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Family-Friendly Companies / Flexible Work Options CWF Mission “Freud was once asked what he thought a normal person should be able to do well. The questioner probably expected a complicated “deep” answer. But Freud simply said, “Lieben und arbeiten” (to love and to work). It pays to ponder on this simple formula; it grows deeper as you think about it.” Erik Erikson Identity, Youth and Crisis CWF Mission The Boston College Center for Work Family is committed to enhancing the success of organizations and the quality of life of todays workforce by providing leadership for the integration of work and life, an essential for business and community success. Our key differentiator is the ability to bridge the world of research with the world of practice. CWF Members include … IBM Merck Intel Price Waterhouse-Coopers KPMG Eli Lilly Kraft Booz-Allen Hamilton Boeing Marriott BP Prudential Securities Hewlett-Packard Abbott Laboratories Dell Bristol-Myers Today’s HR management issues The new employment relationship (or lack of) Increased flexibility for company and the workforce More women in professional / managerial positions Globalization and diversity (race, gender, culture) Aging workforce and generational diversity Changing career patterns These are areas of interest for CWF Work / Life Definition A Work / Life Case Study Standard career (‘77-87) International assignment / dual-career (‘88-91) Repatriation process / Annie’s transition (‘91) Father’s Alzheimers: elder care (‘91-95) Diagnosed immediately after we returned Geneva opportunity – not even considered Second career transition process (‘94-00) Doctoral program, part-time, sabbatical (‘94-97) Part-time role, wrote dissertation (‘97-98) A Work / Life Case Study Kids (Maggie ‘95, Hannah ’97, Dillon ’00) Working virtually and remote (‘98-00) Global roles, the long commute, work from home The critical event Major milestones Career change to Academia (‘00)