Telecommuting and remote work allowed many organizations to maintain business continuity through the pandemic. It also presented challenges and risks that must now be considered when planning for long-term and permanent implementation of flexible work arrangements. TRB will host a webinar on Monday, May 20, 2024 from 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM Eastern that will discuss the challenges, risks, and considerations of telecommuting, remote work, and hybrid schedules. Presenters will share mitigation strategies for both organizational and employee barriers. Presenters will also provide practical tools to help measure organizational readiness to implement flexible work arrangements, determine employee and job suitability for telework, and manage remote employees.
This webinar is based on NCHRP Research Report 1072: Telecommuting, Remote Work, and Hybrid Schedules: Managing the Shift to a Flexible Work Future.
This webinar is sponsored by TRB’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program.
Registration is free for employees of TRB sponsors as well as Titanium and Cobalt Global Affiliates. The registration rate for all other attendees is $100. Sign into MyTRB.org to view registration information. Contact Patrice Davenport to inquire about becoming a TRB sponsor or global affiliate organization.
A recording will be sent to all registrants after the webinar.
 

Webinar agenda and presenters

1. Introduction and background on research and flexible work arrangements – Beth Heinen, ICF

2. Implementing flexible work arrangements: Guide components, overview of telework tools – Chelsey Jackson, ICF

3. Measuring performance and productivity while teleworking: Conversation guidance for managers, best practices for performance management, metrics to measure program success – Jackie Marhefka, ICF

4. Question and answer session moderated by Stephanie Brown, ICF

The first 60 minutes of the webinar will be for presentations and the final 30 minutes will be reserved for audience questions.

 
Learning Objectives
At the end of this webinar, participants will be able to:

• Assess readiness to implement flexible work arrangements and determine appropriate mitigation strategies for identified challenges, risks, or barriers
• Examine employee and job suitability for flexible work arrangements
• Manage employees that participate in flexible work arrangements, including measuring performance and productivity while remote

 
Professional Development Hours
Professional engineers (PEs) who register and attend the entire webinar as an individual will be awarded 1.5 Professional Development Hours (PDHs). TRB’s webinar program awards PDH credits only to the registered individual, and not to other members of a group that view the webinar together. To be eligible for the credits, individuals must remain signed in for the entire webinar, including for any question and answer session following the presentations.
This webinar will be delivered as a scheduled – e-learning live event and is categorized within RCEP as Technical, Health and Safety.
Please check with your licensing board to ensure that TRB webinar PDHs are approved by your board.
TRB will report credits earned to the Registered Continuing Education Program (RCEP). Complaints about registered providers may be sent to RCEP, 1015 15th Street, NW, 8th Floor, Washington, D.C., 20005.
 
Pre-registration is required. Once the webinar starts, you will be unable to register. Individuals that are registered for a webinar but do not receive their confirmation emails due to their organization’s internal firewalls should contact TRB Helpdesk for assistance in signing in.
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Registration questions? Contact TRB webinar program.