Flex: Reinventing Work - Annie Auerbach

Written by Annie Auerbach
Read by Annie Auerbach
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Now widely available for American listeners and updated with an author’s note addressing work in the post-Covid age.

Seasoned trends forecaster and consultant Annie Auerbach takes a fresh look to rethink the 9-to-5 in this no-nonsense guide to thinking and behaving more flexibly in order to have a better, less frenetic life.

The recent coronavirus outbreak has proven what Annie Auerbach has long championed: working 9-5 in an office doesn’t work for most us.

It’s time to change the rules.

We can be efficient and productive when we’re allowed the freedom of flexibility—to meet deadlines working during the hours and in the places we choose. But before the coronavirus pandemic, only 47 percent of American workers had access to flexible working options.

Annie Auerbach advises major corporations, including Nike, Google, Unilever, and Pepsico. She understands work culture and the needs of employees. The world is changing, but until the recent pandemic, companies turned a blind eye. Now, it’s time to make this change routine.

What happens when we embrace the concept of flex? We become more creative, more strategic with our time and energy, and more engaged with our personal lives. As Auerbach makes clear, we reject “our toxic culture of presenteeism, time-pressure, and ultimately burnout. It allows us to live longer lives more sustainably. It gives us self-worth.”