did you know that “workplace flexibility” is the top benefit valued by today’s workforce and that employers win BIG (think lower turnover costs, increased productivity, access to unique talent pools, and reduced capital expenditure) by fostering a flexible workplace.  What exactly is a flexible workplace?  Hint: it’s much bigger than flex-time!  A flexible workplace focuses on results and supports many win-win models of work including flex-time, telecommuting, part-time, and job-sharing.

Balancing Professionals offers both advisory services and connecting services to help you capitalize on the changing workplace!

What Can You Learn From Us?

• We can educate you about the changing workforce and the many benefits of creating a flexible workplace (check out our workshops)
• We can help you take the human capital temperature of your organization and identify smart work strategies for optimizing your people power (check out our Work Smart Assessment and customized consulting) 

Who Can We Connect You With?

We can connect you to a unique pool of high caliber talent in the Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill area, giving you the opportunity to experience the many benefits of hiring part-time professionals.  Who are our professionals?  They might be...

• A stay-at-home mom with 10 years of brand management experience who is on-ramping back into the workforce and wants a part-time schedule;
• A finance executive who would rather work a part-time schedule than retire altogether;
• An HR manager with 8 years of experience who can no longer fit 60 hour work weeks into her life and is seeking to work 3 days per week;
• And many more...

Events and News

September 17, 2008 from 8:30 to 10:30am- Carolina Parent's annual Women@Work breakfast will honor the winners of the Family-Friendly 40 award and will feature keynote speaker Pamela Stone, author of the book Opting Out? Why Women Really Quit Careers and Head Home. For more information and to register...

September 17, 2008 from 11:00am to 2:30pm - Balancing Professionals will host a half day workshop, On-Ramping: Strategies for Re-Entering the Workforce for professionals interested in returning to work after being home with kids. For more information and to register...

October 8, 2008 - "The Economic and Sustainable People Strategy Most Businesses Overlook" presented by Balancing Professionals as part of the Durham Chamber of Commerce's Lunch & Learn series. 12:00pm - 1:15pm. For more information...

Hot Off the Press! Cali Ressler and Jody Thompson, founders of CultureRx, share the amazing story of Best Buy's journey to a Results Only Work Environment (ROWE) in their new book Why Work Sucks and How to Fix It.

From the Archives - Listen to an archived version of the webinar we presented with Better Management - The People Strategy Most Executives Overlook And Why It Matters! by clicking here.