Work Balance - Now More Important Than Ever!

Over at Small Business Trends, Anita Campbell shares an excellent edition of the Herman Trend Alert. Today's article is about the movement in the United States over the past decade toward more balance between life - work.

One paragraph sums it up for me:

Interestingly, the movement is now not toward higher monetary compensation, fringe benefits, or negotiated cost-sharing. Employees are seeking what we might call compensation of a different nature. They want something more for themselves; they want control of their time. They want balance. Not work-life balance, but life-work balance. Life comes first today for more and more people.

I couldn’t agree more with this post. Balance is where it’s at. It’s where it’s going to be for the conceivable future as well, as we want it all…and we want it now…and we want it on our terms. I’m willing to work a lot of hours if something needs to get done, but I also want the ability if I need to leave early to tend to a family matter that I can. I’m willing to work from home to get the job done, and am glad to do so, provided I can get a day off for training now and then.

Thankfully, my manager gets this BIG TIME! She knows I’ll give her everything I’ve got whenever I’m able, and when I’m not able to, I tell her so, and she helps me get through it. THANK YOU!!!!

Make it a great day and practice some life-work balance today!
Phil

Phil Gerbyshak
http://makeitgreat.org



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