The document discusses work-life balance and how much is too much when it comes to prioritizing work over other aspects of life. It provides perspectives from several individuals: 1) Jack Welch felt his life was balanced for 41 years by working hard, playing hard, and spending time with his family, though he later realized this neglected his children who were largely raised by their mother. 2) Conflicts naturally arise from managing two full lives of work and home, and achieving a perfect balance is elusive as compromises are constantly made. 3) One woman was technically a good wife, mother, and employee but was miserable because she was struggling to meet everyone's needs but her own. She

1. how much is too much
Shivram Prasad Vankina ……… Hyderabad, India.
shivram_prasad@hotmail.com, Mobile: +919866233248

2.  For 41 years, my operating principle was;
◦ work hard, play hard and spend some time
as a father.
 I felt my life was perfectly balanced. It felt like
it had everything in it, all in the right amounts.
 Jack Welch

3. Work – activities done regularly for money

4. Life – everything else

5.  Work-life balance" was coined to address the
unhealthy life choices that many people were making;
they were choosing to neglect other important areas
of their lives such as family, friends, and hobbies in
favor of work-related chores and goals

6. Work-life balance (satisfaction level chart)
Name: Code
Split as a % Satisfaction level
Period Work Life Total 100% > 75% > 50% < 50%
1 100%
2 100%
3 100%
4 100%
Total 400%
Average 100%

7. Work-life balance (satisfaction level chart)
Name: Shivram Prasad Code A
Split as a % Satisfaction level
Period Work Life Total 100% > 75% > 50% < 50%
1 60% 40% 100% 
2 50% 50% 100% 
3 75% 25% 100% 
4 25% 75% 100% 
Total 210% 190% 400%
Average 53% 48% 100% 

8.  But looking back, it is clear that the balance I
chose had consequences for the people around
me at home and at the office. For instance, my
kids were raised , largely alone, by their mother,
Carolyn.
 My defense, if there is one, is that those were
the times. Fathers were different then. In
general, it was assumed that wives stayed at
home to make everything run smoothly.
 Jack Welch

9. % of women working % of children with a stay-at-
outside the home home mother
70% 90%
60% 80%
60% 80%
70%
50%
60%
40% 50%
30% 40%
19% 30% 24%
20%
20%
10% 10%
0% 0%

10. The result - Conflicts
 Conflicts are natural
because we are managing
two full lives – life at work
and life at home.

11. Juggling activities

12. Striving for a perfect balance

13. Is it a 50-50 split?
Or is a 70-30 split?

14.  Balance is elusive and
difficult to maintain.
 Compromises are
constantly made, with the
scales of balance shifting
along with the occasional
long workday or work
assignment, family
obligations, or any one of
a number of life’s little
surprises.

15.  Getting it right is an
iterative process.
 You get better at it
with experience and
observation and
eventually you will
find it is not really
hard.
 It is just what and
how you do things.
 DO----LEARN----DO

16. You reap as you sow

17.  I wanted a career. And so I never had children. Maybe I
would be able to do with children now. Still, 25 years
ago, when I was entering broadcasting, it wasn’t
possible to achieve the highest levels and raise babies
along the way.
 It was my choice.
 Of course I wanted children. But I chose to put my
career first, and I cannot blame anyone for my
happiness or lack thereof.”

18.  I hadn’t read the newspaper with a cup of coffee or
played with the dog or called an old friend.
 Every minute I was struggling with the logistics in order
to meet everyones’s need but my own.
 Technically, I was a good wife and mother and I was
good at my job. Everyone else was OK, but I was
miserable. I had to quit or I was going to collapse.
 Today, she works from home. Her family has less
money, she misses her old life as a professional.
 But she feels she can breathe – and laugh.

19.  When we feel fully satisfied with both
our personal life and our career it can
be said that we are balanced.

20. Some best practices

21. Compartmentalize

22. Courage to say “NO”

23. Don’t miss all the fun

25. STRESS at Work…extreme but not uncommon

26.  The workplace has become the single greatest source
of stress.
 75% to 90% of physician visits are related to stress.
◦ Coronary heart disease
◦ Musculoskeletal illness
◦ Psychological strain
◦ Absenteeism
◦ Workplace violence…
 The cost to industry: $200 billion-$300 billion a year.

27. At work

28. At home
 Children are
more likely today
to come home to
an empty house.
 And then spend
time with video
games, television
and the internet
with little
guidance to
offset or control
the messages
coming from
these sources.

29. are we on
the edge

30. or are we seeing the dawn of a new era

31.  At ABC Inc employees can actually balance life and work. She views ABC
Inc as an extended family and everybody at the company helps out.
 It is not unusual to find her 9-year old daughter in the office doing
homework or having an after school fireside chat with the founder.
 When she is traveling, her daughter will call the office to ask for
permission to play Nintendo. The receptionist knows the routine and
asks: "Have you finished your homework? Have you had your snack? OK,
you can play Nintendo for 1/2 an hour". She then leaves a voice message
"I gave Tara permission to play Nintendo". Unheard of in most companies.
 She finds time in her busy schedule to refine her skills on the guitar.
 She has two daughters. She lives with her husband in, Connecticut.

32. Indra Nooyi
Jack Welch
Maxine
Each of them is happy in their own individual way

33. at peace