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foster flexibility

[ˈfɔːstər flɛkˈsɪbɪlɪti]
verb phrase
promover flexibilidade
1. to encourage, promote, or create an environment that supports adaptability and the ability to adjust to changing circumstances
Good managers foster flexibility in their teams to adapt to market changes.
Bons gerentes promovem flexibilidade em suas equipes para se adaptarem às mudanças do mercado.
2. to nurture conditions that allow for varied approaches, open-mindedness, and responsiveness
Remote work policies foster flexibility for employees with different lifestyles.
Políticas de trabalho remoto promovem flexibilidade para funcionários com diferentes estilos de vida.
Synonyms
encourage adaptabilitypromote versatilitycultivate adaptabilityenable flexibilitynurture responsiveness
Antonyms
restrict flexibilitylimit adaptabilityenforce rigiditydiscourage change

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
promover flexibilidade
most common usage in Brazilian Portuguese
São Paulo
fomentar flexibilidade
alternative formal term used in business contexts
Portugal
promover flexibilidade
standard usage in European Portuguese

Related Idioms & Phrases

bend without breaking
go with the flow
think outside the box
adapt on the fly
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