The above quote from worklife expert Dana Friedman portends the significant impact of business as an agent of social change. But that change has not been swift with regard to work/life balance or family concerns in the corporate arena.
The above quote from worklife expert Dana Friedman portends the significant impact of business as an agent of social change. But that change has not been swift with regard to work/life balance or family concerns in the corporate arena.
After a whirlwind of travel for nearly two weeks, designed to help me build my “inner warehouse of stillness,” on my elusive quest for worklife balance – I have landed at a colleague’s home in Boston. At 6am this morning in a deep silent contemplative state, I thought about the last two weeks of quiet time and the “detoxification program” that I had undergone.
Honey bees are leaving the planet because their immune systems are suffering due to stressful working and commuting conditions. Sounds familiar? Take a look in the mirror. Just like those honey bees, the stress of commuting is now compounded by financial stress for us humans.
When you rise from your morning stupor, is the first thought on your mind the delight of the day ahead at work – or the demise of your human experience in business? It’s a question that Vassar History professor and career counselor Rick Jarow tackles daily.
May is Mental Health Month and with that comes more evidence that exercise is good for your mental health at home and at work. Just ask Elizabeth Hashagen of News 12 Long Island who anchors live for about 2 consecutive hours, five days a week. With a call-time of 4am, exercise in the workplace is crucial to lifting her energy and her spirits.
A new perspective on Work/life Culture is emerging. A new multi-faceted vision of how we work, live and thrive in our 24/7 world.
The working and living experience, separated for so long, have merged. We have become part of a Work/Life Nation.
Everyone and their brother is writing about, talking about, blogging about – job security. Are the job numbers a harbinger of “the worst is yet to come?” Whether they are or not, if we get caught up in the glass half empty approach, we’re bound to manifest some chaotic episode in our careers or in the workplace
I received a phone call yesterday from a dear friend who with shallow breath immediately began to review a dream from the night before. It was one that put thoughts of job security on the front burner.
If you’re a Sensory Overload Tracker (a formal expertise) like myself, the cover of the Sunday Times elicited a big, “Ha, I knew it would come to this!” In Matt Richtel’s article, In Web World of 24/7 Stress Writers Blog Till They Drop he chronicles the exhausting journey of “the blogger” and shares some disturbing news about the recent passing of several bloggers. He also lists the common physical ailments associated with those who make a career of blogging 24/7. So much for worklife balance.
