An article last week on NFL.com spoke to the work schedule of Detroit Lions head coach Jim Schwartz, which averages 100 hours per week! Here’s how … Read more
A Love-Hate Relationship: How Technology Impacts Work-Life Balance
Does technology really help us in our endeavor for work-life balance? This is not a new question, but it remains an open one – if you believe that there is … Read more
Dear Millennials: Here’s How to Get a Little Work-Life Balance
I realize all you young go-getters would work 25/8 if possible; however, heed this advice from a 20-year business veteran who tried that: You can’t … Read more
What the Annual American Time Use Survey Says About Our Work Ethic
“I’m a greater believer in luck, and I find the harder I work, the more I have of it.” — Thomas Jefferson For the past several years, I’ve reviewed and … Read more
Weekly Wrap: Employees Rank Top 25 Companies for Work-Life Balance
Glassdoor, the website that encourages employees to give the inside scoop on their companies, has an interesting new survey out on the Top 25 Companies for … Read more
Flex Work and Work-Life Fit: They’re Simply a Smart Business Strategy
That was refreshing. Sitting there comfortably in my home office nook, speaking with a global health care customer about the future of work and the fact … Read more
True Work-Life Balance? It’s a Myth We Need to Quit Worrying About
Work-Life balance. As a Baby Boomer teen born to Depression-era parents, I never heard that term once. It didn’t exist back then and, if it had, it would … Read more
“Weisure” or Work-Life Balance? One Big Take Away From “Lean In”
Have you read Sheryl Sandberg‘s new book Lean In? If not, you’ve probably heard about it. It’s receiving rave reviews and generating a … Read more
Work-Life Balance? It’s a Bottom Line Issue for You and Your Workforce
“You are a great model of work-life balance, Ron. Thanks for showing me.” Last week I linked to an article titled Why the Work-Life Balance is Now More … Read more
Lifestyle Employment: For Millennials, It May be the New Career Prototype
Remember back in the 1950’s when people had employment for life? Now we’ve been promised 5-7 careers in our lifetime, but is that really what our … Read more