Today two organizations, truly leaders in our space, will officially announce their partnership later this morning.  I’ve been asked to attend the press conference and I will be live tweeting from both the @FlexPaths and my personal Twitter account, @JessicaNow.  The hashtag to follow along is #workflex starting at 9:30am.

Don’t forget to follow @SHRM and @EllenGalinsky, President of FWI on Twitter as well.

This new, multi-year partnership, known as “Moving Work Forward”, will help transform workplaces by highlighting the importance of effective and flexible workplace strategies to the business bottom-line.

During the announcement this morning, leaders from the corporate world along with the military will be joining SHRM and FWI at the National Press Club.  There, they will provide their points of view on workplace flexibility and how it has been successful at their organizations.

Military and business leaders we can expect to hear from include:

•         Henry G. Jackson, Interim President and CEO, SHRM
•         Ellen Galinsky, President, FWI
•         Sharon Allen, Chairman of the Board, Deloitte LLP
•         G. Brint Ryan, CEO, Ryan Inc.
•         Ted Childs, Jr., Principal of Ted Childs LLC, Board Member of FWI
•         Admiral Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

At FlexPaths, we’re extremely excited about this partnership because it reinforces the value that flexible work practices add to an organization’s overall success .  We’ve seen this first hand with our own clients as they reduce overhead costs and increase productivity all while empowering and retaining top talent.