Smart Flexibility: Moving Smart and Flexible Working from Theory to Practice

by Andy Lake

Smart Flexibility: Moving Smart and Flexible Working from Theory to Practice is an engaging and practical management book to help organisations implement Smart Working, and take a business-focused approach to Flexible Working.Written for managers at the leading edge of change, Andy Lake takes a strategic, comprehensive and integrated approach to Smart and Flexible Working. Taking an evidence-based approach, he sets out how to achieve measurable benefits across the Triple Bottom Line. Starting from the underlying principles and the compelling context for change, he takes a pragmatic approach to delivering change in each of the key areas of People (HR), Property and Technology.The book is designed to help professionals understand the vital connecting points across disciplines as well as innovations in their own fields. And there are separate chapters that look at the real impacts for sustainability, the impacts for Smart Government, how to manage the Anywhere Anytime Team and how to take people on the journey towards a Smart Flexibility organisational culture.The book includes many insights based on the authors experience and the latest research, many practical techniques for implementing change plus ten new case studies.Smart Flexibility is essential reading for anyone involved in workplace change and increasing the efficiency of organisations. It is aimed at managers who need to deliver change, and will be of great interest to consultants in the fields of workplace design, new technologies and HR/OD/Training.

311 pages, ebook

First published January 28, 2013

About the author

My management book Smart Flexibility was published by Gower in January 2013. Previous publications include the Smart Working Handbook, Workhubs: Smart Workspace for the Low Carbon Economy, and Can Homeworking Save the Planet?

My first novel, Shades of Green, was published in February 2013. It's is a challenging political thriller set in a near-future Britain where environmental issues dominate the political agenda and the ideological spectrum runs from Grey to Deepest Green. More at http://shadesofgreenbook.com

I currently divide my time between Cambridgeshire and China - for family reasons and I'm researching the next book to be set in 1930s and 40s China.

As penance for writing such a long novel, I'm also now writing very short fiction - microstories - some of which can be found on my writing website at http://www.andylake.co.uk