Gillian Brookes

Remote Work Hack

There are three key challenges when working from home. They can be summarised as…

There are three key challenges when working from home. They can be summarised as Connect ,Work, Well. This video can help you come up with ways to make the best of working remotely and avoid the common pitfalls. 

Delivery Assurance

This video looks at the tools that help you consider what flexible work…

This video looks at the tools that help you consider what flexible work arrangements fit within the expectations and reality of your role. If we can make sure delivery is taken care of, we can get so much more creative when exploring feasible flex options. It gives us boundaries within which to fully explore the opportunities and therefore the benefits of flex.

Hybrid Success

Hybrid work is when you regularly get work done from home as well as in the…

Hybrid work is when you regularly get work done from home as well as in the office. If hybrid is a flexible work option for you and your team this is a useful way of exploring how to get the best from it. There is a lot to be gained from hybrid work when it's done well. This video examines hybrid working and its impact on short-term and long-term productivity gains.

Managing Boundaries

Boundary theory looks at how we prefer to manage the boundaries between work and…

Boundary theory looks at how we prefer to manage the boundaries between work and home. This video looks at boundary theory and the importance of recognising the preferences that individuals hold for where and how they work.

Exploring Feasible Flex

People are looking for more freedom through flex. They want more choices and…

People are looking for more freedom through flex. They want more choices and autonomy about where or when their work is done. To make sure they can access that freedom, they need to also see the importance of their responsibilities.

Making Flex a Win Win

When both the employer and the employee are getting more of what they need and…

When both the employer and the employee are getting more of what they need and getting the benefits of flexible work, it's in this environment that you can build a culture of high trust around flexibility.

Flex Team cycle

This video explores the Flex Team Cycle that you and your team can use to help…

This video explores the Flex Team Cycle that you and your team can use to help you with your regular and proactive team-based conversations about flexibility.

Flex Teams

Traditionally flex has been managed with you as the manager in the centre. In…

Traditionally flex has been managed with you as the manager in the centre. In many organisations, this is still very common. Instead, we want to shift that from a model with the manager at the centre to one with the manager facilitating and participating in regular and proactive conversations between team members. This opens up the creativity across the team to get the best from flex, with everyone participating and sharing the responsibility for making it work.

Introduction to Gillian Brookes

Gillian is a social entrepreneur who is passionate about putting people at the…

Gillian is a social entrepreneur who is passionate about putting people at the heart of the way we work. Gillian specialises in building flexible workplaces and creating an ideal work-life balance. Gillian provides practical expertise in establishing and maintaining flexible work environments and support for those working within them.