For ten years, I've patiently waited for everyone to realize that balance is an anachronism. A holdover from an Industrial Age, with all of its boundaries and rules, that no longer exists.READ»
Today, many take for granted having flexibility in how, when and where we work. But in the early 1990s, deviations from the standard "in-the-office, five-days-a-week model" were rare. Then things began to change.READ»
Three core work+life ‘fit” principles are 1) there is no “right” answer, only the unique “fit” that works for you and your job, 2) there are countless ways to optimize that “fit” between your work and personal life ...READ»
Three times in the past couple of weeks I’ve heard a variation of the same story that should serve as a cautionary tale for all managers: You have a highly valued, competent current or prospective employee who ...READ»
I recently attended and spoke at the APA’s Psychologically Healthy Workplace Conference. The goal of the conference as outlined by the APA’s visionary Assistant Executive Director, Dr. David Ballard (who also happens to have ...READ»
(For the kick-off explanation of the “Work+Life in 5 Days” Series, and for the first part of Day 1—What is Work+Life Fit? go to my Work+Life Fit blog) About three months after the worst part of the recession hit, I spoke to a ...READ»
When you develop and implement work+life flexibility strategies that help businesses operate and individuals manage their work+life fit, you run into many often baffling false beliefs. Since the start of the recession, two of ...READ»
“Please be advised that as your parents get older there are no resources to help you to care for them. If you have no money at all, the government will try to help but the process is cumbersome and the wait can be long. If you ...READ»
After finishing Maggie Jackson’s new book, Distracted, I wondered if I was experiencing the same reaction as those who read Rachel Carson’s seminal book on the environment, Silent Spring, in 1962. Carson’s readers probably ...READ»
Some experts are beginning to predict that gas prices could climb as high as $10 a gallon in the next two to three years. However, all of the solutions under consideration, such as developing alternative sources of energy, will ...READ»
Recently, I was brainstorming with the CFO of a client about how to more accurately reflect the cost of regretted turnover in the operating numbers of individual business units. His industry as a whole is experiencing intense ...READ»
Business leaders, whether they know it or not, are making important strategic decisions about workplace flexibility that will affect their ability to compete and thrive in the future. And in my opinion, a number of them are not ...READ»
In the last month, I’ve blogged twice about how a difficult business environment can halt all innovation related to workplace flexibility. Today’s release of the annual When Work Works report entitled “2008 Guide to Bold New ...READ»
