Flexible Work Environments Yield Competitive Advantage

NAPERVILLE, Ill., April 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Want to lead the way to success by transforming your organization into a nimbler, more flexible and attractive work environment?  Drs. Charles Grantham and James Ware, co-founders and executive producers of the Work Design Collaborative and co-authors of Corporate Agility: A Revolutionary New Model for Competing in a Flat World, offer specific steps for companies to take in Getting Nimble, an article about the growing importance of workplace flexibility that appears in the current issue of Return On Performance, the official magazine of the Incentive Marketing Association.  

The premise of the article is that organizations that incorporate a more flexible workplace model have a distinct competitive advantage over traditional work environments in terms of real estate costs, productivity, and the ability to attract and retain top talent.

According to Grantham, "Injecting agility into your corporation saves you a lot of money, enables you to get and keep the people you need, and is important for customer satisfaction."  In fact, Grantham and Ware have helped clients shave 30 to 40 percent off real estate costs, save 27 to 45 percent in total workforce support operating costs, and consistently increase workforce productivity 15 to 18 percent by implementing workplace flexibility.

As Grantham additionally points out, "happy employees are engaged employees.  Workers feel a regained sense of control over their life. This leads to an increase in job satisfaction and, in turn, an increased sense of engagement with the company."

To read the full article, see the current issue at http://www.rop-digital.com/ropmagazine/2010spring/ or visit www.returnonperformance.org.

About the Incentive Marketing Association

Headquartered in Naperville, Illinois, the Incentive Marketing Association (IMA) leads incentive professionals and the corporate community as the premier educator and information source in the incentive marketplace. By promoting the utilization of performance management and measurement tools, results-oriented solutions, the exchange of information and ideas, and high standards of professionalism, IMA advances the effective use of incentives and recognition in employee and customer programs.

More information is available at www.incentivemarketing.org.

About Return on Performance Magazine

Return on Performance (ROP) is the official magazine of the Incentive Marketing Association and the definitive voice of the incentive marketing industry providing the latest best practice strategies and research available on engaging, aligning and motivating employees, business partners and customers to yield measurable corporate results.

SOURCE Incentive Marketing Association