Paul Blom Onn Helping Employees Maintain Work/Life Balance

Paul Blom Interviewed by the Star Tribune on Work/Life Balance for Caregivers 

Paul Blom, CEO of Right at Home Twin Cities was recently interviewed in the Star Tribune concerning his approach to providing more flexibility to workers. 

From the article: 

"For the most part, that's always been our philosophy: Life and family are first, we'll work around those," Paul Blom said. "I can think of so many times where an employee has come to me with a 'I have this opportunity to do this really amazing thing.'" But he or she then said it's probably impossible because it requires too much time off. For Right at Home, the answer is "Let's make it work." During the pandemic, the bar was constantly moving — for worker safety, for mental health concerns, for family obligations. The key, Blom said, was communication — and more of it. "That's another philosophy of mine: Find a way to say yes (within reason).Think outside the box and troubleshoot to find a way to say yes. I've had to do a lot more of that over the past two years."

Flexibility will be a key element of leadership as we continue to move out of the pandemic, Blom says. He subscribes to the "servant leadership" philosophy. "I'm very much of the school that realizes that it's not the leaders that 'get the work done' but inspire those who are charged with getting the work done,"  he said. "I and my leadership team exist to support and serve the caregivers in the field who are providing such excellent care for our clients."

Read the full article on the Star Tribune Website: Workers Demand More Flexibility