Attitude to work/life
Our work philosophy is simple – to allow ourselves and each of the TQSolutions team to wrap work commitments around life commitments, whatever these may be. Sometimes work needs to come first… and more often than not life and family need to be prioritised. Importantly, it is the employee not the company that is in control of their life/work choices and career journey.
To achieve this as a business there are certain decisions we have made and beliefs we hold true, namely:
1. A genuine commitment to a virtual office and the adoption of (cloud) infrastructure to support a robust and congruent business ethos. It’s easier to keep this committment if we don’t lease any office space.
2. A genuine commitment to flexible working arrangements and an acceptance of people’s desire for part time, predominantly home-based and flexible working patterns.
3. An acceptance and comfort that sometimes an employee’s life commitments will be prioritised over work demands, after all work is a choice and life events are often not; as a business you need to be prepared to reallocate work and client projects, sometimes at short notice.
4. Have complete trust that your staff are capable of managing their own time, work output and client deliverables; you cannot afford to be a controlling micro-manager constantly seeking reassurance the work is being done by building a team of experienced, competent consultants.
5. You must clarify objectives and expectations (tasks, deliverable and milestones) clearly and in advance of work being performed.
6. Finally, you must hire well and engage appropriate resource with consistent values and attitudes towards work and life commitments.
2. A genuine commitment to flexible working arrangements and an acceptance of people’s desire for part time, predominantly home-based and flexible working patterns.
3. An acceptance and comfort that sometimes an employee’s life commitments will be prioritised over work demands, after all work is a choice and life events are often not; as a business you need to be prepared to reallocate work and client projects, sometimes at short notice.
4. Have complete trust that your staff are capable of managing their own time, work output and client deliverables; you cannot afford to be a controlling micro-manager constantly seeking reassurance the work is being done by building a team of experienced, competent consultants.
5. You must clarify objectives and expectations (tasks, deliverable and milestones) clearly and in advance of work being performed.
6. Finally, you must hire well and engage appropriate resource with consistent values and attitudes towards work and life commitments.
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