Draftfcb Chicago was honored today as a recipient of the 2010 Alfred P. Sloan Award for Business Excellence in Workplace Flexibility in the greater Chicago area.

Awarded by the Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce and the When Work Works national partners—Families and Work Institute, the US Chamber of Commerce’s Institute for a Competitive Workforce and the Twiga Foundation—the recognition celebrates employers that are successfully using flexibility as part of an effective workplace strategy while helping employees meet their responsibilities on and off the job.

As a recipient of the Sloan Award, Draftfcb Chicago ranks in the top 20 percent of employers nationally in terms of its programs, policies and culture for creating an effective and flexible workplace. More than 700 employers nationwide applied, representing organizations of all size and industry.

“We are an organization that takes great pride in our people,” said Robin Rosen, Director of Human Resources for Draftfcb Chicago. “Our success begins with our employees, and our many flexible workplace options are but one way we ensure our team is fresh, engaged and bringing their best creativity to work everyday.”

Participating companies took part in a rigorous evaluation process that analyzed employer programs against national data from the Families and Work Institute’s National Study of Employers, coupled with anonymous employee surveys on their access to flexible work options.

This is the agency’s fourth workplace honor this year, and eleventh such award since 2006. Earlier this week, Draftfcb Chicago was selected as one of the "101 Best and Brightest Companies to Work For" in the Chicagoland area by The National Association for Business Resources (NABR) for the fifth straight year.

About Draftfcb
Draftfcb is the first holistic, global marketing communications agency to operate against a single P&L, with a network that spans 92 countries and employs more than 9,200 people. The agency is driven by The 6.5 Seconds That Matter, an operating system that recognizes the brief period of time marketers have to capture consumers’ attention and motivate them to act. With nearly 140 years of combined expertise, Draftfcb has roots in both consumer advertising and behavioral, data-driven direct marketing. It firmly believes there is no way to separate creativity from accountability, which it refers to as Return on IdeasSM. The agency is part of the Interpublic Group of Companies (NYSE:IPG). For more information, visit www.draftfcb.com.