Work Life Balance – Companies Making a Difference: Accenture

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This is part of a series of posts on how companies are creating work-life balance. I’m in the process of collecting data for this project so this information is by no means complete. Here is video I found through Business Week. Jill Smart is a Chief Human Resources Officer at Accenture and she discusses strategies they are using to create work life balance.

Accenture is a global company with over $23 Billion dollars in annual revenue with over 181,000 employees in over 200 cities and 52 countries world wide.

5 Ways Accenture Creates Work-Life Balance (from the Video)

• Bottom Up Support - Programs that Ask & Listen to Employees.
• Top Down Support - Senior Management respect and support for Work Life Balance.
• Work-Life Balance is part of Accenture’s core values and code of business ethics
• Programs for Celebrating Performance – Software used my managers, co-workers to give credit and award points for employees who perform well. People want recognition.
• Future Leave – Employees can take future leave – companies can hold back a portion of salary so when they take leave they can be paid a portion of their salary.
• Giving Back (Development Partnership Programs) – Programs where employees can take leave for a month or two or up to a year and spend time in developing countries helping with a variety of projects.

Work Life Balance is what’s important for you and and can vary by geography, (culture) and individual. Jill Smart Chief Human Resources Officer - Accenture

Gathering Data on How Companies Create Balance in the Workplace

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