Hosted
by Work Friendly and Corporate Champions for Children
Maximize the
Competitive Advantage: Winning Work/Life
Strategies for Business was the theme for the
all-day conference held on May 10th at the American
Airlines Training & Conference Center. Approximately
165 attendees from 81 organizations of all sizes and
industries participated in this year’s event.
Donna Klein, Vice
President of Diversity and Workplace Effectiveness for
Marriott International in Washington, D.C., kicked off
the conference as the keynote speaker. A nationally
known authority on work/life issues, Mrs. Klein expertly
engaged the audience with a historical account of
work/life initiatives over the past 150 years, as well
as enlightened participants about where the work/life
field is headed and why. To view her keynote speech in
its entirety, please click here.
Following the keynote
address, 32 experts from dozens of local, blue-ribbon
organizations -- Texas Instruments, Raytheon, Hewlett
Packard, Deloitte & Touche, Ernst & Young, City of Fort
Worth, American Airlines, U.S. Department of
Labor-Women's Bureau, JPMorgan Chase, Presbyterian
Hospital of Dallas, Bright Horizons Family Solutions,
Texas Workforce Commission, Bank of America, Ceridian
LifeWorks Services, University of North Texas, Senior
Citizens of Greater Dallas, Haynes and Boone, Bell
Helicopter, AmeriCredit, Kaleidoscope Partners; Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld; Presbyterian Hospital of
Dallas, Kiddo’s Child Care – shared their work/life
expertise with conference participants. Breakout
sessions tackled such issues as strategic work/life
management, building the business case, needs
assessment, promoting health and wellness, why women
leave the workforce, employee friendly policies and
legislation, workplace flexibility, elder care at work,
communication strategy, post 9/11 employment issues,
developing synergies to affect change, paving new roads
in child care, and how to develop grass-roots successes.
To download select presentations or to view session
descriptions, click here.
In addition, during the
luncheon, DallasChild & FortWorthChild
announced the winning North Texas' Best Family Friendly
companies: Texas Instruments placed first in the large
company category, Tricon (parent organization for Pizza
Hut, Taco Bell, and KFC) in the medium-size group, and
Wyndham Jade won in the small company category. For
more information on these winning companies and their
family-friendly policies, click
here.
National speaker and humorist Joel Zeff energized the
audience as the closing speaker. Joel captivated the
audience with his unique blend of hilarious
improvisational comedy and essential ideas on work and
life. For information about Joel and his workshops,
visit
Conference evaluations
have been overwhelmingly positive, and the hosting
coalitions attribute much of the conference success to
the exceptional support provided by this year’s
sponsors: Texas Workforce Commission, WorkSource of
Dallas County, Texas Instruments, Bright Horizons Family
Solutions, ARAMARK Work/Life Partnerships, American
Airlines, Work Advantage, Raytheon, Ceridian LifeWorks
Services, and Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld.
Stay tuned
for information about next year’s conference, which will
be announced in the next few months. To learn
about our conference partner, Fort Worth-based Corporate
Champions for Children, visit
Click on
the links below to download Powerpoint presentations
used at the conference.
Keynote Address
Assessing Needs
First Improves Work/Life Program Effectiveness
Workplace
Flexibility: Employees Everywhere are Calling for More
Flexibility
Why Women Leave the
Workforce: Strategies to Minimize Corporate Brain Drain
Promoting
Employee Health & Wellness Makes Good Business Sense
What's New
with Employee Friendly Policies &
Legislation
Effective
Communication: Critical to Creating and Sustaining a
Supportive
Work/Life Culture
Elder Care at Work: Demographics Continue to Propel this
Business Issue onto Executive Agendas
Five Issues
Employers Must Face After 9-11
Grass-Roots Efforts Make Waves
From Ad-Hoc
Programs to Strategic Work/Life Management
Assessing Needs First
Improves Work/Life program Effectiveness
