To effectively guard work-life balance, leaders need to be aware of their workers’ lives away from work. Too many organizations pretend employees have no life outside the workplace. During these trying times, work has never been more present in people’s homes, so leaders cannot limit their attention to the office.
All in Work life balance
Leaders who care for people as they struggle to manage professional and parental responsibilities at home will foster better organizational performance than those who demand business as usual.
Can four work days be better than five? It’s a question worth asking. Even if you don’t have the authority to direct a shift to a four-day work week, this book will help you think about how you and your people spend your time.
Even in a great organization, there is a huge personal dimension to finding work-life balance. For me, the key is to unload work stress from my subconscious mind.
For too long people have had to struggle alone to find balance. It’s time for leaders to take charge of this problem. Great leaders design their organizations to accomplish their mission without burning out their people.