Paul Rupert Email & Phone Number

Chevy Chase, Md

Our firm is the leading provider of workplace flexibility systems, effective phased retirement approaches and company-wide collaborative skills transformation through our Mutual Respect initiatives. Basing all of our work on the principles of mutual respect and benefit, our partnerships with more than 100 clients from major national and global firms to hospitals and small businesses have delivered superior talent and operational successes. Samples of client outcomes include:• Superior RN attraction, engagement and retention through Team Self-scheduling in hospitals • Retention of senior scientists and key retiree knowledge in a major biopharmaceutical • Enhanced communication, conflict resolution and inclusion skills in complex organizations

Washington, Dc

Over the last three decades, Boomers have entered and are now exiting the workforce by the millions. Widespread flexibility has transformed the workplace and our flexibility consulting has promoted and refined the model of phased retirement. But this practice of easing from full-time to modified work is stalled. A modest number of companies have used phased retirement for older workers to successfully retain talent, transfer critical knowledge and mentor newer staff. While millions practice work-from-home and flextime, few offer flexibility to their older workers. We draw on our pioneering client work to promote an approach called “Respectful Exits.” We engage in both advocacy and consulting work to create mutually respectful ways of working – and to build exits that are satisfying and productive.

Boston/Washington, Dc

Led the development of a highly effective and innovative consulting and training practice that helped largely Fortune 1000 companies to begin the integration of flexible work schedules into their operations. Through conferences, presentations and writing, successfully advocated a business-beneficial approach to flexibility.Pioneered a mutually beneficial approach with strong business goals and shifted decision-making away from personal reasons toward business impacts as the driving criterion.for approval. Refined the formal proposal process for individual employees into the US and global standard for requesting flex.

San Francisco

Developed a groundbreaking national advocacy effort -- the EquiFlexProject -- for this San Francisco-based flexibility think tank. New Ways to Work led the national effort to integrate more flexible ways of working -- including Flexible Work Arrangements -- into American business. The EquiFlex Project targeted large companies through publications, presentations, conferences and advisory services. It received guidance and direction from an impressive group of early corporate champions.

Redwood City, San Francisco, Santa Rosa

Developed and led a series of start-up or turnaround medical, legal, publishing, mediation and counseling firms which were managed with increasing use of flexible management skills and flexible work arrangements. Highlights included:• Using partial year and paternity leave options to recruit superior medical talent• Supporting a global team of “remote” attorneys in lengthy, complex Asian litigation• Applying a team self-scheduling model to a complex off-hour mediation service

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