New Study Reveals Job-Satisfaction Factors Change Over Decades
The American Business Collaboration released the results of its “New Career Paradigm” study, which shows that the factors that make people satisfied with their jobs change from decade to decade. The findings also uncover significant information for corporations to consider in regards to the recruitment and retention of key talent. Read more

WFD Consulting Receives Sloan Foundation Grant
How much do flexible working hours really help employees balance their work and family lives? Are employees who use flexible work options more or less productive than other employees? What’s the impact of informal flexibility compared to more formal arrangements? A new multi-company database will help researchers and employers answer these questions and gain new insights about what difference it makes when there is flexibility in the way work is done.

WFD Consulting Becomes Employee-Owned Company
It was announced today that the Boston-based WFD Consulting, a firm known for its leadership in providing consulting on work-life and work environment issues, has been purchased from Fran and Charles Rodgers, the former owners and founders of the company, by a group of employees who have worked with the company for many years.

Valley Business Leaders Convene to Review Progress and Strategies for Success in Advancing Women to Leadership Positions
Phoenix, Arizona, November 13, 2002 - Deloitte & Touche, Snell & Wilmer and WFD Consulting will host a breakfast briefing entitled, "Beyond Good Intentions, Creating Organizations Where Women Thrive" at the Fresh Start Women's Resource Center on December 5th from 8:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.

Cross-industry findings by WFD Consulting find that the real barrier to women in the leadership is time
Watertown, Massachusetts, April 3, 2002 - WFD Consulting, a human resources research and consulting firm, reports that companies seeking to advance women need to exhibit a fierce respect for employees' time.

Corporate America's Move to Remote Work May be Limited by Heavy Workloads and Face Time Cultures
Watertown, Massachusetts, November 6, 2001 - WFD, a Boston-based human resources research and consulting firm, reports that as U.S. companies seek to reduce travel and facilities costs and move towards an increasingly dispersed workplace, they may find their way blocked by heavy workloads and the barrier of their own face time culture.

Longer Work Hours May Indicate Employee Burnout, Not Commitment to Company
Watertown, Massachusetts, July 5, 2001- WFD, the Boston-area consulting firm that promotes employee commitment to business results, reports that the employees who seem the most dedicated to their employers may soon have one foot out the door.

U.S. Companies Find Work/Life Issues Have Global Reach
Watertown, Massachusetts, March 26, 2001 - U.S.-based multinational companies are finding that their experience in addressing work/life issues for U.S. employees also extends to managing a global workforce.

Workplace Flexibility is Going Global, Says WFD
Watertown, Massachusetts, March 8, 2001- WFD, the Boston-area consulting firm that promotes employee commitment to business results, reports that U.S. companies are finding that employees' desire for flexibility-as well as managers' concerns about flexibility--are an unexpected commonality in their global workforces.

One Corporate Workday Each Week is Wasted Time, Says WFD
Watertown, Massachusetts-How much time do employees spend on low-value work? An average of almost one full workday a week, says the consulting firm WFD in the current issue of its quarterly communication, It's About Time.

HR Consulting Leader WFD Defines New Directions 
Watertown, MA, (August 21, 2000)--Boston-based business consulting firm WFD has capped off eighteen months of transition with a more expansive focus for the company and a move from its long-time headquarters.