What’s The Secret of Work and Life Balance?
By Barbara Poole
“I would have enjoyed getting together, but I did not have the time.” Or, “I wish I had more time with my family, but I haven’t been able to leave work on time in months.” Are these time managment issues? Are they an example of schedules gone wild under the pressure of attempting to combine work and life issues? At face value, it seems that either work or life plays slave to the other. But what if we re-interpreted these plaintiff laments into what’s really happening? They would likely sound more like this. “I really wanted to see you, but it wasn’t important enough to me.” “I wish I could see my friends, but my work life is totally more important to me these days.” While the issues of work-life balance are often thought to be win or lose, an important distinction is made by Stewart D. Friedman, Director of the Total Leadership Program at the Wharton School of Business. His April 2008 article in the Harvard Business Review breaks through the myth that work and life exist mutually exclusive of the other. The article is a preview of the June release of his new book, Total Leadership: Be a Better Leader, Have a Richer Life. Be sure to check out Stew Friedman’s web site, www.totalleadership.org In it, you will learn about his renowned methodology to lead change in your life at work and home.
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