FLEX Live: Flexible Doesn't Mean Less Serious

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What if flexibility at work didn’t mean lowering expectations—but getting rid of rules that no longer serve a purpose?

In this episode of FLEX Live, Whitney Munro sits down with Regina Bethencourt, founder of Tenuto, to talk about building companies where great work and real life can coexist.

Regina shares why she started Tenuto after seeing how traditional workplace structures made professional life unnecessarily difficult for women with families, and how that experience shaped a company built around flexibility from the beginning.

Whitney and Regina talk about:

• Why flexible work still gets confused with less serious work
• Building trust when people aren’t sitting in the same office
• Why remote and flexible teams often require more intentional management, not less
• Hiring people who can thrive with autonomy
• Moving away from measuring value purely by hours
• Why high-performing employees increasingly expect flexibility
• The difference between lowering expectations and removing unnecessary rigidity
• What leaders can do when an employee asks for a more flexible arrangement

They also get into the very real parts of working differently: kids appearing on calls, walking meetings, folding laundry during internal conversations, client expectations, and figuring out systems as you grow.

The takeaway? Flexible work isn’t about expecting less. It’s about separating high expectations from outdated assumptions about where, when, and how good work has to happen.

Learn more about FLEX Partners: https://flexpartners.org

Learn more about Tenuto: https://tenutoconsulting.com/