UNCLASSIFIED// ATTENTION INVITED TO ROUTINE R 182239Z MAR 14 PSN 834642K27 FM CNO WASHINGTON DC TO NAVADMIN INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC BT UNCLAS SUBJ: 2014 ALFRED B. SLOAN AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN WORKPLACE EFFECTIV ENESS AND FLEXIBILITY UNCLASSIFIED/ PASS TO ALL OFFICE CODES: FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// TO NAVADMIN INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// UNCLAS//N01650// NAVADMIN 062/14 MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1/MAR// SUBJ/2014 ALFRED B. SLOAN AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN WORKPLACE EFFECTIVENESS AND FLEXIBILITY// RMKS/1. THIS NAVADMIN INVITES ALL NAVY COMMANDS AND ORGANIZATIONS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE 2014 ALFRED P. SLOAN AWARD. THE ALFRED P. SLOAN AWARD RECOGNIZES ORGANIZATIONS THAT CREATE EFFECTIVE WORKPLACES AND USE FLEXIBILITY STRATEGIES TO MAKE WORK "WORK" BETTER - FOR THE EMPLOYER AND THE EMPLOYEE. THIS AWARD IS SPONSORED BY WHEN WORK WORKS, A JOINT PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE FAMILIES AND WORK INSTITUTE (FWI) AND THE SOCIETY FOR HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (SHRM). 2. WORKPLACE FLEXIBILITY IS A WAY TO ACHIEVE LIFE-WORK BALANCE, A COMPONENT OF SECRETARY OF THE NAVY'S 21ST CENTURY SAILOR INITIATIVE. BENEFITS OF LIFE-WORK BALANCE EFFORTS INCLUDE: A. ATTRACTING HIGH-QUALITY, ELIGIBLE RECRUITS WITH A PROPENSITY TO SERVE, WHO WOULD OTHERWISE JOIN ANOTHER DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ENTITY. B. PREPARING SAILORS AND FAMILIES FOR MILITARY SERVICE. C. RETAINING TOP PERFORMERS. 3. PAST NAVY WINNERS OF THE ALFRED P. SLOAN AWARD INCLUDE: RECRUIT TRAINING COMMAND, NAVAL AIR WARFARE CENTER TRAINING SYSTEMS DIVISION, FLEET INTELLIGENCE TRAINING CENTER, NAVAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING COMMAND, NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY HAMPTON ROADS, NAVY MEDICINE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, NAVY OPERATIONAL SUPPORT CENTER (LEMOORE, CA), AND EOD TRAINING AND EVALUATION UNIT TWO. 4. ALL COMMANDS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY. THE FIRST APPLICATION DEADLINE IS FRIDAY, 11 APRIL 2014. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON ELIGIBILITY, DEADLINES AND THE APPLICATION PROCESS IS AVAILABLE AT HTTP://WWW.WHENWORKWORKS.ORG. THERE IS NO COST TO APPLY FOR THE AWARD. 5. ALL APPLICANTS WILL RECEIVE A FREE BENCHMARKING REPORT ON WORKPLACE EFFECTIVENESS AND FLEXIBILITY FROM WHEN WORK WORKS. THE REPORT WILL COMPARE THE NAVY APPLICANT'S SURVEY RESPONSES TO AWARD WINNERS AND HIGHLIGHT COMMANDS' STRENGTHS AND POTENTIAL AREAS OF IMPROVEMENT. 6. NAVY POINT OF CONTACT IS LT FRANCIS SWEENEY, N134, AT (703) 604-5479 OR VIA E-MAIL AT FRANCIS.SWEENEY(AT)NAVY.MIL. ORGANIZATIONS SUBMITTING APPLICATIONS ARE DIRECTED TO CONTACT THE N134 POINT OF CONTACT PRIOR TO COMPLETING THE INITIAL SURVEY. 7. THIS MESSAGE WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL SUPERSEDED OR 30 SEPTEMBER 2014, WHICHEVER OCCURS FIRST. 8. RELEASED BY VICE ADMIRAL W. F. MORAN, N1.// BT #5106 NNNN UNCLASSIFIED//
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