Digg DiggEvery Monday here at Judy Martin’s WorkLifeNation.com I feature a guest post from a thought leader in the Work-Life Merge. Today, news you can use on work-life balance comes from my friend and work-life colleague Chrysula Winegar, an expert at the newly launched The Daily Thrive. It’s a community of learners focused on all…
Glad you stopped by, every Monday I’m featuring a guest post from an expert on the work-life merge. Today we hear from Kathy Caprino MA – Women’s Career and Executive Coach, Speaker and Author of Breakdown, Breakthrough. Women are more stressed and strained than ever, as these economic times have hit families, workplaces and corporate…
In my latest post on Forbes.com, The Solution to Work-Life Balance, I take a look at how workplace flex initiatives might help to combat time-famine. As a society we are starved for time. Truly the master over your time is you. It’s in what we say yes to, what we say so to – and…
Cultivating resilience is at the core of Joan Borysenko Ph.D.’s book Fried: Why You burn Out and How to Revive. The Harvard trained medical scientist is a pioneer in stress research and its impact on the brain and body. I’ve had the opportunity to attend a few workshops with Joan, and she has been one…
The world of work is changing at an exponential pace. Careers shun the ladder and prefer a lattice-type expansion. Our working and family lives have merged in a whole new way. Technological achievements, global connectivity and the work-life merge requires a deeper look at how we’re managing our lives in the new world of work….
Born of the chaos following the 9/11 attacks, was “uncertainty” on a global level. Each individual on this planet dealt with the pain of that disaster, through his or her own lens, in their work-life merge. United in our fear of the unknown, there was also an unwavering sense of collective resilience. We might have…
In the immortal words of Yoda, “Do or do not, there is no try.” #LeadershipChat celebrates a year on the planet and in the #twittesphere with great fanfare because those who engage, “do.” We hammer away at the keys, many of us bloggers trying to make a living while trying to make a difference in…
It’s 8 AM. Do you know where your mind is as your body heads to work? What’s consuming your thoughts? Here’s my Sanctum Sunday Contemplative post on starting your workday in the wake of the work-life merge. What if your life, or the life of someone else depended on you being completely focused, present and…
The work-life balance conversation might be old, but it’s relevant. No one seems to have any, and there doesn’t seem to be a magic bullet as workers are saddled with more and more stress. The resulting burnout could be rendering some workers “out-of-order.” The statistics are galvanizing: Job stress is estimated to cost American companies…
The Work-Life Conversation In a recent post at CorporateCulturePros.com the authors address the monumental task of convincing companies to embrace the family part of the work-life equation when designing workplace flex practices. The article spoke about the importance of addressing work-life concerns, and the consequences of not doing so. I think raising our collective voices…
