That Your Employer Will Want To Say YES To!
This episode of the Work It Like A Mum podcast features one of the stars of the flexible working concept: Timewise Power List award winner and JP Morgan Vice President Kelly Keating. If you’re thinking about making a flexible working or job share request in the near future, grab a pen and listen in!
Kelly tells Elizabeth about her career and her experience of flexible working and job sharing. She details what JP Morgan is doing to promote flexible working in the job market and discusses the matchmaking software she helped create that allows candidates to form job-share partnerships with other candidates with compatible availability. Later, Kelly shares her thoughts on her current job-share scheme and lists the benefits of job sharing for both the employee and the employer. Listen out for Kelly’s opinions on which industries offer the best work/life balance, which might surprise you! At the end of the episode, Kelly shares her top tips on making a flexible working request and what employers should consider if they’re inclined to refuse it.
This episode of the Work It Like A Mum podcast is not only an informative digest on all things flexible working, but is a fun listen too. Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast and promote it to other working mums by sharing it on your LinkedIn or Instagram feed.
Timestamps
[3:19] How Kelly got on the Timewise Power List
[5:18] Kelly’s experience of asking for a flexible working arrangement
[6:27] What Kelly’s doing to promote flexible working in her workplace
[7:38] What does a successful job share actually look like?
[11:37] “I’ve genuinely not heard of any issues”: What clients think of working with employees on job share schemes
[13:26] Skills range, coverage, networks: The benefits of a job share scheme
[15:28] Kelly’s coaching career
[18:40] The future of flexible working and freelancing
[20:45] How to sell employers on the benefits of side hustles and flexible working
[21:58] Kelly’s roles at the Aspiring Women Network and The Together Project
[26:45] Should you consider a voluntary trustee role?
[30:52] Which sectors offer the best work/life balance?
[32:58] Kelly’s advice on making and handling a flexible working request
[35:32] Where to go to connect with Kelly
Show Links
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