Ep 85 - The Business Case for Flexible Working with Molly Johnson-Jones

Do you know that globally only 8% of people want to go into the office every day? The pandemic forced remote working onto the majority of employers but before that Molly Johnson-Jones, CEO and Co-Founder of Flexa, was advocating for flexible work, certifying companies and promoting them on the Flexa recruitment platform. In this episode, we discuss: What flexible working really is (hint: it’s not just remote working) and how Flexa measures it The “Great Reshuffle” and what the future of flexible working could look like Molly’s advice for companies and leaders wanting to offer a more flexible workplace How more workplace equality can be achieved through flexible working policies After this episode, I encourage you to reflect on whether the way you work, works for you and your team, and what flexible working changes are possible at your organisation. MORE ABOUT MOLLY Molly Johnson-Jones, is the CEO and co-founder of Flexa, a platform that enables people to discover companies with the best possible working environments. After being sacked from investment banking because of asking to work from home one day per week to accommodate her autoimmune disease, Molly realised that the lack of transparency in the job-hunting process was problematic for both candidates and companies. So she and her partner, Maurice, started Flexa. She’s closed two rounds of funding with Flexa and regularly speaks on the future of work, gender inequality in the startup world and the perils of raising money. CONNECT WITH MOLLY Visit the Flexa website: https://flexa.careers/   Connect with Molly on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/molly-johnson-jones/   CAREER ACCELERATOR Join the free 5-Day Career Accelerator! Starting on Monday 14 March, this is a free week-long experience to boost your confidence in your role, help you be seen as more credible or prepare for your next step.  Each day, you get career coaching from me through a short video and practical exercise plus extra coaching and bonuses inside our private Facebook group. Join the Accelerator here: www.carlamillertraining.com/careeraccelerator INFLUENCE & IMPACT Find out more Influence & Impact, my 12 month group training and coaching programme for female leaders who want to become brilliant at influencing, tackle self-doubt and make more impact at work. Influence & Impact: https://www.carlamillertraining.com/influence-impact CONNECT WITH ME: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carlamiller1/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thisiscarlamiller/ Website: https://www.carlamillertraining.com/ HOW CAN I SUPPORT THE PODCAST? Subscribe Share this episode with a friend Leave a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify I would love to hear your feedback on this week’s podcast. Please leave a review or come say hello on social! Thank you for listening, see you next week!