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If you could walk into work tomorrow and make one change that made your workplace better, what would it be? Your answer is the first step in making your work place an OpenWork place.

OpenWork happens when employees and employers collaborate to reinvent how work is done, for the benefit of all. To OpenWork means to break out of old patterns, establish new cultures of trust and accountability and create new ways of working to reap huge benefits.

At OpenWork.org, we share stories of organizations that inspire us by shattering the poverty of imagination that limits business productivity and societal well-being. By sharing stories about workplace culture, employee engagement, job flexibility, work-life balance and more, we can accelerate the pace of change in the way people can and should work in the 21st century.

REASONS TO OPENWORK

1 BOOST PRODUCTIVITY

93 percent of HR professionals say the productivity of employees who use flexibility is the same or better than those on rigid job schedules.

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2 INCREASE JOB SATISFACTION

Trust in one's supervisor plays a crucial role in reducing transaction costs, increasing job satisfaction, and raising organizational commitment. 88 percent of employees in highly effective workplaces have high job satisfaction.

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3 INCREASE EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT

Employee engagement is 55 percent higher for those who use flexibility options.

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4 IMPROVE HEALTH & WELL-BEING

Stress is two times greater for employees who do not have flexible work options than for those who do.

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5 INCREASE EMPLOYEE RETENTION

Over 80 percent of employees reported that work flexibility is an important factor in their intention to stay with their company.

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6 REDUCE TURNOVER

The expected turnover rate for employees who do not have the flexibility they need at their companies is almost twice the rate of those who do.

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7 IMPROVE QUALITY OF LIFE

85 percent of flex users reported a positive influence on quality of life including their ability to meet family and personal responsibilities.

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8 LEVERAGE EMPLOYEE TRUST

Business experts observe that building high levels of employee trust within organizations is a means of engaging employees, generating growth and improving performance.

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9 INCREASE COST SAVINGS

Some business leaders estimate that a flexible work environment can save companies between $10,000 to $20,000 per employee per year by lowering real estate, turnover and absenteeism costs and increasing employee productivity.

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10 DRIVE TRUST & ENGAGEMENT

Trust is essential to both workplace engagement and life satisfaction. 90 percent of highly engaged workers trust their managers.

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Tower Paddle Boards

This company switched to a five-hour workday … and business is booming.

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