I feel that work-life balance is the balance between my own self-realization of what is important and thoughts from my surroundings in the world. I know when I have a good balance when the stress of life does not bother me. It is the moment that I realized that God is all-powerful and everything should be put in His hands. This is when all of my faith was put towards my heavenly father in prayer. When there is not a good work-life balance I tend to become distracted and lack focus. The importance
Liberty University BUSI 240-B17 DBF1 – Work-life balance Definition The degree to which a person minimizes conflict between work and non-work demands. Summary Everyone has been told from one time or another – don’t bring your personal life to work, and vice-versa. Easier said than done. In our current economy, families are having to work harder, and longer thus leaving less time for family and creating stress and anxiety. One thing that has statistically
cause conflicts between their working life and their personal lives, which ultimately has an effect on productivity at work (Naithani 2010). Work life balance strives to strike an equilibrium between the professional and personal/social life spaces available to an employee with support from top management/employers and governments. Consequences of effective and ineffective work life balance techniques result in improved employee retention, improved quality of life, employee satisfaction, low level of
A Work-Life Balance Intervention Introduction Historically the concept of reinsurance has been around for thousands of years and the more modern concept of insuring the insurance company has evolved over last couple hundred years. My company, Reinsurance Group of America, RGA was established exclusively on this concept and recently celebrated its 40th year anniversary. In my department almost one-third of the underwriting staff will be retirement eligible in the next five to ten years. Staffing
Work-Life Balance Rough Draft: Introduction Work. Up until the late 20th century, adults would go to work, do their jobs, and come home after an eight-hour shift. Work was done at work. With the advancement of technology, the internet and mobile phones have changed the landscape of the typical workday. Except for a small amount of service jobs, an 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, eight-hour work day no longer exists. The 40-hour work week has been stretched significantly. Shutting off the lights at the office
Emerging Trends: Work-Life Balance Is the New Perk Employees Are Seeking Today’s business world is constantly evolving, technology is improving exponentially and international business relations are a necessity for global companies to function. This is an amazing time we live in, society is fortunate that technology has enabled interaction across the globe. This communication technology also comes with challenges to maintain an acceptable level of balance between work and personal time management
Work-Life Balance: The Relationship Between Stress and Health March 10th 2012 The relationship between employment related stress and workplace uncertainty directly impacts health today. Studies have identified employment strains caused by uncertainty of work that may be measured by scheduling and earning uncertainty (Tompa et al, 2009). The effort required in commuting to the workplace and effort required to handle multiple jobs are also strains that will be addressed in relation to this
Maintaining a balance between work and life requires a determined mindset to perform activities that will benefit a person’s career success, self-care, and personal relationships. This statement is truer for professional employees and workers. Nowadays, the task of balancing between office and home means something must be given up. In most cases, the sacrifice is the employee’s time to take care of himself, take care of his personal fitness. Science has proven that working out and adopting a
Kate Reddy has gone through a rollercoaster of emotions throughout her sleep-deprived life, she is constantly battling feelings of guilt, anxiety, and stress due to work and family. It's never easy being a mom trying to juggle a full-time job with a family life, and it’s hard to reach an ideal work-life balance. When it comes to keeping on top of things, lists are essential for Kate, she writes down all of the things that need to get done over the next few days. Kate is quite efficient: “I can get
How to improve work life balance for Employees - How Google does it? Work life balance is the concept that tells us to maintain proper balance between “work” and “life”. One should be able to strike a balance between one’s work and one’s personal life that includes family, friends, pleasure, leisure, development etc. Nowadays, there has been a shift in the workplace due to technological advancement. It is more feasible for employees to keep contact with work by the usage of smart phones