Work Life Balance

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2. Work–life balance is a concept including proper prioritizing between "work" (career and ambition) and "lifestyle"(Health, pleasure, leisure, family and spiritual development/meditation).

3. Intervention points Personal resource supply Time Energy money Resource allocation Choice of allocation to work Demands on our resources Choice of allocation to non work Work demands Non work demands

4. Work life balance means spending 50% of your time at work and 50% of your time at home

5. Work life balance occurs when individuals with a finite amount of mental, physical and emotional resources allocate those resources in way that corresponds their personal and/or professional goals.

6. Women desire more work life balance than men

7. Annual Career Builder survey finds that 1/3 of men would quit their jobs to stay at home if they could afford that Many studies have found that there is no gender differences in experience of work life conflict Men and women are both affected by non work and work demands Findings in relation to gender differences in work and non work domains are often weak or inconsistent

8. Work life balance is synonymous with workfamily balance or family support vs

9. Equating work life balance and family support as synonymous assumes only those with families desire balance Can lead to backlash to single employees or employees without children Research on singles friendly culture is a response to this backlash

10. Does not mean an equal balance. Trying to schedule an equal number of hours for each of your various work and personal activities is usually unrewarding and unrealistic. Will vary over time, often on a daily basis. The right balance for you today will probably be different for you tomorrow. The right balance for you when you are single will be different when you marry.

11. There is no perfect, one-size fits all, balance you should be striving for. The best work-life balance is different for each of us because we all have different priorities and different lives. An effective work-life balance definition has two key everyday concepts that are relevant to each of us. They are daily Achievement and Enjoyment

12. Meaning Achievement Enjoyment  Conquering, Winning Something..  An Accomplishment  Pride  Satisfaction  Happiness  A sense of well being  All the joys of living…….

13. Work life balance is… Achievement & Enjoyment in WORK SELF FAMILY FRIENDS

14. Defining Work- life balance…. Meaningful daily achievement and enjoyment in each of the four life quadrants: FRIENDS SELF FAMILY WORK

15. The Mathematician's View A balanced life is one where we spread our energy and effort - emotional, intellectual, imaginative, spiritual and physical – between key areas of importance.

16. The Analyst View A wheel has spokes to ensure its strength and balance. Unequal spokes can make the ride very bumpy, or completely break down

17. Striving for a perfect balance

18. Is it a 50-50 split? Or is a 70-30 split?

19. • Balance is elusive and difficult to maintain. • Compromises are constantly made, with the scales of balance shifting along with the occasional long workday or work assignment, family obligations, or any one of a number of life’s little surprises.

20.  2 out of every 5 employees are dissatisfied with the balance between their work and personal lives  The lack of balance is due to: – – – – Long work hours Changing demographics More time in the car Deterioration of boundaries between work and home

21. “No one can have everything and do everything at the same time” -Oprah Winfrey The inability to balance work and family demands has been linked to :reduced work performance increased absenteeism lower commitment poor morale

22. At work you can create your own best WorkLife Balance by making sure you not only Achieve, but also reflect the joy of the job, and the joy of life, every day. If nobody pats you on the back, pat yourself on the back. And help others to do the same.

23. When you are a person that not only gets things done, but also enjoys the doing, it attracts people to you. They want you on their team and they want to be on your team.

24. It is nothing….but giving yourself PERMISSION to have more integration between your professional and personal life

25. Reasons for Imbalance • Competition • Individual Career Ambitions

26. • Global Economy • Longer working hours

27. • International business

28. – Learn to say “NO” – No one is indispensable – Stay at HOME. Listen to music Љ Љ Љ – CHILL OUT

29. Courage to say “NO”

30. • Stress – higher levels of work load • But “Take it EASY” • Else High BP!! • So De-Stress • Take up: – – – – Yoga Painting Mediation Deep Breathing!

31. • • • • • • Read Fairy Tales to your child Take a pet Eat cotton candy, ice cone Go on holiday An impulse outing with family. NO one’s looking!!

32. • In family, divide the tasks like Dusting… • In Work place : – DELEGATE – “Don’t do their fishing for them, Teach them how to fish”

33. • Do Not get pulled from different directions • One step at a time. • Let go to see light, discover new ways to get things done.

34. • • • • • “All work and no play, makes Jack a dull boy” Take a walk, Go to Yoga or Gym Take up Sport, Pet, Hobby Well balanced food Please SLEEP on time

35. • Never Procrastinate • Avoidance takes up more energy than actually doing it

36. • Look around you. So many things to be grateful about. • Make a list of things you are thankful for…

37. • Plan Ahead, – Long Term – Medium Term – Short Term

38. Work (what we do, careers, housework, chores, etc) Relationship (personal, friendships, partners, spouses, children) Self-Care (spiritual, physical, intellectual, emotional, health, wellness, exercise)

39. Work