Keeping it Simple — Belinda Morgan

Welcome to another Flexible Success newsletter. Each edition includes a tip, a quote, a question and an interesting read - all related to part-time and flexible work. It's designed to be quick and easy to digest, and to provide you with some food for thought for the week ahead.

Theme: Keeping it Simple

A TIP

Getting started on creating a more flexible work environment can be easier than you might think.

Mirvac have a hugely successful flexibility program called 'My Simple Thing'. It's exactly as it sounds; one of the simplest programs you’ve ever heard of. It encourages employees to think about one small, achievable change they can make in their weekly work practice that will enhance their work/life quality.

Everybody is encouraged to do this – from the top down. For the CEO, it’s doing her pilates training twice a week during traditional ‘working hours’. For one of their construction workers, it's taking his kids to school twice a week.

'My Simple Thing' is a formal program at Mirvac, but I reckon lots of us could take this principle and apply it more informally for ourselves and our teams and make a really big impact.

A QUOTE

"Now the lines between work and ‘not work’ are – for better or worse – intertwined, and many of us ‘punch in’ the minute we pick up our phones in the morning. We live inter-connected lives. Our engagement surveys gave us the data to see that flexibility was key to changing our work culture." ― Susan Lloyd-Hurwitz, Mirvac CEO

A QUESTION

This blog post tells the story of a Mirvac senior leader's interesting journey with flexible working - from sceptic to huge advocate.

AN INTERESTING READ

Want to take it a step further? How about creating a vision board representing your ideal week? This recent Forbes article shows you how.

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