One of the most consistent friction points in organizational job share programs is the partner matching gap: employees are interested in job sharing but don’t know how to find a compatible partner, and most organizations provide no infrastructure to bridge that gap. This episode covers the practitioner-developed five-step partner search process and identifies where organizations can intervene to increase program adoption by reducing the search friction.
Why This Matters:
The five-step partner search process: what employees need to do — and where organizational infrastructure can accelerate it
The six non-requirements for job share partners: why over-specifying partner criteria reduces program adoption without improving outcomes
Why complementary strengths outperform similar backgrounds in job share partnerships—and how this maps directly to DEI outcomes in partnership formation
Resources:
Episode Website: workmuse.com/49
Transcript here
