“Everyone should have a chief of staff and a set of personal assistants,” said First Lady Michele Obama at a meeting last week of Corporate Voices for Working Families. It couldn’t be better timing for public policy group Workplace Flexibility 2010.
The merging of the working and living experience goes well beyond our WorkLife Nation. A quick review of the global economy reveals that the quest for work life balance is a slamming debate no matter the continent. many fear burnout is on the horizon.
If you’re one of the few “lucky” ones trying to keep it together in the office, here are some strategies you can put to use to cultivate a resilient and safe disposition.
The 2008 CFO Perspectives on WorkLife Flexibility study showed that CFO’s understand that worklife flexibility has the potential to impact companies beyond employee issues. 75% of CFO’s at companies that offer flexibility, said the strategy might be important to the future profitability of their organizations. Here’s some other interesting findings:
Retirement is so far from my thoughts as a rule. But there’s been so much talk of the sagging economy, job security and the future of the older worker that, quite frankly, I’ve been feeling a bit jittery about it. But just a few days ago I had a conversation that offered a bit of hope in my elusive quest for worklife balance down the road.
With the convergence of the Gen X, Gen Y and Baby boomer generations in the workplace, companies are taking a harder look at worklife flexibility. In the past, it might have been incorporated as more of a "perk," rather than a strategy. But that is changing. According to the Alliance for Work Life Progress, more [...]
Caught in the whirlwind of frenetic conversation while reviewing 2007 with a few pals, a colleague of mine decided that she, a mother of three young children, would make a monumental change to impact her WorkLife Strategy in 2008. “I really want to work more in 2008, and I’m putting myself out there,” she told me enthusiastically. “I’m going to attract more freelance work. Period.”
What’s the best way to assess worklife needs heading into 2008?
Judy’s Top Ten WorkLife Strategies for 2008:
In her first official campaign stop on Long Island, Senator Hillary Clinton addressed an audience of more than a thousand people speaking not only of “bringing the troops home” but also, ” universal health care and some childhood and family issues. Her visit this week coincided with the introduction of the Working Families Felxibility Act, which she along with other democratic colleagues, including Barak Obama, presented this week.
