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Two executives, one career.

Cynthia R Cunningham1, Shelley S Murray

  • 1crcunning@aol.com

Harvard Business Review
|February 24, 2005
PubMed
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Job sharing allows ambitious executives to balance career and family demands. This innovative work arrangement offers a viable solution for maintaining professional growth while achieving personal fulfillment.

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Area of Science:

  • Business Management
  • Human Resources
  • Organizational Psychology

Background:

  • Job sharing is an increasingly recognized work arrangement.
  • Traditional full-time roles can present challenges for executives balancing career and family.
  • The need for flexible work options is growing in professional environments.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore the practical implementation and benefits of a job-sharing executive role.
  • To provide insights into how job sharing can support career progression and work-life balance.
  • To detail the strategies used to establish and maintain a successful job-sharing partnership.

Main Methods:

  • A first-person account of a six-year executive job-sharing experience.
  • Detailed description of how the job-sharing arrangement was structured.

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  • Explanation of the process of marketing the job-sharing concept to management.

    • Main Results:

    • Successful six-year executive job-sharing partnership maintained.
    • Clients and colleagues perceived the job-sharers as a single, effective unit.
    • The arrangement facilitated career continuity and personal life management.

    Conclusions:

    • Job sharing can be a highly effective strategy for executives seeking work-life balance.
    • This model offers a win-win scenario for both employees and the employing organization.
    • Job sharing presents a viable alternative to traditional work structures for ambitious professionals.