⚗😁🔎 #MakeWorkBetter with #ScienceForWork ⚗😁🔎 A brand new ScienceForWork article for you: What sets us apart is more than just fingerprints: A person-centered and resource-based approach to work-life balance Written by Gamze Ipek Edited by Bilal Alperen Ergun and Klei Hoxha Work-life balance looks different for everyone—some prefer clear lines, while others embrace blending work and home life. But did you know that managing this balance isn’t just about “having flexibility”? Controlling your resources and avoiding “loss spirals.” are also quite important. In ScienceForWork’s latest article, we explore: -How resource conservation keeps balance sustainable. - How imbalance perpetuates itself and becomes a loss spiral. - Why control and boundary management are key for sustainable balance. -Unique boundary profiles, such as "Work Warriors" and "Fusion Lovers". - Finally, some practical recommendations for employees and managers to follow. Ready to rethink work-life balance on your terms? Read on to discover a resource-based perspective and check what balance style or styles might suit you best. 📑 To access the article: https://lnkd.in/drywAtVV 📚 Take a peek at the Sources: Kossek, Ellen & Ruderman, Marian & Braddy, Phillip & Hannum, Kelly. (2012). Work–nonwork boundary management profiles: A person-centered approach. Journal of Vocational Behavior. 81. 112–128. 10.1016/j.jvb.2012.04.003. Liao, E. Y., Lau, V. P., Hui, R. T.-y., & Kong, K. H. (2019). A resource-based perspective on work–family conflict: Meta-analytical findings. The Career Development International, 24(1), 37–73. https://lnkd.in/d33bduuk Nohe, Christoph & Meier, Laurenz & Sonntag, Karlheinz & Michel, Alexandra. (2014). The Chicken or the Egg? A Meta-Analysis of Panel Studies of the Relationship Between Work-Family Conflict and Strain. Journal of Applied Psychology. 100. 10.1037/a0038012. #WorkLifeBalance #ScienceForWork #Leadership #EmployeeWellbeing #Boundaries #WorkFamilyConflict #Coaching #Wellbeing #Flexiblework Center for Evidence-Based Management (CEBMa) Minerva Psychology Kinsey Knakkergaard, M.S. Lucía Caballero Casañ Ellen Ernst Kossek Eko Liao Laurenz Meier Balance HR Sare Helin Demir Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP) InPractice: The EAWOP Practitioners E-Journal Society for Industrial & Organisational Psychology South Africa (SIOPSA) Canadian Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology - CSIOP/SCPIO Endüstri ve Örgüt Psikolojisi Araştırma Laboratuvarı İş Örgüt Endüstri ve Çalışma Psikologları Derneği Liz Pavese, PhD Nadine Binder, PhD (ACC, CPCC)
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⚗😁🔎 #MakeWorkBetter with #ScienceForWork ⚗😁🔎 In case you missed it last week, a brand new ScienceForWork article for you: What sets us apart is more than just fingerprints: A person-centered and resource-based approach to work-life balance Written by Gamze Ipek Edited by Bilal Alperen Ergun and Klei Hoxha Work-life balance looks different for everyone—some prefer clear lines, while others embrace blending work and home life. But did you know that managing this balance isn’t just about “having flexibility”? Controlling your resources and avoiding “loss spirals.” are also quite important. In ScienceForWork’s latest article, we explore: -How resource conservation keeps balance sustainable. - How imbalance perpetuates itself and becomes a loss spiral. - Why control and boundary management are key for sustainable balance. -Unique boundary profiles, such as "Work Warriors" and "Fusion Lovers". - Finally, some practical recommendations for employees and managers to follow. Ready to rethink work-life balance on your terms? Read on to discover a resource-based perspective and check what balance style or styles might suit you best. 📑 To access the article: https://lnkd.in/drywAtVV 📚 Take a peek at the Sources: Kossek, Ellen & Ruderman, Marian & Braddy, Phillip & Hannum, Kelly. (2012). Work–nonwork boundary management profiles: A person-centered approach. Journal of Vocational Behavior. 81. 112–128. 10.1016/j.jvb.2012.04.003. Liao, E. Y., Lau, V. P., Hui, R. T.-y., & Kong, K. H. (2019). A resource-based perspective on work–family conflict: Meta-analytical findings. The Career Development International, 24(1), 37–73. https://lnkd.in/d33bduuk Nohe, Christoph & Meier, Laurenz & Sonntag, Karlheinz & Michel, Alexandra. (2014). The Chicken or the Egg? A Meta-Analysis of Panel Studies of the Relationship Between Work-Family Conflict and Strain. Journal of Applied Psychology. 100. 10.1037/a0038012. #WorkLifeBalance #ScienceForWork #Leadership #EmployeeWellbeing #Boundaries #WorkFamilyConflict #Coaching #Wellbeing #Flexiblework #PeopleandCulture #HR #WorkLife
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A common point of frustration for leaders today is hearing from their employees that they need more work-life balance. What exactly does work-life balance mean? It varies depending on the individual and often skews younger in the workforce. For some, it’s the flexibility to attend a medical appointment during work hours. For others, it’s about logging off at a specific time or not having to overwork for their paycheck. Some want the freedom to go to yoga with friends on a Tuesday without taking paid time off. Not all requests are created equal…and some prompt a swift ‘are you freaking kidding me?’ response from leaders. But trust me, once you learn how to handle these conversations, your game will change forever. It’s about recognizing the right approach in each unique conversation. There’s a process to start this conversation, which we call "enrollment." Start on the right foot by making sure your employee understands a crucial truth. Work-life balance requires momentum. And it’s so easy to understand this with an example. Imagine riding a bike: you can only balance it when it’s in motion. Similarly, achieving work-life balance needs constant movement and action. If the road is flat, it takes little effort to gain momentum. If it’s downhill, you can coast with minimal effort. But if the road is uphill, it requires continuous effort to maintain momentum. In the business world, the uphill climb represents tasks that are new or challenging. If your employee lacks the necessary skills, the hill is steeper and harder to climb. Thus, achieving work-life balance means building momentum through skill development. The steeper the hill, the more effort needed to gain momentum. Ultimately, professionals need to earn their work-life balance by developing their skills. This reduces the steepness of their road and helps them balance their personal and professional lives. Help your employees understand this concept by translating it into their work context. Explain that if their current road is too steep, they need to develop skills to make it easier. This understanding can lead to a more mature conversation about balancing work and life. By addressing this hard truth, you can help employees earn the work-life balance they desire. This approach not only enhances their professional growth but also fosters a healthier work environment. If you want more practical tools to become a better leader and improve your team’s performance, comment ‘WEBINAR’ below. I’ll send you the link to your first step in transforming your team dynamics.
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💣 This might spark a controversy! 💣 Is work-life balance a myth? In today’s fast-paced world, the idea of “work-life balance” is often touted as the ultimate goal. But what if we considered it more of a myth than a reality? Please allow me to expand: 1. Life is fluid: Now more than ever, we're working with clients, partners and colleagues based all over the world, meaning intersecting working hours and turn around times. Work and life therefore are not separate entities. They constantly intersect. Instead of seeking balance, maybe we should strive for a better integration and an even better planning and execution. 2. Personal priorities shift: What matters most to us changes over time. A massive event coming up, a new product launch to be done, working on a new business idea, or sponsoring employees on a new overseas business trip, daughter's piano recital, or rugby game that you can't miss... the list can go on. Some weeks career will takes the front seat; other times, family or personal projects. Flexibility is key. Having said that, you know your priorities, and what each of those social units mean to living a fulfilling life. 3. Cultural expectations: Many workplaces still uphold traditional views on productivity and physical presence, which can create an unrealistic pressure to maintain a perfect balance. 4. Burnout risks: Expanding your team's working day from 8-10 hours into 14-15 hours doesn't mean you carry forward the same high-level of productivity. To complicate it further, some employees could be morning Robins, whilst others maybe night Owls. Not saying to hold company meetings at 11:00pm everyday but chasing an unattainable balance can lead to stress and burnout. Instead of focusing on balance, let’s prioritize well-being and sustainable work practices. 5. Redefining success: Success shouldn’t be measured by how well we juggle work and life, but by how fulfilled we feel in both arenas. Also, not everyone's goal or journey is the same so often these things are incomparable by one or two metrics. Let’s shift the conversation from achieving balance to fostering a sustainable and fulfilling lifestyle that embraces both work and life in a way that works for us individually, as a cohort, and as an industry. What are your thoughts? How do you navigate the intersection of work and life? 💬 #ThoughtLeadershipMondays #WorkLifeIntegration #Wellbeing #CareerDevelopment #Mindfulness #Leadership
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🌟 Work-Life Balance: The Key to Sustainable Success 🌟 In today's rapidly moving, hyper-connected world, achieving work-life balance is more crucial than ever. It's no longer just a "nice-to-have"—it's a strategic priority for both employees and employers. 🧘♂️ 🔑 Here’s what I’ve learned and the latest research supports: 1️⃣ Set Boundaries: A Harvard Business Review study found that professionals who maintain clear boundaries between work and home are 25% more likely to feel satisfied in their jobs. Disconnecting when needed isn’t a luxury, it’s essential. 💼📵 2️⃣ Prioritize: The Eisenhower Matrix is a great tool to help focus on what truly matters. It shows that focusing on important but non-urgent tasks (like long-term planning or self-care) can have a profound impact on both work and personal growth. 🎯 3️⃣ Self-Care is Non-Negotiable: The WHO reports that burnout, now classified as an occupational phenomenon is a growing issue globally. Taking time for mental and physical well-being directly enhances productivity. 🚴♂️🧠 4️⃣ Flexible Work Arrangements: According to a McKinsey report, 87% of workers globally prefer a hybrid model of work that allows flexibility. Flexibility isn’t just a trend it’s becoming the new norm for productivity and happiness. 5️⃣ Time Management: Studies show that time-blocking, allocating specific time for tasks—improves focus and reduces distractions. Working smarter, not longer, leads to better results with fewer hours. ⏳ 6️⃣ Employer Support Matters: Organizations that prioritize work-life balance experience 40% higher employee retention rates. When companies invest in balance, they create happier, more productive teams. 🌱 💡 The reality is, balance isn’t about achieving a perfect split between work and life, it’s about making intentional choices that lead to long-term success and fulfillment, personally and professionally. How do you find your balance? Let’s share our tips and learn from each other! 💬 🔁 If you found this valuable, feel free to Like, Share and Engage with this post! 👉 Follow Mohamed Fairoos, MBA(UK), IPA(Aus), AFA(UK), CFM(UK), CFS for more insights on career growth, financial strategies, and personal development. #WorkLifeBalance #WellBeing #SustainableSuccess #ProductivityHacks #HybridWork
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As I shared in a recent Business Insider article by Lindsay Dodgson, it's time to let go of the outdated notion of work-life balance as a strict division of hours. Instead, let's focus on work-life rhythm – a dynamic flow where both work and personal life energize us, not drain us. This means: 1) Identifying your "golden hours": Recognize when you're most productive and creative, and prioritize those times for focused work. 2) Balancing energy, not just time: There are times that we have to be in go-mode. The key is to find a flow that allows you to thrive in both your professional and personal life, and re-calibrate when you've been in one state too long. 3) Aligning with your values: Create a work-life integration that reflects who you are and what matters most to you. Remember, it's not about achieving perfect balance, but about finding a sustainable rhythm that allows you to thrive in all areas of your life. #worklifebalance #wellbeing #productivity #leadership
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I have achieved what I consider to be a solid work/life balance. So I feel stupid saying this, but I was surprised when our research came back with Work/Life Balance as the number one challenges that decision-makers faced in their role. The other top challenges? Keeping everyone in their department aligned, time management, and keeping up with technology. Now THOSE are challenges I can get behind, particularly time management and keeping up with technology. ADHD time-blindness can't be medicated away, and the love of shiny new tech translates into wearing blinders so I don't get distracted every time something new vies for my attention. To be honest with y'all it breaks my heart a little to see work/life balance top the list. It's hard to keep yourself aligned, much less your team, when you're out of balance. It's hard to manage your time when how you use your time isn't balanced. And when you've lost sense of balance and priority, how can you "keep up with technology"? That challenge in particular requires a sense of balance to know whether the potential benefits will outweigh the learning curve and time investment to onboard and adopt new tech. When you look at Work/Life Balance at the top of this list it's hard not to read it as an obvious trickle down effect with the tasks that require leadership and good judgement starting to suffer as a result. And if you look at the graphic you can see that in reality, the top half of the list is bookended by Burnout. My old friend. Below that, the challenges are less "balance" and "judgement" oriented: limited budget, securing leadership buy-in, managing conflict, and proving the impact of work. Important, but high level, not as fundamental. If you can't maintain Work/Life Balance, alignment, time management, "keeping up", and productivity will tank, until you burn out. The data does not lie ;) The other question that must be asked is: What are you doing with your "life" time? Are you pursuing meaningful rest? Are you working on personal growth and balance? Or are you filling it with more "work" in a Sisyphisian quest to get it ALL done? Trust me, if you spend your "life" time making it look more and more like "work" time, you're not alone. That is one pitfall of the WFH movement, and one that I've found myself in time and time again. This is your sign to take a trip. Even if it's just for one night, all other responsibilities are officially on hold, the vacuuming can wait. Get a room, or a tent if that's your thing. Get out of your house, especially if you work from home. Take the time to remember that work exists to serve life. "Some day" may never come, later may as well be never. Stop putting off life, and put off work for a change. #worklifebalance #personaldevelopment #staymotivated #productivity
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𝐈𝐬 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤-𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐚 𝐌𝐲𝐭𝐡? Opinions on Work-Life Balance are polarised. Recently a popular global Tech Pioneer stated that he didn't believe in the concept and was trolled for his comments. That said, it was a really unpopular thing to say. The dilemma gets compounded with the “always available - always accessible” reality due to the digital era that we're in. According to a study by the Harvard Business Review, nearly 60% of high-performing professionals say they have little or no work-life balance – and they wouldn’t have it any other way. For them, work itself is the balance, because they love what they do. Balance is prescribed to offset work pressures and avoid early burnout. Achieving wild successes means focusing relentlessly on what matters, not dividing your energy evenly between work, family, and personal time. In fact, high performers understand that there are times when you need to give more to work and less to other aspects of life – and that’s okay, but at that point in time or during crunch times. The key is to stop treating everything like it’s equal and embrace the idea that prioritising what’s most important, at that particular point in time, often at the expense of other things, is a sign of strength, not failure. In some way, shape or form we are compelled to prioritize at work and in our personal lives. This prioritisation is sometimes conscious and sometimes driven by particular circumstances. Everyone talks about "work-life balance" like it’s the ultimate goal. Whereas it is and must be an overarching goal, it is not something we can do constantly. At least if we have a penchant to be wildly successful. A really great exercise we can do is count backward from the twenty four hours available in the day and plot the time we spend on various activities, both professional and personal. when we do that we can find exactly where we're not optimally using available time. then all we need to do is replot time spent into the hours available and this usually ends up with us finding time time to do all that we need to do to achieve professional and personal success. What does help is to carry people with us, people at work and people in our personal lives. This can be accomplished by having open and honest conversations and not just ride rough over everything and everyone around us. Because more often that not, we strive for success not just in the pursuit of money, but also for respect and recognition from our professional and personal circles. But here’s the TRUTH: the Pursuit of Balance is often the Enemy of Success. P.S. - Where do you stand in this discussion? Comments and DM’s are welcome and encouraged. . #WorkLifeBalance #WorkCulture #MentalHealthAtWork #WorkplaceWellness #FlexibleWork #HybridWork #ProductivityTips #SelfCareAtWork #CareerGrowth #LoveWhatYouDo
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#WednesdayWisdom: The Work-Life Balance Dilemma Work-life balance is a hot topic, but is it as simple as it sounds? The conversation often misses the mark by swinging to extremes: 🔸 On one end: Hard work is glorified, often at the expense of mental health. Employees who push themselves to the limit may earn praise, but it often leads to burnout, decreased productivity, and long-term harm to both the individual and the business. 🔸 On the other end: Prioritizing personal life over work can sometimes result in avoiding necessary challenges. While self-care is crucial, refusing to embrace work challenges occasionally can lead to stagnation, reduced productivity, and missed opportunities for growth. The reality? Both extremes are dangerous. Burnout erodes creativity and efficiency, while a rigid approach to work limits potential and progress. So, what’s the solution? It’s not just about finding balance but mastering time management, productivity, and goal-setting. Here’s how: ✅ Delegate Wisely: Understand your strengths and delegate tasks that others can handle. This frees up your time for more critical responsibilities. 🔄 Optimize Processes: Streamline your workflow to make your tasks more manageable and efficient. 🌱 Embrace Flexibility: Cultivate an adaptive mindset. Be open to taking on challenges but also know when to step back and recharge. 💬 Lead with Empathy: Understand that each team member’s balance will look different. Create an environment that respects personal boundaries while encouraging growth. The conversation shouldn’t just be about balance—it should be about thriving through smart work, effective time management, and an empathetic approach. How do you manage your work-life balance? What strategies have worked for you? #WednesdayWisdom #MentalHealthAtWork #EmployeeWellbeing #WorkLifeBalance #TimeManagement #Leadership #TathyamConsulting #WednesdayWisdom #WednesdayWellness
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#WednesdayWisdom: The Work-Life Balance Dilemma Work-life balance is a hot topic, but is it as simple as it sounds? The conversation often misses the mark by swinging to extremes: 🔸 On one end: Hard work is glorified, often at the expense of mental health. Employees who push themselves to the limit may earn praise, but it often leads to burnout, decreased productivity, and long-term harm to both the individual and the business. 🔸 On the other end: Prioritizing personal life over work can sometimes result in avoiding necessary challenges. While self-care is crucial, refusing to embrace work challenges occasionally can lead to stagnation, reduced productivity, and missed opportunities for growth. The reality? Both extremes are dangerous. Burnout erodes creativity and efficiency, while a rigid approach to work limits potential and progress. So, what’s the solution? It’s not just about finding balance but mastering time management, productivity, and goal-setting. Here’s how: ✅ Delegate Wisely: Understand your strengths and delegate tasks that others can handle. This frees up your time for more critical responsibilities. 🔄 Optimize Processes: Streamline your workflow to make your tasks more manageable and efficient. 🌱 Embrace Flexibility: Cultivate an adaptive mindset. Be open to taking on challenges but also know when to step back and recharge. 💬 Lead with Empathy: Understand that each team member’s balance will look different. Create an environment that respects personal boundaries while encouraging growth. The conversation shouldn’t just be about balance—it should be about thriving through smart work, effective time management, and an empathetic approach. How do you manage your work-life balance? What strategies have worked for you? #WednesdayWisdom #MentalHealthAtWork #EmployeeWellbeing #WorkLifeBalance #TimeManagement #Leadership #TathyamConsulting #WednesdayWisdom #WednesdayWellness
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Fantastic book review by Future Families Work’s Anthony Patterson, professor at Lancaster University. “Boundaries, Priorities, and Finding Work-Life Balance”, highlights the importance of setting boundaries, managing workloads and prioritising self care in your career. Achieving work life balance is tougher than ever in today’s digital age, and this book tackles this issue head-on, providing a roadmap for professionals to avoid burnout and craft a more sustainable, fulfilling life. “Boundaries, Priorities, and Finding Work-Life Balance” is an instalment in the Harvard Business Review Work Smart series, written by professors Ioana LUPU and Mayra Ruiz-Castro. #WorkLifeBalance #BookReview #MentalHealth #HBRWorkSmart #FutureFamiliesWork
A Book Review of “Boundaries, Priorities, and Finding Work-Life Balance” | Future Families Work
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