Toronto Training and HR provides training, HR consulting, and services to help balance work and personal life. The document discusses rethinking work-life balance by focusing on purpose over a year rather than daily, and engaging fully when working while being fully present at home. It also covers top challenges, improving balance through scheduling and boundaries, and Canadian trends like non-standard hours and an aging population. Case studies give examples of individuals achieving better balance.

1. Balancing life with work
by Toronto Training and HR
February 2012

2. 3-4 Introduction to Toronto Training and HR
5-6 Definitions
Contents 7-8
9-11
Three categories of work-life balance
Rethinking the concept of work-life balance
12-13 Types of initiative
14-15 Five work-life domains to manage
16-18 Top work-life challenges
19-20 Barriers to a healthy lifestyle
21-23 But I’m an entrepreneur!
24-25 Questions that unleash work-life balance
26-28 When is enough enough?
29-30 How can financial management help
work-life balance?
31-34 Improving work-life balance
35-36 Make the most of your time off
37-38 Getting a proper break from work
39-40 Presenteeism
41-43 Commuting
44-46 An example of rules
47-52 Canadian trends for 2012
53-58 Case studies
59-60 Conclusion and questions

3. Introduction
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4. Introduction to Toronto Training
and HR
• Toronto Training and HR is a specialist training and human
resources consultancy headed by Timothy Holden
• 10 years in banking
• 10 years in training and human resources
• Freelance practitioner since 2006
• The core services provided by Toronto Training and HR are:
- Training course design
- Training course delivery
- Reducing costs
- Saving time
- Improving employee engagement & morale
- Services for job seekers
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5. Definitions
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6. Definitions
What is work-life balance?
What is work-life enrichment?
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7. Three categories of
work-life balance
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8. Three categories of work-life
balance
Personal
Business
Community
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9. Rethinking the concept of
work-life balance
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10. Rethinking the concept of work-
life balance 1 of 2
Replace work-life balance with purpose and
passion
Look at the blend over the previous twelve months
Identify the ‘seasons’ in the organization’s
workflow
Keep in mind your family’s ‘seasons’ too
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11. Rethinking the concept of work-
life balance 2 of 2
Build up a ‘hard work’ bank account with your
organization
When you’re at work, really engage
When you’re at home, really BE at home
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12. Types of initiative
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13. Types of initiative
Flexible working
Leave and time off
Childcare facilities
Health and wellbeing
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14. Five work-life domains to
manage
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15. Five work-life domains to
manage
Manage time
Manage energy
Manage thinking
Manage emotions
Manage relationships
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16. Top
work-life challenges
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17. Top work-life challenges 1 of 2
MEN
25% spending time with family
23% financial stress
23% finding personal time
19% finding time to exercise
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18. Top work-life challenges 2 of 2
WOMEN
24% financial stress
21% finding time to exercise
19% finding personal time
19% finding time to spend with family
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19. Barriers to a healthy
lifestyle
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20. Barriers to a healthy lifestyle
Lack of time
Lack of facilities
Lack of motivation
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21. But I’m an entrepreneur!
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22. But I’m an entrepreneur! 1 of 2
Keep a schedule
Allow for overlap
Establish boundaries
Take time off when you can
If you really want that break to feel like one, turn
off your technology
Recognize that you don’t need to revolutionize
your life with grand, sweeping changes in order to
achieve balance
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23. But I’m an entrepreneur! 2 of 2
Become a family business
Review your plans
Ask for help
Make work-life balance a priority
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24. Questions that unleash
work-life balance
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25. Questions that unleash work-life
balance
What are the most valuable things to work on?
Are there ways to change the process to reduce
friction and create glide paths?
Can we tackle big things with little goals to flow
more value along the way?
How can I spend more time in my strengths, and
less time in my weaknesses?
How can I help others to spend more time in their
strengths, and less time in their weaknesses?
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26. When is enough enough?
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27. When is enough enough? 1 of 2
What is enough for me, my work, my family, my
soul?
Where does my wanting stem from?
If it is scarcity, can I ask myself what I might want
if I knew it were enough and that I had enough
right now?
How do I define balance? How would I know I had
it? How do I know when I don’t?
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28. When is enough enough? 2 of 2
How can I create a support system wide and deep
enough in which I can nurture all aspects of myself
and experience all I want to experience?
If I stopped trying so hard to create balance in my
life, what would be present and possible for me?
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29. How can financial
management help work-
life balance?
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30. How can financial management
help work-life balance?
Get organized
Stop stuffing envelopes
Save time with your accountant
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31. Improving work-life
balance
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32. Improving work-life balance
1 of 3
Schedule as much as possible
Say no to the good things, so you can say yes to
the great things
Volunteer for something
Take breaks
Turn your phone on silent when you’re with friends
or family
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33. Improving work-life balance
2 of 3
WORK
Schedule brief breaks throughout the day
Create a To-Do list every day
Only respond to email three or four times a day
Address concerns about deadlines and deliverables
early
Take all of your vacation time
Participate in wellness programs
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34. Improving work-life balance
3 of 3
HOME
Create a buffer between work and home Make a
distinction between work and the rest of your life
Decide what chores can be shared or let go
Exercise
Make healthy food choices
Pursue a hobby
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35. Make the most of your
time off
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36. Make the most of your time off
Plan in advance
Tie up any loose ends before you go
Turn the BlackBerry off
Do a thorough handover
Don’t feel guilty
Try something new
Catch up with friends
Indulge in some ‘me’ time
Leave a contact number…
…but only for emergencies
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37. Getting a proper break
from work
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38. Getting a proper break from
work
Get over the instant gratification
Managing emergencies and expectations
Take vacations from communications
Plan a sit down with your family
Introduce old school etiquette into the mix
Revisit your personal communications policy
regularly
It’s up to you to control the situation
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39. Presenteeism
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40. Presenteeism
Definition
Illnesses reported
Reasons for existence; work-related
Reasons for existence; personal
Effects of presenteeism
Recommendations
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41. Commuting
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42. Commuting 1 of 2
The larger and more populous the region, the
longer it takes to get to work
Commuting takes longer by public transit than by
car
Low residential density neighbourhoods are less
conducive to public transit
Traffic congestion makes commutes longer and
affects many workers
Most workers are satisfied with their commuting
times
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43. Commuting 2 of 2
Traffic congestion is a major source of
dissatisfaction
Public transit users are more tolerant of longer
commuting times
Workers with longer commutes find most days
stressful
Workers with longer commutes are less satisfied
with their work–life balance
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44. An example of rules
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45. An example of rules 1 of 2
Family first with no exceptions, friends next and
everything else after that
Go to bed at the same time each night and get up
at the same time each morning
Constantly be reading
Creativity and great ideas do not keep office hours
so write as much as possible - especially when the
mood hits
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46. An example of rules 2 of 2
I manage my technology and do not let technology
manage me-as an example I check email when I
want to - not when it comes in and turn off all
email notifications (both online and mobile)
Don't focus on the money instead focus on
building wealth and what I'll do to change the
world once I get there (or along the way)
Never eat alone
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47. Canadian trends for 2012
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48. Canadian trends for 2012 1 of 5
A greater demand by consumers for services in the
evenings, weekends and holidays
A lack of comprehensive childcare support for
many Canadians
An increase in urban sprawl
Greater innovation and adaptation of workplace
technologies
An increase in passive activities among children
and adolescents
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49. Canadian trends for 2012 2 of 5
An aging population
Leisure and culture activities are becoming more
expensive
Fewer Canadians are working long hours, but
more are working non-standard hours
More people are feeling caught in a ‘time crunch’
More Canadians – especially women – are
providing care to seniors
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50. Canadian trends for 2012 3 of 5
The percentage of retired adults 65 years of age
and over engaged in active leisure has remained
stable
Substantially more seniors are volunteering
We are spending less time on social leisure
activities
Arts performance and attendance have dropped
We volunteer less for culture and recreation
organizations
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51. Canadian trends for 2012 4 of 5
The percentage of children and adolescents
participating in organized, extracurricular activities
has stayed the same
Adolescents are increasingly exceeding
recommended times for TV, video games and
computer use-significantly fewer are having meals
at home with parents
The percentage of parents reading to pre-school
children has remained stable
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52. Canadian trends for 2012 5 of 5
Our participation in physical activities has tailed off
Visits to National Parks and Historic Sites are well
below pre-9/11 levels
We’re taking slightly longer vacations
We’re spending more on culture and recreation
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53. Case study A
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54. Case study A
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55. Case study B
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56. Case study B
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57. Case study C
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58. Case study C
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59. Conclusion and questions
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60. Conclusion and questions
Summary
Videos
Questions
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