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With the U.S. business community facing the growing problems of attracting and retaining qualified workers, flexible work strategies continue to provide a solution that benefits employees and contributes to long-term business success.

Yet despite the proven benefits of flexible work strategies, there remains the opportunity to continue to demonstrate to senior management that flexibility should be viewed as more than an accommodation that only helps individual employees. Businesses need to look at flexibility as a driver of financial performance and long-term success.

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