Why Companies Don’t Realize They’re Failing At Work/Life Balance
Carley Childress, Founder and CEO, Macorva
Creating Work-Life Balance Policies That Can Really Work
P. Carlisle, Consultant, Trainer & Researcher, WorkBetterCoaching.com
There’s No Such Thing As Work-Life Balance
Curt Mercadante, Speaker, Trainer & Author, CurtMercadante.com
The Staying Power Of Work-Life Balance
William McPeck, Consultant, Trainer and Coach, McPeck Enterprises
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An unhealthy work-life balance will not just put you at the risk of being ‘dull’ but can also affect your health severely. With the many balls that you have to juggle, it can sometimes be hard to keep every area of life in perfect harmony.
Balance is defined as “an even distribution of weight enabling someone or something to remain upright and steady.”
It’s no secret that work/life balance is a top priority for employees and a key factor in recruiting and retaining top talent. In fact, the importance of finding that healthy balance has grown substantially – many young people now place a higher value on work/life balance than they do on a salary or career advancement.
In today’s tech-driven work environments achieving work-life balance is one of the easiest and one of the most challenging things to pull off. here are some ideas to consider when working out details of implementable WLB policies.
If you can find the right work-life balance, you’ll finally be happy, right? The stress and misery of work will be balanced by the joy and fun of living your life. It makes sense in theory, but it almost never works in practice.
The concept of work-life balance can be traced back to the early 1970s. As the percentage of women increased in the workforce, they began making demands on employers to modify the work experience so they might be better able to manage both their work and home lives.
You have goals and dreams. You have ideas for transforming your career through higher education. You also have a life. Going back-to-school when you have other major responsibilities is certainly courageous and worthwhile, but it also may be one of the most difficult things you ever do.
The word on the street says that work-life balance is being replaced by integration and alignment. Some say it’s actually a choice on how you spend your time and talent in the world.
One of the worst time traps that you can fall into is believing that by working a little longer, or by taking work home on the weekend, you can finally "catch up." This fallacy will keep you perpetually chasing the clock for the rest of your career, maybe even the rest of your life.