1. HOW MUCH IS TOO MUCH?
WHAT DOES IT MEAN AND
HOW DO WE GET IT?
Presentation: Hieu Nguyen Minh

2. MORAL
No man/woman is busy in this world all
365 day.
The sky is not going to fall down if you
take few days LEAVE and meet your
dear ones
OFFICE WORK IS NOT EVERYTHING
IN LIFE and MONY MAKING IS NOT
EVERYTHING IN LIFE

3. WORK-LIFE BALANCE
 GOAL
 To focus on how to successfully combine work
and personal life, family relationships and leisure
time into a satisfying life.
 OBJECTIVES
 Assess the current state of balance in your life
 Develop strategies for balancing both work and
personal life
 Maintain balance once you find it

4. TODAY’S AGENDA
 What is Work-Life Balance?
 What is your Work-Life Balance?
 What are Benefits of Work-Life Balance?
 What are effective Prioritizing techniques?
 ABC merhod
 Covey’s quadrant
 Paterno principle
 What are the Keys to Work-Life Balance?

5. WORK LIFE BALANCE :-
 "We have overstretched our personal boundaries
and forgotten that true happiness comes from
living an authentic life fueled with a sense of
purpose and balance." Dr. Kathleen Hall, from A
Life in Balance
 "Happiness depends on how you balance your
life's equations between positive and negative
experiences and attitudes." Kall
 " … a self definited, self determined state of well
being that a person can reach, or can set as a
goal, that allows them ta manage effectively
multiple responsibilities at work at home, and in
their community; it supports pysical, emotional,
family, and community health, and does so
withdowt grief, stree or negative impact"

6. WORK-LIFE BALANCE :-
 WORK means employment or paid work.
 LIFE refers to one's personal lives, experiences
and responsibilities outside and beyond the
workplace.
 For many, these include families and, often, the
debate of work life balance is referred to as work
family balance.
 WORK-LIFE BALANCE is a broad concept
including proper prioritizing between "work" on
one hand and "life" on the other.
 Related, though broader, terms include "lifestyle
balance" and "life balance".

7. WHAT IS YOUR WORK-LIFE
BALANCE?
 What would having balance between your work
and personal life look like?
 How do you know if your work and personal life
are balanced?
 What would it feel like to have a work-life
balance?

8. Satisfaction level chart
Split as a % Satisfaction level
Period Work Life Total 100% >75% >50% <50%
1 60% 40% 100%
2 50% 50% 100% 
3 75% 25% 100% 
4 25% 75% 100% 
Total 210% 190% 400%
Everage 53% 48% 100% 

9. How do we know we are out of
balance?
Most of us are trying to juggle a range of activities:
Work and Career
Family Responsibilities
Self Development and Learning
Social and Sporting Activities
Community Involvement
Some get more attention than other, some we let
slip, often regretfully

10. What are the warning signs?
Phisiological(physical)
Heart pounding, muscle tension,
shortness of breath
Dry mount, high blood pressure
Fatigue, insomnia
Weakness, dizziness
Headaches, somach distress
Psychological(emotional)
Depressed, helpless,anxious
Nervous,confused,worried
Bored, negative attiude/thoughts
Unable to concentrate,
suspicious, lethargic

11. What can happen to us when we
are out of balance?

12. WHY? WHY? WHY?
 Why do we want a higher Salary?
 Why do we want a bigger house?
 Why do we want a better job?
Answer
 Sense of Achievement
 Self Satisfaction
 Resultant Joy

13. WHY?
Recognition

14. Benefits Of Work Life Balance
 Organization
 Measured increase in productivity,
accountability, commitment
 Better teamwork and
communication
 Improved morale
 Less negative organizational stress
 Individual
 More value and balance in your life
 Understanding your best work life
balance
 Increased productivity
 Better relationship both on and off
the job
 Reduced stress

15. The Mathematician’s View
A balanced life is one where spread our energy and
effort-emotional, intellectual, imaginative, spiritual
and physical- between bay areas of important.

16. Work Life Triangle
 Work (what we do for career, meet the deadlines, etc.)
 Relationships (parents, friends, spouse, children, etc)
 Self-Care ( spiritual, physical, intellectual, emotional,
health, wellness, etc)

17. BENEFITS OF WORK/LIFE
BALANCE
AT WORK IN LIFE
 Feeling more rested  Improving relationships
and energized with family and friends
 Working more  Better physical and
productively and mental health
getting more  Making choices about
accomplished, leading your priorities, rather
to greater career than sacrifices among
success them
 More fulfillment from  More leisure time to
work spend with loved ones,
or time for yourself

18. The 2 Legs of your COMPANY’s Work Life Balance
Ladder A Complete, Ongoing Corporate Work/Life
Strategy
RECORDS PROFITS WHAT THE
WHAT MY INDIVIDUAL
COMPANY DOES REVENUE DOES FOR
FOR THEMSELVES?
INDIVIDUAL? COMMITMENT
(right leg of
(left leg of ladder) ladder)
CUSTOMER SERVICE
ATTITUDE/MORALE
“Both leg PRODUCTIVITY
are
necessary” RETENTION
RECRUITING

19. The 2 Legs of the INDIVIDUAL’s Work Life Balance
Ladder Driving Performance Though Personal
Accountability &Commitment
BETTER LIFE WHAT CAN I
WHAT MY DO FOR MY
COMPANY BETTER INCOME COMPANY?
DOES FOR ME? (right leg of
(left leg of OPPORTUNITY
ladder)
ladder)
RECOGNITION
SECURITY
“Both leg PRIDE IN JOB
are
necessary” JOB SATISFACTION
ACHIEVEMENT

20. “Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep
your balance you must keep
moving” Albert Einstein

21. How to maintain balance once
you find it?
 SETTING PRIORITIES
 COVEY’S 4 QUARTER
 PATTERNS PRINCIPLE 80/20
 DEVELOP WORK LIFE PLAN

22. SETTING PRIORITIES
 “It seems like everything is a priority nowadays.”
 “I figure out my priorities and then my supervisor
gives me something that’s got to be done now!”
 “I know a certain task is important but I only have
15 minutes, so I do something else on my list.”
 “I know a certain task is a priority but I just don’t
want to do it.”
 “I can put off doing the task I don’t want to do
because when the deadline gets closer, that will
motivate me.”

23. THE ABC METHOD OF
PRIORITIZATION
“To Do” list
 A tasks are high priority tasks
 B tasks are of secondary priority
 C tasks are of the least priority

24. COVEY’S 4 QUADRANTS

25. PATERNO PRINCIPLE: 80/20
 Theory of predictable imbalance
 20% of your efforts produce 80% of results
The key point: most things are not 1/1

26. PATERNO PRINCIPLE: 80/20
Where are you?
You’re in your 80% if you’re:
 Engaged in activities that advance your overall
purpose in life
 Doing things you have always wanted to do or that
make you feel good about yourself
 Working on tasks you don’t like, but you’re doing
them know they related to the bigger picture
 Smiling

27. IMPLEMENTATION OF PATERNO
PRINCIPLE: 80/20
 Read less. Identify the 20% of the journals you
get that are most valuable.
 Keep current. Make yourself aware of new
technological innovations
 Remember the basics. Let your ethics and
values guide your decision making, and you’re
bound to end up focusing on your 20%.

28. DEVELOP WORK LIFE PLAN
 Identify your current and ongoing roles or
focus areas
 Define your strategic objectives in each focus
area
 Develop tasks, actions, and communications
(TACS) to support each objective
 Implementation Plan
 Maintenance

31. How can we bring prober work life
balance?

32. THE KEYS TO WORK LIFE BALANCE
 KEY 1: PRIORITIZE
 KEY 2: LEARN TO SAY NO
 KEY 3: LEAVE WORK AT WORK
 KEY 4: PRACTICE THE 3-D PRINCIPLE KEY 5:
BE HONEST WITH YOURSELF
 KEY 5: BE HONEST WITH YOURSELF
 KEY 6 CHOOSE YOUR ATTITUDE
 KEY 7 KNOW WHAT YOU WANT
 KEY 8 WORK LIFE BALANCE ETHICS
 KEY 9 MAINTAINING BALANCE

33. KEY 1: PRIORITIZE
 Know what you need to do first, then make a plan
and stick to it.
 The process of developing priorities requires you to
make decisions about what you can realistically
achieve in a day, in a week, even a year – and then
accepting the fact that you simply cannot do it all.
 Set aside time for the important things that you
know will take time. Then do the hardest thing first.

34. KEY 2: LEARN TO SAY NO
 When you set clear boundaries about what you
reasonably can and cannot do, it sends a very strong
message of confidence.
 Make a point of seriously considering any request that
comes your way, and double-check your schedule before
taking anything else on.
 When it’s too much, don’t be afraid to refuse — you
won’t be doing anyone any good by taking on tasks that
you won’t be able to do well because you’re too
overwhelmed to handle them, or by accepting social
invitations that you’re too stressed out to enjoy.
 People with integrity will respect you more, not less, for
standing firm on your beliefs.

35. JUST SAY NO
Why is it so hard?
 Most of us have been
taught that “no” is
disrespectful and even
insulting.
 We tend to value other
people’s time more highly
than our own.
 We have a need to
cooperate and a desire to
be liked.
 There are often
unconscious concerns of
being thought of as lazy or
selfish.

36. JUST SAY NO
How do you say it?
 “I can’t do it right now, but I can fit it in later.”
 “I am not the best qualified person for that job,
how about asking…”
 “I just don’t have any room in my schedule for the
next few weeks.”
 “I can’t focus on that right now.”

37. JUST SAY NO
How do you say it?
 “I have made a commitment to complete my
current project/task ahead of any other.”
 “Normally I would say yes, but I’ve had a few
things come up unexpectedly and I have to deal
with those first.”
 “I would rather say no than end up doing a
second rate job for you.”

38. KEY 3: LEAVE WORK AT WORK
 Don't go gnawing over old bones when you're
trying to relax with family or friends.
 Turn off the blackberry if you have to, but make a
conscious effort to keep sacred the time you spend
away from work. This is where you find the
rejuvenation that you need to do good work in the
first place.
 If it's that urgent, you'll know about it. If not, trust
yourself to get to it when you get to it.

39. KEY 4: PRACTICE THE 3-D
PRINCIPLE
Do it, Delegate it, Dump it
 When you feel overwhelmed, it's a sign that you're
doing too much.
 Take an honest look at your to-do list -- how many
of those tasks are “truly” necessary for YOU to do?
Can someone else do some of those jobs for you?
Can you hire help or barter with your friends (or
other professionals) to get some tasks done?

40. KEY 5: BE HONEST WITH YOURSELF
 Part of your weekly review — or at least every third
or fourth one — should be to ask yourself “Am I
happy with all this?” And to follow up by looking at
how well you’re doing of balancing everything.
 Be honest — this is your life we’re talking about.
 If you can’t face the hard questions, all the lifehacks
and organizing won’t mean a thing — you’ll just
slide away.

41. KEY 6: CHOOSE YOU ATTITUDE
Attitude is everything
It will be the determining factor in your success.
It’s your attitude, not your aptitude, that
determines your altitude” –Zig Ziglar

42. KEY 7: KNOW WHAT YOU WANT
 Determine your Vision
 Present tense - how you actually see, hear, think
and feel when outcome is realized
 Emotional payoff – how you will feel when the
outcome is realized
 Sensory details – colors, scenes, shapes, sounds,
people
 Share your vision statement
 Update your vision statement
 Develop a “Personal Mission Statement
 What purpose do I have in my life?
 What values do I want to represent?
 What actions am I taking to accomplish my purpose
and adhere to my values?
 What am I learning to aid me in pursuing my goals?

43. KEY 8 WORK LIFE BALANCE ETHICS
 Live to relax
 Love your bed, it is your temple
 Relax in day, so that you can sleep at night
 Simple say “no”, when required
 Don’t do some thing tomorrow, that you can do the
day afterwards!
 Work as little as possible. Let the others do what
needs to be done!
 Don’t worry, nobody died from doing nothing, but you
could get hurt at work
 If you feel like doing work, sit down and wait until that
feeling goes away
 Don’t forget: working is healthy! So leave it for the
sick people!
 Don’t miss an fun

44. KEY 9 MAINTAINING BALANCE
Here is the secret to Work-Life Balance:
Review
Revisit
Reflect
Adjust
and…
REWARD!!!

46. Job Requirement
Job priority Percent
Perfect 14%
Too Demanding 20%
Have A Lot To Do 43%
Working Too Hard 24%
Job Requirement
Perfect
Too Demanding
Have A Lot To Do
Working Too Hard

47. The Changing Equations
THE MACHINE THE INDUSTRIAL THE NETWORKED
AGE AGE AGE
STRESS HIGH HIGHER HIGHEST
WORK You went to Not only people 24 hour
LIFE OF work are working a workdays split in
BALANCE
Life started work, but also at compartments
only when you home dedicated for life
go home
WORK The men Both men & Both men &
worked & women worked, women worked,
women tended still women still women
the house tended the tended the
house house

48. WORK/LIFE BALANCE
Percentage of employers that have or plan to have flexible hours for
better work/life balance, 2007 an planned 2010-2015
2007 2010-2015
Flexible working hours 67% 81%
Part-time work 64% 72%
Tele-work 30% 61%
Job sharing 27% 54%
Sabbaticals 25% 46%
Compensatory time 24% 40%
Parents’ sabbatical 29% 36%
Employment for spouse/partner(career couple 12% 25%
programs)
Headcount increase(and productivity 12% 19%
decrease)

49. “Our lives are mixture of different
roles.
Most of us are doing the best we
can to find whatever the right
balance is ...
For me, that balance is
family, work, and service ”

50. Work life Balance Conflicts
 Diversity Groups are Affected by Work-
Life Balance is Different Ways
 Aging workforce
 Persons with disabilities
 Lone parents

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53. QUESTIONS?

54. THANK YOU!
Presentation by: Hieu Nguyen Minh