Work-Life Balance
If you think you don’t have a healthy balance between home and work, you are not alone.
Over 70% of workers do not think there is a healthy balance between work and their personal lives.
59% believe they suffer ill health as a result of work stress.
When workers are in a state of imbalance, mistakes are made, morale is low, productivity suffers, more days are lost to sick leave and retention is low.
Elite Performance
Sustainable, elite performance depends on more than hard work or busyness. When high performers are committed to responsible work-life choices, they solidify a foundation of balance that in turn supports their effectiveness. With the escalation of work demands, there is a greater need to balance exertion with necessary recovery. This skill set strengthens endurance, prevents damage and enhances effectiveness. Balance is not optional for high performers.
The highest performers are the most likely to consider their ability to balance work and personal responsibilities in a decision to stay with the company. (IBM, 1992 workforce survey)
The Work-Centric Option
Being work-centric is not the problem and being less focused on work is not the solution. The real solution is found through dynamic awareness, choices and tools that allow a person take control of their own work-life integration. The result is better focus, fewer mistakes, higher morale and greater productivity. Enhanced work-life effectiveness also generates healthier, happier, and more committed employees.
Take the Assessment
Invest in yourself by taking the Work-Life Effectiveness Assessment.
Training & Support
If your organization needs support in creating better team morale, increasing employee effectiveness or in retaining talent, consider the Effectivness and Balance Training. This workshop provides a critical intervention, giving individuals the tools they need to create ongoing balance, satisfaction and productivity.
For quick relief and powerful reminders, review the Work-life Tips Booklet. They are organized into 4 areas: Self-Care, Managing Relationships, Investing in Potential and Deepening Resilience.
For a comprehensive review of alternative resources that support ongoing wellness, order a copy of the Wellness Resources Guide.
Inquire about joining Barbara’s Work-Life Effectiveness Group Coaching Program. It will be held virtually, so you can call in from any location. You’ll receive powerful and reliable information that will help you find balance in all areas of your life. Barbara will work with individuals during the call, coaching specific issues and answering questions. This group will be launched in Fall 2010 and be limited to 20 people. So if you’re ready to change your life and do it with a select group of people who are committed to greater balance and transformation, be sure to secure your place early. Call 206-361-4730 for times, cost and further details.
Dynamic Balance
Balance is dynamic; always changing, never stable. Work-life effectiveness is based on making clear choices that will support the integration of your work and life. These choices are not always obvious or simple. But they form the foundation for satisfying work and living.
Benefits for the Individual
Benefits can include greater focus, achievement, satisfaction, quality of work and the ability to optimize strategic opportunities, resulting in a better income and better life.
Employees who used the company's work/life programs were 45% more likely to agree strongly that they will go the extra mile and are least likely to feel overwhelmed or burned out. (DuPont)
Benefits for the Organization
Work-life balance for the organization results in better recruiting, retention, attitude/morale, commitment, customer service, productivity, revenue and profit.
Stock Gains Are Four Times Higher for 100 Best
A recent study by the Great Places to Work Institute and Russell Investment Group showed that companies on FORTUNE's Best Companies To Work For List posted collective returns more than four times higher than that of the general market (when compared to 2 other indexes of the broad market), over the last seven years.
