Tag Archives: Work/Life Balance
Is Your Family a Barrier to a Senior Leadership Position?
I get daily updates on any news that comes out related to leadership and women. Today, this release caused more than a pause. According to research from Opportunity Now, balancing work and family responsibilities is the biggest barrier women face to getting senior jobs. The study, which questioned over 850 line managers about female progression [...]
The original wellness plan
Employers who are serious about work/life balance can now offer employees discounted vacation packages through a company called Rovia. Rovia puts together a wide variety of vacations ranging from weekend getaways to luxury vacations hosted by a Rovia employee who coordinates activities on the trip. To learn more read this article. As my soon-to-be-published book [...]
When Employers Make Room For Work-Life Balance
Jennifer Ludden of NPR has written a fascinating three part article about work/life balance. You can read the first installment at NPR.
Work-life balance: Tips to reclaim control
There was a time when the boundaries between work and home were fairly clear. Today, however, work is likely to invade your personal life — and maintaining work-life balance is no simple task. Still, work-life balance isn’t out of reach. Start by evaluating your relationship to work. Then apply specific strategies to help you strike [...]
Headline: Employee Engagement: Work-Life Balance!
Latest research on employee engagement suggests employees are becoming more disengaged and unhappy. According to a study by the Corporate Executive Board among more than 50,000 global workers, work-life balance now ranks second only to compensation as one of the most important workplace attributes. And, employees who feel they have a better work-life balance tend [...]
USA TODAY Survey-Vacations Don’t Refresh
USA TODAY ( October 8,2011) posted a survey in which only 43% of employed professionals return from vacation relaxed and less stressed. Wonder why? Answer: In my opinion, it’s all the tools we use to stay connected to the office. And tools take a toll. How much courage does it take to unplug? What stops [...]
Executives Unhappy with Work-Life Balance
April 2011 BlueSteps.com surveyed over 800 global senior executive members to discover the latest attitudes to work-life balance. Of those surveyed, over half reported that they currently do not have a satisfactory work-life balance – the highest dissatisfaction figure recorded since the survey began in 2006. Eighty-two percent report that their company does not have [...]
Equal Opportunity Time for Dads-New Work/Life Study
This June, Boston College Center for Work and Family released a study that new dads are seeking an active role in parenting PLUS working. However, while women have gained legitimacy in these intertwined lives, men now struggle to gain acceptance. Flex arrangements appear to be more acceptable for women than for men. For new dads, [...]
Take A Vaction Improve Your Health
The article “Your Great Escape” from Self Magazine April, 2011 issue covered five reasons why people should travel even in difficult times. Studies show that people who regularly travel for pleasure are less likely to be overweight, they sleep better, live longer, are calmer at work and strengthen marriages. Summer is here… take the advice [...]
Do Working Mothers Have More Leisure Time Than They Thought?
Brigid Schulte is a busy, working mother of two. She is a reporter who often works late at night after her children are in bed. Her son remembers and can recount the number of time she missed family events but doesn’t understand how much time she stole from work so she could attend events whenever [...]