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Rupert & Company has worked with us for the past several
years, helping us design and implement both formal
Flexible Work Arrangements and a consistent approach to
informal flexibility. They focus on the business in
taking a strategic view of the role flexibility can play
in managing talent, enhancing productivity and honoring
the diverse ways people want and need to work. |
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SERVICE COMPANY EXECUTIVE |
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We are plugging away on our phased retirement program
and I continue to be pleased with the thoroughness and
attention to detail we had in all of the design and
materials. We haven't run into any big issues we hadn't
anticipated. You helped more than you might realize. Our
enrollment is very high and we continue to get great
feedback. Your support was critical. We have told
outside colleagues that you would be able to help them
think through all of the issues. |
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PHARMACEUTICAL BENEFITS LEADER
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Our guidelines have been in place for a couple of
years and I’m comfortable with them, things like
benefits and challenges of each arrangement. The section
that goes into detail about each FWA helps people think
through what they want. The FAQ section and the
implications for benefits and compensation are very
useful.
I would not have done this from the ground up by myself.
Our HRIS division can make small changes to the
guidelines based on current realities. But if we were
building from scratch, I could never get the time from
HRIS that I would need. It was much better to work with
Rupert’s extensive expertise in the field. It put a much
broader base of information at our disposal. This is not
black & white stuff. These are guidelines, not exactly
how it’s going to work in practice. Paul is great about
discussing the gray areas, really engaging us in
figuring out the tough problems. |
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HOSPITAL WORK-LIFE LEADER |
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Rupert offered a how-to kit, the expertise, the tools
and resources. The user-friendly system on
implementation and execution enabled us to educate
managers and shift their minds to embrace the
initiative. |
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PHARMACEUTICAL LEADER |
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I would recommend these online tools to other firms and
businesses… They are very user-friendly. The world is
busy, and as a CPA firm, time is chargeable. Anything
that reduces non-billable time is good for us. The 'fast
track' and general efficiency of the tool are very
helpful. |
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ACCOUNTING FIRM LEADER |
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His years of experience constitute the biggest
contribution Paul made to our firm. He’s a seasoned
professional who has seen all the permutations of
work-life stories. I appreciated his willingness not
only to consult but also to be a coach and guide to me..
He provided the extra consultation and guidance I needed
to be successful.
Paul gets a lot of respect from the leaders in our
company. He doesn’t just think about flexibility but
also about how a business functions. He speaks an
executive’s language.
The online guidelines and training system were
absolutely helpful. It’s our one-stop shop for
information. It lets everyone know what we’re striving
for. Without the tool, we wouldn’t be as far along in
our work-life effort. |
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FINANCIAL SERVICES CLIENT |
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When we were first considering Rupert’s tools, I gave
the URL for the website to my VP of HR. He liked it so
much he forwarded it to the CEO, who studied it on his
BlackBerry during a long stay in a hospital waiting
room. Despite the small screen, they saw the power of it
and decided to go forward. |
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BIOTECH CLIENT |
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Rupert & Company helped us all over the world. Their
expertise can be applied anywhere. We went on a learning
journey with them. |
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BIOTECH CLIENT |
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What I respect about Paul is that he’s accessible,
direct, pragmatic. He doesn’t need hundreds of studies
to back him up -- he has integrated all that knowledge
himself. His firm was good at slowing down the horses,
arguing that we didn’t need to change the world first to
get the initiative underway. The CEO staff got involved
in the process.
He not only brings his expertise and tools but he’s also
an excellent strategic adviser. He kept me grounded in a
challenging process. He keeps folks on track. Paul’s
credibility in the subject area was never in question.
The head of HR really grew to admire him. Paul’s firm
helped us conduct focus groups so we could know from our
own people what they wanted in flexibility and hear from
our managers what their concerns were. |
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PHARMACEUTICAL LEADER |
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Rupert’s web-based tools are a wonderful platform for
making decisions and training participants. They played
a key role in convincing our CEO, Senior Leadership and
HR to buy in to our Flexibility Initiative. |
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LARGE COMPANY DIVERSITY LEADER |
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I believe people really trust Rupert & Company as a
business partner in providing expertise and insight into
our flexibility initiative. It’s not just another
flavor-of-the-month, but initiating significant cultural
change in the organization. |
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CORPORATE SERVICES CLIENT |
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They were flexible in a project that was jumping all
over the place. Other consultants tend to be more rigid.
Rupert was our checks and balances, pointing out readily
when we were going in a wrong direction. |
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PHARMACEUTICAL CLIENT |
