Karen Brennan on workplace flexibility
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“When I approached it to my manager I was shocked and surprised when he said okay, you can work from home the rest of the time until you go on maternity. I never expected that flexibility that I have.”
On , Karen Brennan, Chief Financial Officer & Member of the Global Executive Board at JONES LANG LASALLE INC, spoke about workplace flexibility during Karen Colin Thrives at JLL Where She Can Have a Family and a Successful Career Too on JLL.
About Karen Brennan
Karen Brennan, who also goes by Karen Colin, discussed her career and experience at Jones Lang Lasalle (JLL) in a September 2024 interview. She said that she initially believed accounting was boring but found that not to be the case at JLL, describing the work as a "different kind of accounting." Brennan credited her career growth to a combination of training, mentorship, and managers who "believe in what you do" and "push you to go to the next level." Brennan also spoke about the flexibility she received from JLL when she was pregnant. She said that at nearly eight months of pregnancy, she was told to go on bed rest and was "shocked and surprised" when her manager allowed her to work from home for the remainder of her pregnancy. She described this flexibility as a "huge advantage" that has enabled her to balance having a family with maintaining her career.