The Conference Board's Work Life Leadership Council to Present 2008 Moving Into the...

The Conference Board's Work Life Leadership Council to Present 2008 Moving
Into the Future Awards to Accenture and RSM McGladrey

NEW YORK, Feb. 27 /PRNewswire/ --

WHAT: The Conference Board's Work Life Leadership Council will present
the 2008 Moving into the Future Awards to Accenture and RSM
McGladrey at the 2008 Work Life Conference

WHEN: March 5, 2008 from 1-2:30 pm

WHERE: The Westin Buckhead, 3391 Peachtree Road, N.E., Atlanta, Georgia

BACKGROUND:
The Conference Board's Work Life Leadership Council established the Moving
into the Future Awards in 2002 to recognize leadership and innovation in
responding to the changing needs of the workforce, workplace, and community in
ways that yield positive impacts for multiple stakeholders. The purpose of
this award is to increase awareness about these issues among the business
community and provide organizations with replicable models for successfully
addressing them.
The recipients of the 2008 Moving into the Future Award are Accenture for
Future Leave and RSM McGladrey for WorkLife Coach-on-Call.
Accenture's Future Leave is a self-funded sabbatical program that allows
employees to take up to 90 days away from work. In this innovative program,
participants can prepare financially for their leave by banking a portion of
their paycheck during the preceding months. Accenture will continue to pay its
portion of health insurance during the leave and, afterwards, participants
return to the same job. Future Leave was developed after extensive background
research on future U.S. workforce trends and employee feedback found a need
for a leave program that would not negatively impact employees' careers. The
company has measured increased employee engagement and retention as a result
of the program.
RSM McGladrey's WorkLife Coach-on-Call gives all employees, anywhere in
the country and at any level, free access to confidential work life coaching
services from a professional life coach. Employees can schedule one-on-one
sessions with the coach at their convenience on two designated days each month
for time blocks of up to one hour in length. The Coach-on Call program enables
employees to address their work life issues quickly and efficiently-so they
can continue to be goal-orientated, focused and productive on the job.
Employees report that they are staying with the firm as a result of the
coaching they received and that their productivity has improved.
RSM McGladrey also received a Moving into the Future Award in 2006 for an
initiative to incorporate work life goals into the company's annual
performance appraisal process.
Members of the press are invited to attend the 2008 Work Life Conference
without charge. To register, please call (212) 339-0233, or email
burnside@conference-board.org. A full copy of the program is available at:
http://www.conference-board.org/worklife.
About The Conference Board Work Life Leadership Council
Since its foundation in 1983, the Work Life Leadership Council has
identified emerging issues in the work-family field and has helped to shape
and communicate appropriate business responses. The council, which meets twice
a year, defines its mission as: "providing leadership and support to influence
the business community to meet the changing family needs of its diverse work
force and, thereby, enhance business success."
SOURCE The Conference Board

Yvonne Burnside of The Conference Board, +1-212-339-0233,
burnside@conference-board.org