Fem 2.0’s Wake up, This is the Reality radio and blog campaign stirred the pot around discussion of the “new normal” over the last two weeks. A shift is being called for to lay the foundation for better workplace guidelines, employee rights, more flexible working conditions, and sweeping work/life policy change.
Choices regarding my work life time consumption had to be made this week. I was continually blown away by Fem 2.0’s blog radio series, Wake Up! This is Reality campaign on Work/Life, I’ve had the typical few days of TV, babysitting for my niece, producing a webisode and battling with my inner desire to blog 24/7. Something had to give.
Is real time is the new prime time for the work life revolution? Just ask Her Majesty Queen Rania of Jordon. She just might agree. Queen Rania describes herself on Twitter as, “a mum and a wife with a really cool day job.” This past December at Le Web,
This week, I stumbled upon what I’ll call a blueprint for a contemplative personal journey toward success, courtesy of marketing guru and blogger Seth Godin. His free e-book, What Matters Now includes wisdom from great thought leaders on positive changes and ideas toward making 2010 a year of success that matters, work that makes a difference in our changing times. What I prefer to call – “vocation.”
Workplace stress has a way of escalating during the holidays. Case in point, over the Thanksgiving holiday, a normally exuberant co-worker seemed uncharacteristically disengaged from the typical office banter, and seemed on edge.
Employees are putting in longer work hours, have lousy so-called “work life balance” and a bundle of fear about losing their jobs.That’s the work life landscape in a nutshell according to a number of recent reports including a joint survey by Watson Wyatt Worldwide and the National Business Group on Health.
In a recent study by the Families and Work Institute, The State of Health in the American Workplace: Does having an effective workplace matter? a “Climate of respect and trust” is one of six criteria of effective workplaces. A Woman’s Nation takes a different approach.
There’s a lot of celebrating going on with the Yankees victory, and rightfully so – but there were some silent heros being recognized yesterday who flew under the radar who I’ve decided deserve a bit of attention. I attended a gathering of healthcare providers
Life coaches come in many forms and we hire them for many reasons: personal development. career, fitness, stress reduction and even work life effectiveness . While it’s mostly anecdotal, The National Coach Federation website
Part of the challenges are mounting health care issues leading to stress in the workplace. As we recognize National Work & Family Month, workplace wellness is grabbing headlines. Congress is turning up the heat on the health care debate and H1N1 is boiling up a storm on the front burner.
