Work-Life Balance — Balancing Your Work and Personal Life
The topic of work-life balance applies to a person’s effort to be effective
in their work life and in their personal life, as well. This topic wasn’t as
important in the past as it is today because, in the past, people often were
able to attend primarily to one major role in their life (for example, to working
in “the” company or housekeeping), rather than to several (for example,
to the current employer and one’s career and being a mother and being happy
as an individual). Organizations are recognizing that, to cultivate and support
productive employees, the organization must assist employees to learn how to
achieve and maintain suitable work-life balance.
Test – How Well Is Your Work-Life Balance Now?
People might think they’re doing fine, only to realize that they are spending
far more time in their work and far less time for themselves and their family.
Take this short test to get some perspective on your own life.
Based on the results of that test, you might consider the many suggestions
in the following articles.
Various Perspectives on Work-Life Balance
09/16/96
BALANCING WORK AND FAMILY
Self-Assessment
Test of Work-Life Stress
Leadership
Knowledge Base: Information to Improve Your Leadership Skills.
How to Fix Misunderstandings at Work and
in Life
Work Family
Connection Home Page
Families
at Work – Our Home Page
Balance work, family issues to boost productivity
— 1998-03-30
Work Family
Connection Home Page
Families
and Work Institute
The
Work Life Balance Foundation
Coaching
Tip — A Different Way to View Work-Life Balance
Do You Spend Too Much Of Your Life At Work?
Want Balance? Here’s How to Make that Resolution
Stick
Why It’s Better to Be Green Than to Be Profitable
Take Back Control of Your Work (and Your Life)
Egocentricity and the Stages of Man
I’m Back: Making a Smooth Return to Work After an Absence
Also consider
Assertiveness
Attitude
Authenticity
Awareness
Bullying
(Addressing)
Burnout
Cynicism
Emotional
Intelligence
Financial
Fitness
Job
Satisfaction
Motivating
and Inspiring Yourself
Personal
Development
Personal
Productivity
Physical
Fitness
Self-Confidence
Stress
Management
Workaholism
Thanks to www.accessmagazine.com for many of the following
links.
National
Center for Infants, Toddlers and Families
Parentz
Channel
Learn More in the Library’s Blogs Related to Work-Life Balance
In addition to the articles on this current page, also see the following blogs
that have posts related to Work-Life Balance. Scan down the blog’s page to see
various posts. Also see the section “Recent Blog Posts” in the sidebar
of the blog or click on “next” near the bottom of a post in the blog.
The blog also links to numerous free related resources.
Library’s
Coaching Blog
Library’s
Human Resources Blog
Library’s
Spirituality Blog
For the Category of Personal Wellness:
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