Most job share proposals that fail don’t fail because the arrangement isn’t viable; they fail because the proposal wasn’t built to address the specific concerns of a risk-averse manager in an organizational context where job sharing is unfamiliar. For HR leaders coaching employees through the approval process or building top-down programs, understanding what makes a proposal land—and what consistently makes it stall—is fundamental program knowledge.
Key Takeaways:
The 3 Ps framework (Preparation, Proposal, Pitch): the complete approval architecture applicable at both individual and organizational program levels
How to reframe leadership skepticism: why the most common managerial objections to job sharing are actually its strongest evidence points
The four research questions that must be answered before any job share proposal is made to an organizational decision-maker
The three non-negotiable proposal elements—and the one framing error that kills otherwise strong proposals
Resources:
Episode Website: workmuse.com/50
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