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.
With career success often comes the desire to give back not just around the holidays, but all year round. That’s the tone of my Canvas Magazine column – The WorkLife Minute which features an interview with career expert Marci Alboher.
The global marketplace traditionally puts profits and productivity ahead of the human condition in the workplace. But that model is shifting according to many business leaders like J.Robert Ouimet, (see here to the left) Chairman of O.C.B. Holding in Montreal, Canada.Ouimet was one of the presenters at the 2007 International Spirit at Work Conference. He [...]
It’s Labor Day and of course I’m working – and you’re reading this which means you’re at the very least surfing. Here’s a missive to help you grab a bit of that work life balance we’re all talking about. If you’re taking a break from the workplace scene today and looking for some inspirational material [...]
Walking through an outdoor marketplace in a small upstate New York town called Margaretville yesterday, I was not looking for anything in particular. Among the antique vases, old fashioned coke bottles, and rusty lamps on the tables of about fifty booths, was an occasional old looking book which begged attention, if only to check the [...]
Summer sun and fanfare do make appearances on occasion for the lot of us still trying to navigate our WorkLife scenario. Not all of us will get to the beach, but downtime is crucial for what is typically the slowest business time of the year – unless you are moonlighting as a lifeguard. So don’t [...]
In the ancient agricultural harvesting practice known as winnowing, the wind was harnessed to blow away the chaff, thus leaving the grain behind for use. It made me think, how is it we distinguish the valuable from the valueless in a workday filled with multitasking? To me, it feels that in being precise in our [...]
Something is up. 7-7-07, Live Earth, conscious business, social entrepreneurship, Eco-green everything. Is it all just talk, or is there a new emerging consciousness grabbing a foothold in the history books? About 60 global leaders met to discuss the topic in New York City about two weeks ago. At a program organized by the Chopra [...]
Thousands descended upon New York City last weekend for Book Expo America. A sea of authors, publishers, agents and some unusual characters were perusing the isles among the literary set. I’m seeing an uptick in how work life concerns are being addressed in the world of publishing, and the topic is not just among the [...]
