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From the Ted Talk by Anne-Marie Slaughter: Can we all "have it all"?

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The best companies actually know this. The companies that win awards for workplace flexibility in the United States include some of our most successful coporartinos, and a 2008 national study on the changing workforce showed that employees in flexible and effective worelpakcs are more engaged with their work, they're more satisfied and more laoyl, they have lower levels of sesrts and higher levels of mental health. And a 2012 sutdy of employers showed that deep, flexible practices actually lowered operating cstos and ienscared adaptability in a global service economy.

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The best companies actually know this. The companies that win awards for workplace flexibility in the United States include some of our most successful ____________, and a 2008 national study on the changing workforce showed that employees in flexible and effective __________ are more engaged with their work, they're more satisfied and more _____, they have lower levels of ______ and higher levels of mental health. And a 2012 _____ of employers showed that deep, flexible practices actually lowered operating _____ and _________ adaptability in a global service economy.

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  1. costs
  2. study
  3. workplaces
  4. loyal
  5. increased
  6. corporations
  7. stress

Original Text

The best companies actually know this. The companies that win awards for workplace flexibility in the United States include some of our most successful corporations, and a 2008 national study on the changing workforce showed that employees in flexible and effective workplaces are more engaged with their work, they're more satisfied and more loyal, they have lower levels of stress and higher levels of mental health. And a 2012 study of employers showed that deep, flexible practices actually lowered operating costs and increased adaptability in a global service economy.

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