|
|||||
[?]Subscribe To This Site
|
Work-life Balance – What Is Your Ratio?What is your work-life balance? Does balance always have to mean 50:50? They may not seem to have the balance to you. But that is the price they are willing to pay. To accuse your boss of not providing you a work and life balance is highly unfair. Bosses are not here to provide a balance. For one simple reason, bosses do not know what your balance is. And your balance may not be the same as the other colleagues in your department. Imagine the laziest colleague you know at work. Now imagine, what would work and life balance be for him/her? So, what does it mean? Your boss has to customize a balance for everyone? Don’t get me wrong. Do I believe in work-life balance? Of course I do. I know my balance. I know when I tip to spending more time at work and what are the hours I would like to spend with my family. But that’s me. Not you. What is balance to you may be different from everyone else. If you feel you are overworked for long periods of time, quit. But don’t blame your boss for the lack of work-life balance. In the corporate world, the first priority of the boss is to deliver profit to the shareholders. If you decide to talk about this balance, you must know what your ratio is. Find work that fits that ratio. If you're not willing to sacrifice your weekends for your company, and you know only the people who spend their weekends at work get promoted, perhaps you should think again about your future there. Let’s face it – work-life balance is an on going challenge because the nature of your job changes and the nature of your personal life changes as well. So, you need to constantly adjust it. Instead of blaming the nature of your work and your boss, or the company’s culture, I feel it is better to manage your own time and expectations. Meaning, keeping track of how you spend your time. If you like to procrastinate and get distracted at work, perhaps your long hours are due to your bad habits? Review what are your priorities and your work habits. Of course, your company’s work culture is important too. But I would start with you. Review your own work ethics if you are looking at a ratio of work-life balance that suits you. Once you have done that you can see if your company’s work culture and your workload and assignments fit with your expectations. Then do the hard decisions if both do not meet. When you talk about work-life balance, do you really know your own ratio that you would like to live with? The price you are willing to pay and the effort you are willing to put in?
Your Growth Potential – The Inner Voice in You How do you manage your growth potential and what do you need to look out for? Do you believe in yourself or have you been defeated so many times that you feel like a failure? 4 Ways to Improve Your Job Performance at Work Effectively It’s easy to think that job performance is only what you do at work, but it is not. So what can you do to increase your job performance effectively? Making A Difference – Working To Improve Your Work It is good you have decided to make a difference in your work. How do you start making a difference then? Joy At Work – 7 Ways Find Joy And Peace At Work How do you find joy at work? What do need to be happier at work? Creativity At Work – Using Ideas To Work Your Way To The Top Creativity is in all of us if we start to look at things from a different perspective and come out with ideas of your own. Because creativity is a rare commodity amongst employees, having this as an asset can greatly help your career. Here's 7 ideas to work your way to the top. Start Early - Dealing with a Shortage of Time How to start early to get a headstart and not fret over shortage of time effectively. Improve Your Productivity: Attack Your Hate To Do List How to improve your productivity at work effectively with one simple solution. How To Be Irreplaceable: 7 Action Steps to Maximize Your Value in the Workplace 7 practical tips on how to be irreplaceable at work and indispensable to others. Avoid Laziness – Get Something Done and Finish Something at Work to Make Today Great Can you avoid laziness at work? Here’s how to overcome laziness. Stay on Task – How to Focus on Your Work and Stop Wasting So Much Time How to stay on task at work and maintain focused for career success. For more articles related to work-life balance, click here. |
101 Great Ways to Enhance Your Career
Learn & Grow: Join Our NewsletterWhat's Hot
Every month, we bring you new articles based topics suggested by you. We hope to be able to give you tips and suggestions, and provide answers to your questions that you will find helpful.
Start Here: The Newbies Guide
If you are new to this site and don't know where to start, start here by reading our most read articles.
|
|||
|