This document discusses tips for achieving work-life balance. It begins by defining work-life balance and explaining how scenarios have changed with more expanded work areas, long hours, and dual career families. This can lead to stress, health issues, and conflicts between work and family roles and responsibilities. The document then provides tips for individuals and organizations to achieve better balance. These include prioritizing responsibilities, setting boundaries, managing time effectively, getting social support, and reflecting regularly to refine one's approach over time.
6. Scenarios have changed now
Expanded work area-
Multi job- taking many jobs at a time (School, Service, Social work)
Long working hours ( 13,14 hours a day)
Converting into nuclear family (Husband, wife and child)
Women’s Dual career (Employee and housewife)- for self development and better
home
7. When females start to work
outside, misunderstandings
occur
. It creates stress . Stress is
directly linked with person’s
health, performance and
relationship with others.
Conflict arises.- Role,
Responsibility, accountability,
Jealousy, Blame game
8. stress, have linked with more
chances to have diabetes,
cardiovascular disease,
musculoskeletal disorders.
9. Warning signs of job
stress
Headache, lost of appetite
Sleep disturbances
Difficulty in concentration
Short temper, irritations
Poor health
Job dissatisfaction
Low moral,
Increased absenteeism,
lateness
Thinking of quitting the job
10. Stress Impact Statistics
being alienated from a friend or family member because of stress-26 %
stress has a negative impact on their personal and professional life -48 %
they have difficulty managing work and family responsibilities.31%
stress has caused them to fight with people close to them-54 %
they are "always" or "often" under stress at work-30%
Source: American Psychological Association%
11. Work Life Balance is related to:
Life events
Work efficiency
Managing self, stress, time and
relationship
12. Whatever we have in
lists,
there is no doubt that we
ultimately want peace and
happiness.
13. Happiness
"Never search for happiness in
others, it will make you feel
alone. Search it in yourself, you
will feel happy even when you
are left alone."
14. To understand the deep meaning of life, one
needs maturity
15. Bryan Dyson, former CEO of
Coca-Cola
work
health
family
self/spirit
friends
16. What do we understand
by Work-Life Balance ?
How can we
differentiate between
work and life ?
17. What are
professional
and personal
life ?
boss
colleagues, senior and juniors
norms, rules and regulations
procedures
limited working hour
paid job
love, affections
hobby, spirituality Leisure, vacation
Unlimited working hour
unpaid job
18. WLB knowing what our
priorities are, and what really
matters to us.
An art of achieving optimum
satisfaction from life , by
managing self, others, stress
and time.
19. we often complain
about not having
proper time
In fact it’s not
about the lack of
time, it is the
priority that we
give them.
20. Pictures of our Life, where we have "many roles“
as an employee and individual
24. In society, we have different
Roles and Responsibilities
conflict occurs when we are
unable to give our "many
roles" required times and
energy
25. mitigate the conflict, it is crucial to prioritise and
strike a balance between work, home and
interest.
Does balancing work and family life mean
dividing time for them equally 50/50 .
It is more likely to giving more priority to any
one of them, whether work or home .
26. Right Balance varies from time to time -
today/tomorrow
-single/married/unmarried
because of different priorities at different
times
right balance reduces stress
27. If we can not cope between two important
components of life.....
Home, where the heart is.
Work place, next home to workers/employees
If we can not cope between two important
components of life.....
28. they could be both a big stressors
Home would be "hell" & workplace would be a
"war place"
The stressors Work Vs Home
What makes us stressed at work ?
What makes us stressed at home ?
29. Work vs Home having to do things you are not interested in
too many responsibilities/ too few resources
misunderstanding/ miscommunication
lack of cooperation/ support
attitude issues/ lack of respect
partiality/ favouritism
lack of knowledge & skills
office policy/ social rules
time pressure
lack of love/ appreciation/ recognition
30. Lack of boundaries is also a big stressor
Q: Can you remember a time when you were not
able to say 'No', but in retrospect, should have?
What causes this inability?
Reasons for inability Respect to senior Fear
Not wanting to spoil the relation
To get recognition
Taking it as challenge
To bargain later for benefits
31. Is our life in balance?
Why do Organisations need work-life balance ?
Individual Organization -reduce absenteeism -happy person
-reduce turn over
-more creativeness and team works
-increase productivity and job satisfaction
-reduce stress levels
-improve morale
-happy person
-positive thinking
-improve health
-better relationships
-motivated
32. According to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development’s
Better Life Index, Denmark has the best work-life balance of the 20 OECD countries
studied.
Most employees in Denmark don't work long hours, Only 2% of people in full-time
employment work very long hours, whereas 39% in Turkey.
Government policies support families with young children, allowing people to
balance their work and home life.
33. Though there are no silver bullet solutions,
What can we do to have a better-work life balance?
What can the Employer/ Organization do to help the employee with WLB?
34. On a personal Level: Objectively Analyze
Am I spending too much time/ effort/ money on
something?
What are my boundaries?
Can I assert myself where needed?
Look into big picture that can help you to see the root
cause.
Personal Growth
How can I build better self-esteem? How can I nurture
myself more?
35. Everything moves in a cycle
Vicious Circle vs. Positive circle
How can I break vicious circles?
How can I put myself into positive circles?
36. To reduce stress
Stand by what really matters
Be clear about your needs and Value it
37. Being Generous to self Health is wealth.
(as long as your health is with you, the world goes along
with you…)
Create some special time to relax to minimize stress
Know the limit No one is perfect. No one can do
everything.
If you can, compete. If not, compromise.
Be happy with what you have today.
38. Set boundaries and learn to say no
"Being a YES MAN doesn't mean blindly fulfilling everyone's
demands
Learn to say assertively no, if there is too much in your plate.
Saying no to one thing opens the door to saying yes to
something else”
Share your feelings Worry, but only to the point it helps.
Make friends. Share your feelings with them. They could have
the solution for your problems.
39. Be positive
Manage your emotions, try to be indifferent in every
ups and down
Do things that you enjoy.
yoga, praying, spirituality
Read books, go to cinema, Visit places, fun activities,
call friends.
40. Manage your Emotions Let things go and forget what you couldn't do.
Don't worry about the things you can not control.
Learn from your mistakes.
41. To improve relationships
Value the people you care
Show your love and affection
Do not hurt or betray by words and behaviour
Take care of senior members at home.
Make rapport with good communication and build
better interpersonal relation
42. Helping hands
share the load- divide the task at home, work in team at
organization,
don't let come ego in between
ask for and be ready to help.
Trust and Delegate Trust others too and let them work
on their own.
Delegate works (don't get fish for them, teach them how
to fish)
43. Managing Time
Be Organized Plan to work and work on plan.
Set small, manageable and achievable goals
Prioritize your work.
Know your weakness and strength
Plan and Prepare. Update yourself with knowledge &
skill
Plan, but do not run your life on a time table.
44. Understand, time is money
Use a work diary,Send yourself remindersCheck lists, set dead lines.don't
procrastinateTry to identify your time wasters and avoid it.(social medias,
gossiping)
45. Keep correcting on regular basis try to correct as per need and make work and family life balanced.
46. From the Organization's Side
TimeWorking hoursMaternity/paternity leaveForce leavesAlternate
leaveFlexi time, flexi place, part time job
47. Facility and resources
Baby care centrefacility to work with spouseTelecommutingJob rotate, job
sharingFree counselingSponsor family events/picnic
49. 4 ways to improve your work-life
balance
Below, we've compiled tips for improving your work-life balance [5]. You
can begin trying out one at a time or implementing a few at once.
Remember that finding an approach that works for you is a process and
will take time.
50. . Pause and evaluate
Taking time out to understand how the various parts of your life are impacting
one another is a necessary step in developing a new work-life integration that
serves your needs. Pause and consider your current work-life situation; ask
yourself how you feel. Some questions you might reflect on include:
• Am I spending enough quality time doing what I really want?
• Am I committing enough time and energy to people or things that are
meaningful to me?
• Do I still feel aligned to my professional or personal goals? Why or why not?
• Where do I feel the most stuck? What is it about this situation that makes me
feel that way?
As you think through these complex personal questions, journaling your
thoughts and feelings can be a good way to identify the areas you feel need the
biggest adjustments. Ultimately, these questions should help you gain greater
clarity on your current situation.
51. . Assess your priorities
2Once you have a better sense of what you'd like to adjust, you'll want to
begin identifying what you want to prioritize. Some questions you might
ask yourself include:
• What really matters to me and am I doing enough of it?
• Where can I make compromises? Where can’t I? Where have I been making
too many compromises?
• What are some alternative actions I can take to ensure I am devoting
enough time and energy to my goals and relationships?
• Where can I integrate my responsibilities so I honor more than one at the
same time?
52. Establish boundaries
Establishing boundaries is a crucial part of time management. And
communicating those boundaries will be equally important. If you can no
longer respond to emails promptly after hours because you're with your
family, your team will need to know.
Work boundaries fall into one of three categories—physical, emotional, or
time. Start by setting small boundaries and expand from there. Learn more
about how to set better boundaries at work.
53. Time management
3. Now that you know what your priorities are—whether that's spending
more time at work to aim for a promotion or cutting back on after-hours
emails by establishing boundaries—it's important to figure out how to
better manage your time.
Review how you currently spend your time and look for ways to adjust your
schedule where possible. You can "chunk" your time as a way to focus on
one area at a time, or use a matrix system to establish your priorities when
new tasks pop up unexpectedly. Learn more about how to manage your
time to boost your productivity and well-being.
54. Reflect, refine, repeat
Whatever actions you decide are needed to create a good work-life
balance, though, you should be conscious of the fact that you will likely
need to continue to refine it over time. Big life changes can take time, so
reflecting on your approach and refining it periodically will likely be
integral parts of the process.
