Making Flex Work: Defining Success On Your Own Terms
Does the idea of a nontraditional work schedule elicit fear for you? What about excitement? Either way, it’s time to broaden your perspective on what professional success can look like.
Even if you’re a ‘yes’ person, who struggles with the guilt of letting people down if you challenge the status quo, you can. It’s time to reframe your professional life and consider customizing a schedule that works best for all the parts of your life.
Using simple engineering principles and some psychology, this book can help you:
Get where you want to go using the 4-step EVALuation method
Proactively manage your presence to build your personal brand
Get what’s right for you when it comes to work/life balance
Support flexibility in your organization
Above all, you will discover that by redefining your professional boundaries , you will be able to do your best work while simultaneously being the best version of yourself at home too.
Individual and Organizational Resources
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Not sure where to start?
Get the Making Flex Work Companion Workbook to jumpstart your journey or work through it with a friend. This resource walks you through the EVALuation method as well as providing tools to requesting and succeed on a Flexible Work Arrangement. Workbooks are $15 each.
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About Wendy
Wendy Cocke is the Founder of Engineering Leadership Solutions LLC where she provides management coaching and leadership development.
Wendy is a chemical engineer by training and spent over 20 years leading technical teams in Fortune 500 companies prior to joining the faculty at Georgia Tech. During that time, she led large, international projects and coordinated resources across time zones, borders, and languages. After moving into leadership roles, she managed teams spanning R&D, Manufacturing, and Supply Chain, focused on increasing sales, improving quality, enhancing design, and reducing costs. She has been integral to the launch of two major medical devices and provided support during numerous supply chain interruptions to reduce customer impact.
About ten years into her career, when her oldest child was still an infant, Wendy pursued a flexible work arrangement that would allow her to balance all aspects of her life. She was told that, though the company supported her desire to pull back, her career would stall and she would never move up in the organization. Little did they know that the change to her work schedule would be the catalyst that would propel her career.
Wendy lives in metro Atlanta with her extended family (lovingly referred to as the rolling circus), which includes her husband, two kids, mother, and grandmother.
What people are saying about “Making Flex Work”
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"I’m so excited to see an engineer who challenged the norms of what a technical role should look like, applied logical principles, found proven success including career progression, and is sharing this knowledge with others so they can successful, happy and fulfilled."
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"Wendy is living proof that flex work is possible! Get inspired with her story and apply her tips to create your own success! I love how she mixes in some psychology tools as well."
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"I Love True Stories… and that is, perhaps, my favorite part of Making Flex Work - Wendy not only writes about defining success on your own terms - she did it! I cannot think of a better time for this to be making it’s debut as now when employees and employers are reimagining the future of work."
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"A book filled with tools, ideas, and a creative explanation for how flex work can be made a reality - definitely worth a read!!"
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"Great, real life stories of how to be intentional on what you need and how to ask to make sure it is best for your employer too. Wendy guides you on steps to get the schedule you need and how to prioritize your life to be successful and balanced. She encourages you to be patient and when to ask. I wish I had this book 13 years ago when I was making the decision on my career and how to do it all."
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"The last thing I usually want to do is read about work but this book is a quick read and is full of helpful tips and tools for things to consider if you want to approach your management about a flexible work arrangement. It is also a great guide for leaders on what to consider if they are approached by an employee who is requesting a flexible arrangement."