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Choose 2 Lead has completed a study sponsored by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation on the adequacy of resources to help older workers find flexibility. The draft report entitled, “Assessing the Adequacy of Workplace Flexibility Information Resources To Assist Older Workers” is now available for review.

If you are in-between jobs or considering a career change, please visit our new project, Career Transition Network. If you would like more career transition information, please sign-in on the CTN home page and check the box “General career transition information”. We will ensure you receive updates and webinar schedules as they are available.

This site contains excellent resources for anyone even though it was developed to help those in the mortgage industry.

If you are interested in creating a flexible friendly workplace, send us an e-mail to info@choose2lead.org.

For more information on creating your own flexible career also check out the website of the Flexibility Alliance at www.flexibilityalliance.org.

Thank you!

"Win-Win Workplace Practices: The Study of Improved Organizational Results and Improved Quality of Life"
Research Report by Patricia S. Reed and Shirley Clark, sponsored by the Women's Bureau of the Department of Labor.

"Are We Losing the Best and the Brightest? Highly Achieved Women Leaving the Traditional Workforce"
Authors: Patricia S. Reed and Shirley M. Clark
A Study sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration

Choose 2 Lead is about making responsible choices in your work, life, and community that enhance your life. Too often, however, we hear about the daily time struggles that challenge the harmonious integration between work and life. We used to hear that we can't have it all (at least…all at once). Now, we just struggle to keep up with the daily load of a more demanding workplace, along with needs of children, elderly parents, and a community that is crying out for our support. So, we at Choose 2 Lead ask, is there a better way to make it all work?

Choose 2 Lead Women's Foundation is a non profit organization that is a catalyst for changing the paradigm of the 21st century workplace, bringing together facts, economics, and social needs to support informed choices by women, employers and policymakers.

Here are the facts…

The demographics of the worker are changing. Women are earning bachelor's degrees at a higher rate than men. There are more women in the workforce than ever before: many are working mothers, and Generation X and Y women possess a new work ethos, wanting to have more balance between work, family and community, carving out a different path of their baby boomer mothers who had to fight for equality in the workplace. Still other women have taken sabbaticals to raise families, or have found a "family-friendly" employer. As baby boomers age and contemplate traditional retirement, there won't be enough young people entering the workforce to replace them, and they won't have comparable experience.

As the needs of workers shift, employers face challenges in retaining valuable intellectual capital. Employers need to develop innovative strategies and adapt their cultures to attract and retain high quality employees. Why? This will help boost productivity, profitability and competitiveness, and instill loyalty.

The bottom line is…

We need to figure out a better way to use 21st century technologies and innovative methods to support the working people of today and tomorrow. Traditional one-size-fits-all employment approaches need to be replaced with win-win strategies that benefit both the individual and the organization.

We invite your to explore our site, and contact us to get involved. Thank you.