The Alfred P. Sloan award for Business Excellence in Workplace Flexibility was recently awarded to Workforce Development Council Snohomish County. The organization was honored in August at a luncheon put on by the Greater Seattle Chamber of Commerce.
The Sloan Awards honor organizations of all sizes and all types in the Puget Sound area and across the country that are using workplace flexibility as a strategy to increase workplace effectiveness and yield positive business results. It is all part of the “When Work Works” project, an ongoing initiative of the Families and Work Institute, the Institute for a Competitive Workforce, and the Twiga Foundation.
Each of the 2009 Sloan Award winners are also recognized nationally and are featured in the next year’s edition of the “Guide to Bold New Ideas for Making Work Work” that is published by Families and Work Institute.
Workforce Development Council Snohomish County earned the award for innovative workplace practices. These included offering staff customizable work schedules, the possibility of teleworking options, enhanced flexibility and more.
“We are thrilled to be recognized for our innovative workplace,” explained Sue Ambler, CEO of Workforce Development Council Snohomish County. “I firmly believe that in order to maintain the best human resources possible, our workplace must work for our employees. When people are able to manage their schedule to benefit their families and business, we all win.”
Workforce Development Council invests government and private funding to continuously increase the global competitiveness and prosperity of county workforce and businesses, to fill current and emerging jobs, and to provide full employment. Investments are made through effective business, labor, community-based, educational, and service provider organizations for the opportunity, economic well-being, and benefit of the entire community.
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