Mission Statement

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Mission Statement

• The mission of the Work Family Roundtable is
• to provide leadership to shape corporate and
  public responses
• to the demands of work, home and community in
  order to
• enhance employee effectiveness.

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Visionary Members

• Roundtable Members come together to learn,
  share,
• and take away valuable knowledge and benchmarking
  data
• that will make them more effective within their
  own
• organizations, while simultaneously addressing
  the
• need for healthier families, stronger
  communities,
• and successful organizations.

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The Roundtable is

• The Premier Learning Community in the Work/Life
  Field
• Semi-annual meetings and monthly
  teleconferences
• Benchmarking listserv and online listserv
  archive
• Periodic Member pulse surveys
• An Alliance of Leadership Companies
• Association and networking with other
  world-class organizations
• Opportunities to influence Center research
  agenda
• A Leader in the Generation of Knowledge and the
  Development of Products
• Professional development through Center
  Fellows and affiliated Faculty
• Ongoing involvement in Center projects and
  publications

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Accomplishments

• The Work Family Roundtable is in its 16th year
• with a rich history behind it
• AWARE Study Achieving Workplace Adaptability
  and Responsiveness Equals Engaged Employees
• The Executive Briefing Series
• The Standards of Excellence in Work/Life
  Integration
• The National Work/Life Measurement Project

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Strategic Areas of Focus

• Flexibility / Corporate Culture
• Aging Workforce
• Diversity
• Health and Well-Being

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Bold New Projects
Work/Life Evolution Study Exploring the
strategic development of workforce policies in
corporate America and forecasting trends for the
future.

• Global Workforce Roundtable Launched via a
  Global Summit in 2006, focused on the social,
  economic and demographic trends that define
  todays global workforce.

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Bold New Projects

• Establishment of the Sloan Employment Network
  for Informing Organizational Response (SENIOR) in
  collaboration with the Center on Aging Work /
  Workplace Flexibility at Boston College.

A strategic partnership with the Institute for
the Study and Promotion of Race and Culture at
Boston College.
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What Members Can Expect From The Center

• We will build an environment of trust
• We promise to preserve the confidentiality of all
  information and data that you share with the
  Center
• We will build a learning community
• We will ensure that you are kept up-to-date with
  the latest trends, most rigorous data and leading
  practices through
• Interaction with leading practitioners
• Engagement with and awareness of the work of
  leading researchers
• and thinkers
• We will provide you with a dedicated Director and
  support staff to answer your questions and needs
  in an expeditious personal manner
• We will work to bridge the worlds of business and
  academia in a way that challenges both, while
  supporting your immediate needs for information

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What The Center Expects From Our Members

• Member companies must show a commitment to making
  significant progress in the areas of work/life
  and workforce management
• Member companies must have the ability to
  demonstrate progressive Human Resources policies
• Members recognize that meeting attendance is
  important
• Members will participate in open/candid sharing
  of information and
• best practices
• Members will be responsive, whenever able and
  appropriate, to other members requests for
  information, especially listserv inquiries
• Members will support Center projects and research
  through sponsorship, advisory committees,
  providing access to information, etc.
• Members will respect the confidentiality of the
  information that is shared with them

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Membership Model

• Membership is limited in number (maximum of 50
  organizations) and by invitation only Annual
  dues are 10,000
• Diversity of industry and geography
• Organizational representation 2 dedicated
  members per company with additional opportunities
  for colleagues to become involved
• Current members represent Human Resources,
  Work/Life, Diversity, Organizational Development
  and Learning, and Citizenship

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2006 Roundtable Membership
Abbott Laboratories Alcan Inc. Alcoa
Inc. Allstate Insurance Company American
Airlines, Inc. Anheuser-Busch Companies
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals Baxter Healthcare
Corporation Blue Cross Blue Shield of
Massachusetts Booz Allen Hamilton BP North
America, Inc. Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
Chevron Corporation Colgate-Palmolive
Company Deere Company Dell Inc. Deloitte
Touche, LLP Eli Lilly and Company First Horizon
National Corporation Ford Motor
Company GlaxoSmithKline Goldman Sachs
Hewlett-Packard Company IBM Corporation Intel
Corporation KPMG LLP Kraft Foods Lucent
Technologies Marriott International Merck
Co., Inc. National Security Agency Novartis
Pharmaceuticals Pearson Inc. Pitney Bowes
Inc. PricewaterhouseCoopers Prudential Financial
Raytheon Company TAP Pharmaceutical Products
Inc. Toyota Motor Sales USA, Inc. Turner
Construction Company Verizon Wireless Viacom Inc.
/ MTV Networks Wachovia Corporation Wells Fargo
Company
(Indicates Steering Committee Member)