Midyear Check In: Simple Calendar Strategy for Work+Life Fit in 2015
A combined priority list helps reestablish solid boundaries around what you need and want to get done […]
What I Learned in 2015
I thought I’d give you a preview of some of the lessons learned that will make my list for 2015. There were many, but these three stick out as particularly important […]
New Year…New Logo: 3-D, Always-Changing, Multifaceted Work and Life Reality
To kick off 2015, I thought we needed a new logo that more accurately depicts the modern, everyday reality of work and life. The “balance” scales don’t work. The one-dimensional pie chart is inadequate. The new image needed to show the flexible, 3-D, always-changing, multifaceted fit between our work, personal lives and careers. So, I […]
The Simple Calendar Strategy to Achieve Work-Life Balance in 2015 (That Most of Us Don’t Do!)
For many of us, another new year means another new calendar; however, if you’re like a majority of all U.S. full-time workers, you’ll start several new calendars or have no calendar at all. This could be one reason why your work-life balance New Year’s resolution usually fails. […]
Work-life does not imply age, gender, or parenthood
I was honored when the The Boston Globe asked me to contribute an OpEd to “The Work Issue” they published this past weekend in honor of Labor Day. The article, “Work-life does not imply age, gender, or parenthood,” included the above graphics highlighting results from the recent national study we conducted in partnership with ORC International […]
“But, Mom, What About the Dog?”: A Personal Tale of Work+Life Fit Imperfection
For those of you who follow the weekly Tweak It Practice, you know that step #1 every seven days is to sit down and celebrate what you DID get done the previous week. That means if you scheduled 10 “tweaks” or small, meaningful actions into your work+life fit and only accomplished 5, give yourself credit […]
“Want to Work Less?” All Hands Go Up. “But, You’ll Make Less Money” Most Hands Go Down
Carlos Slim and the founders of Google have identified very real challenges. They should be applauded for starting an important conversation. But any wholesale reduction or reconfiguration of the workweek will require new approaches to compensation, updated employment legislation, and revised team management processes, benefits calculations and internal cost accounting rules to succeed. That will be a heavy lift.
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What Happened When Silicon Valley Tackled Family Caregiving
Until now, technology has made only modest contributions to supporting caregivers. Can technology play a more meaningful role in helping caregivers? And how can we accelerate innovation in developing new applications to support caregivers? […]
FREE Webinar 5/21 at 2 pm EST–Intentional Flexibility: 5 Steps to Move Beyond Ambivalence
“Ambivalence” is defined as the coexistence of positive and negative feelings toward the same object or action simultaneously drawing you in opposite directions. According to our new research, full-time U.S. workers see ambivalence when asked about employer commitment to work life flexibility — 46% say their employer’s commitment is strong, while the other 45% aren’t […]
Employees Sense Weakened Commitment to Work Life Flexibility (INFOGRAPHIC)
The infographic, below, summaries key findings from our most recent national research report,”Ambivalence is Not a Strategy: Employees Sense Waning Commitment to Flexibility.” […]
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