Work Life Balance

Men for the sake of getting a living forget to live. ~Margaret Fuller

What is Work Life Balance?

The main principle is equality between work and private life

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Do you often take a lunch break which does not even last for 30 minutes? Do you miss out on quality time with your family and friends because of pressure of work? Do you work late hours at office every day & take your work at home as well? Do you think work is having a negative effect on your personal life? Do you often think that you do not get enough time for yourself? Do you feel anxious or upset because of what is happening at work? Do you feel tired or depressed because of work? Do you often lose your temper at work?

Lets start with some basic questions!

If your answer is yes,

Then think about it seriously because work life balance means management in every aspect

Life and work both

Fulfillment: People who successfully implement work lifebalance improve their sense of fulfillment at work andat home.

Health: A healthy work life balance decreases the riskof heart disease and other health problems

Greater productivity: Being relaxed and well restedincreases productivity and improves work performance

Stronger relationships: Personal and professionalrelationships are strengthened and conflicts are

avoided when there is work life balance.

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Benefits

The 4 pillars

Family

Work

Health

Society

A balanced life is one where we spread our energy and effort - emotional, intellectual, imaginative, spiritual and physical – between key areas of

importance.

The Mathematician's View

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

The Analyst View

Married to your work

Exhaustion

Suffering Family

Suffering Friends

Increased Expectations

5 Warning Stages

These are typical signs of work life imbalance :

Feeling that you are merely trying to get

through the day

Barely making it to the end of the week and feeling completely exhausted by the time you get home.

Feeling that you are on the merry-go-round of life and just wanting to get off.

Feeling like you are falling behind and never catching up in the game of life.

Signs that show!

First thing that you need to know is that

people that have work/life balance don't always have work/life balance. Think of it as a continuum from a 10 being "perfect balance" to a 1 meaning "total chaos.“

Where do you fall on that continuum most of the time? Is it time to change course?

Is it always a balance

Balance comes from answering a series of questions about yourself on a regular basis.

Am I clear about my personal, professional and play goals?

When was the last time I did something for myself rather than for someone else?

When was the last time I lost my temper at work?

Achieving the Balance

Benefits to the Individual

More value and balance in your life

Understanding your best work life balance

Increased productivity

Better relationship both on and off the job

Reduced Stress

Measured increase in productivity, accountability, commitment

Better teamwork and communication

Improved morale

Less negative organizational stress

Benefits to the organization

Four Stages of W/L Balance Process

Self-Assessment

Exploration

Implementation

Evaluation

Answer these questions

Here you are answering the question "Who am I?“ (I, employee, father, brother, friend etc)

Reflect on your skills, values, interests and priorities

List them down and share it with your AB

Self Assessment

Where am I going?“List down your goals that match the information gained in the first stageState your goals in each of these areas

faith, family, friends, finances, fitness, fun (yes, fun), future career development, and finally further learning

Exploration

"How do I get there?"

Develop a strategic action plan to obtain your goals on a weekly, monthly and annual basis

Remember your goals need to be specific, measurable, action-oriented, realistic and time-sensitive.

Apply GROW

Goal

Reality

Options

Will/Way forward

Implementation

Determine what went right and what went wrong

List down what was going wrong up to today and then discuss with your AB how would you correct it.

Also list what were you doing right and reinforce your plan to make it real every time.

Evaluation

Write down your personal vision statement and mission statement - it will help you see where you are going in life.

Process Activity

Simplify

Learn to say “NO”

No one is indispensable

Stay at HOME. Listen to music Љ Љ Љ

CHILL OUT

9 Easy Steps towards WLB

Stress – higher levels of creativity

But “Take it EASY”

Else High BP!!

Take up:

Yoga

Painting

Art of Living!

2.De - Stress

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!!

3. Be a Child

In family, divide the tasks like Dusting…

In Work place :

DELEGATE

“Don’t do their fishing for them,

Teach them how to fish”

4. Share the Load

Do Not get pulled from different directions

One step at a time.

Let go

Discover new ways to get things done.

5. Slow Down

“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 zzz

6. Take Care of your Health

Using Time Efficiently

Sometimes a poor work-life balance is a symptom of poor time management. Realize that time is your most valuable resource.

Monitor and review your time at work to make sure you are working efficiently.

Break tasks into manageable sizes, and schedule them accordingly

7. Don’t Postpone

Look around you. So many things to be grateful about.

Make a list of things you are thankful for…

3 gratitude's per day for 20 days

8. Have a positive Approach

Plan Ahead

9. Take Charge

Long TermMedium TermShort Term

Mindfulness

Mindfulness forms a significant part of acceptance and commitment therapy (act) which research shows can improve psychological flexibility in the workplace. Psychological flexibility has been positively correlated with innovation, productivity as well as psychological well being.

Remember Work is not where you goBut what you do

John Chambers

Work-life Balance Exercise #1

Ali is 45-year old man and an only child whose elderly, widowed mom has Alzheimer's disease. Ali needs to aid his mom with personal needs as well as such things as cooking, housework, buying groceries, etc. Ali is also a sales representative for an alarm company and must put in endless hours at the office in order to get a promotion to district sales manager.

What can Ali do to balance his work and non-work lives?

What can Ali’s organization do to help him balance his work

and non-work lives?

Work-life Balance Exercise #2

Maria is a 26-year old wife and new mother. She has justreturned to work after a 6-week maternity leave and foundout that her husband, Ahmad, was laid off. Maria and Ahmadare both paying off credit card loans, they just put their newbaby into a great daycare facility and bought a new car afterthe old one broke down.

How can Maria work toward balancing her work and non-worklives?

How can Ahmad help ? How can Maria and Ahmad worktogether so that they each have balance?