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1. Work Life BalanceWork Life Balance
WorkshopWorkshop
ByBy
A.V.ChandrakanthA.V.Chandrakanth
SUDHEER REDDYSUDHEER REDDY
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Achieving Work Life BalanceAchieving Work Life Balance
WorkshopWorkshop
īŽ Purpose:
īŽ To focus on how to successfully combine work, family
relationships and leisure time into a satisfying life.
īŽ Approach:
īŽ To create a skill set that enhances the ability to
evaluate priorities, focus on the big picture and use
long range planning
īŽ Use prioritizing and organizational skills to make
sense out of conflicting demands
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The Work â Life BalanceThe Work â Life Balance
īŽ Work and personal world were once very
distinct.
īŽ It is harder than ever to keep up with both your
work and personal activities.
īŽ Activities and social spaces are becoming
ambiguous.
5. WHAT IS WORK/LIFEWHAT IS WORK/LIFE
BALANCE?BALANCE?
īŽ Equal balance between work and personal activities?
īŽ Is it same for everyone?
Varies from individual to individual and varies over
time on a daily basis as well over different phases of life
īŽ There is no perfect, one-size fits all solution
īŽ The best work-life balance is different for each of us
because we all have different priorities and different
lives
īŽ Work/life balance, in its broadest sense, is defined
as a satisfactory level of involvement between the
multiple roles in a personâs life.
6. Is your life in balance?Is your life in balance?
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Some things people deal with on aSome things people deal with on a
daily basisdaily basis
īŽ Getting ahead at work
īŽ Spending quality time with your significant other
īŽ Caring for elderly parents
īŽ Doing chores at home
īŽ Taking care of children
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Changes in the Work WorldChanges in the Work World
īŽ Global economy
īŽ International business
īŽ Advanced communication technology
īŽ Flex-time schedules
īŽ Alternative or flexi-place work location
īŽ Changes in family structure (dual-career)
11. Or is it aOr is it a
seesawseesaw
īŽ Balance is elusive and
difficult to maintain.
īŽ 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 lifeâs
little surprises.
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Survey Results From More Than 50,000Survey Results From More Than 50,000
Employees from a Variety ofEmployees from a Variety of
Manufacturing and Service OrganizationsManufacturing and Service Organizations
FoundFound
(Source: Quintessential Careers article)(Source: Quintessential Careers article)
īŽ 2 out of every 5
employees are
dissatisfied with the
balance between their
work and personal lives
īŽ The lack of balance is
due to:
īŽ Long work hours
īŽ Changing demographics
īŽ More time in the car
īŽ Deterioration of boundaries
between work and home
15. NEED OF WORK LIFE BALANCENEED OF WORK LIFE BALANCE
âNo one can have everything and do
everything at the same timeâ
-Oprah Winfrey
īŽ The inability to balance work and family
demands has been linked to :-
ī reduced work performance
ī increased absenteeism
ī lower commitment
ī poor morale
16. Benefits of Work Life BalanceBenefits of Work Life Balance
Initiatives for EmployersInitiatives for Employers
īŽ Reduced absenteeism and lateness
īŽ Improved employee morale and commitment
īŽ Reduced stress and improved productivity
īŽ A more flexible workforce
īŽ Increased ability to attract and recruit staff
īŽ Potential for improved occupational health and
safety
īŽ Fulfillment of equal opportunity objectives
īŽ Good corporate citizenship and an enhanced
corporate image
17. Benefits of Work Life BalanceBenefits of Work Life Balance
Initiatives for EmployeesInitiatives for Employees
īŽ Ability to manage work and individual commitments
īŽ Improved personal and family relationships
īŽ Flexible working arrangements resulting in reduced work
overload and stress
īŽ Increased focus, motivation and job satisfaction knowing
that family and work commitments are being met
īŽ Increased job security from the knowledge that an
organisation understands and supports workers with
family responsibilities
īŽ Increased ability to remain employed.
īŽ Increased ability to remain competitive in career
advancement
īŽ Improved health and wellbeing of staff
18. īŽ 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
Work-Life balance - What is it allWork-Life balance - What is it all
about?about?
19. īŽ 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.
īŽ 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.
īŽ Jack Welch
20. Determining Your PrioritiesDetermining Your Priorities
īŽ What are the essential components to a
quality life?
īŽ What are you truly passionate about in
life?
īŽ What do you value most?
īŽ Rank order these areas of your life
according to the amount of time and
energy you spend on each.
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21. Values and PrioritizingValues and Prioritizing
īŽ Many of us are very knowledgeable about
taking care of ourselves.
īŽ We know we should:
īŽ Eat right
īŽ Exercise daily
īŽ Make time for relaxation
īŽ Pursue spiritual wants and needs
WE KNOW IT SO WHY DONâT WE âĻ..
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22. Learn how to say
YES
as well as
NO
Itâs easier to say no to unwanted tasks if youâve already
committed to something you do want to do.
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23. Establish your
ABSENCE
as well as your
PRESENCE
Set a schedule for being physically elsewhere and
unavailable, and stick to it.
Work-Life BalanceWork-Life Balance
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24. Do a
LITTLE BIT OF EVERYTHING
as well as
ALL OF ONE THING
Master the art of multitasking.
Work-Life BalanceWork-Life Balance
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25. Determine your
TASKS
as well as your
PRIORITIES
Many activities, small and large, are the steps
that lead to your goal.
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26. Work until your
TIME IS UP
as well as until your
TASK IS DONE
Approach every task with the goal of making progress during
a specific amount of time, then move on to the next task to
maintain forward momentum.
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27. Bring some of your
HOME TO WORK
well as some of your
WORK TO HOME
You live in both worlds; look for ways to bring them
together
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28. Seek to
INTEGRATE YOUR PROFESSIONAL
AND PERSONAL ACTIVITIES
as well as to
SEPARATE WORK AND PLAY
Doing so can maximize your effectiveness and satisfaction
in both spheres.
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29. Global PerspectiveGlobal Perspective
īŽ 1) New Zealand
īŽ Employeeâs perspective of work life
īŽ Flexible start and finish times, and more leave - both paid and
unpaid.
īŽ More choice about the way they work, including having more
input into rosters and shifts, and choosing the number of hours
they work
īŽ Employers offering
īŽ Using personal sick leave to care for others
īŽ Flexible break provisions
īŽ Study leave
īŽ Governments initiative
30. Global Perspective âContd.Global Perspective âContd.
īŽ Australia
Work life policy
This policy provides guidance and recommendations by
the Australian Computer Society (ACS) on work life issues
for employers and employees
âĸ Flexible working hours;
âĸ Work location options;
âĸ Employee friendly working arrangements,
âĸ Paid parental leave,
âĸ Job sharing and part time work,
âĸ Promoting healthy life style alternatives through membership of
gym and other recreational clubs.
31. Indian PictureIndian Picture
IBM
ī Free membership to children of all IBMers to the GenieKids Resource
center through out the year - The Resource Center houses a library, activity
based games, pottery classes, computer classes etc.
ī IBM employees can also attend Parenting Workshops at the Resource
Center, covering topics like "Developing Child's Intelligence",
"Communicating towards better parenting", "Developing parent child
relationships", at discounted rates through out the year
Accenture
ī Incorporated family events into its employee calendars, with social
gatherings or outings where the whole family comes together.
Mandatory number of holidays, discounted gym and saloon memberships
and even in-house work-life effectiveness managers and career counselors
are all attempts by Accenture to counter stress and maintain the work life
balance.
32. Infosys unveils new HR practicesInfosys unveils new HR practices
īŽ Paternity leaves
īŽ Exams for employees who are
interested in other profiles, Job Rotation
īŽ Lady employee will be allowed to work
from home (for particularly new mothers)
īŽ initiated a pilot project for employees
giving them an opportunity to opt for a
one-year sabbatical at any point in their
careers
33. Employee Welfare at WiproEmployee Welfare at Wipro
īŽ Education
īŽ Medical
īŽ Housing
īŽ Canteen and other Recreational facilities
īŽ Club membership
īŽ Insurance Policy
īŽ Mitr
īŽ Freedom Of association
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35. Evaluating a StressfulEvaluating a Stressful
Lifestyle Using Life GoalsLifestyle Using Life Goals
īŽ Work: Performance objectives, challenge, opportunity
to learn, sense of accomplishment, financial rewards,
relationships with coworkers, subordinates, supervisors
īŽ Family: Quantity and quality of time spent with spouse,
significant other, children, parents, siblings, extended
family
īŽ Personal: Leisure activities, social life, physical health,
spiritual development
īŽ We constantly juggle these goals, shifting time and energy
between goals and trying not to âdrop the ballâ for any goal.
īŽ This juggling act reflects the amount of stress in our lives.
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37. % of children with a stay-
at-home mother
But things are different nowBut things are different now
% of women working
outside the home
38. Some FindingsSome Findings
īŽ We find that women are more worried than men about their work
when they come home. We can notice that substantially 78%
women carry office tension home compared to just 60 % men.
īŽ Married women comparatively carry more office tension back
home than single women.
īŽ Approximately 90 % of the married women carry tensions back
home that 60% of single women.
īŽ 62% of the males and 50% of the females did not help out their
wards with their education.
īŽ This could be attributed to the late working hours experienced by
the respondents.
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39. Does your family feel stressed too?Does your family feel stressed too?
What a Day!
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40. Some Quick Facts AboutSome Quick Facts About
Stress and the WorkplaceStress and the Workplace
īŽ Americans are working longer and harder.
īŽ 46% of working adults view their jobs as very stressful
or extremely stressful.
īŽ 81% percent of respondents suffer from the ill effects
of stress at least once a week.
īŽ In a survey of medical and personnel directors of
Fortune 1,000 companies, 70% said mental health
problems were fairly or very pervasive.
īŽ Stress costs employers about $150 billion annually in
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41. Stressors and WorkâFamily ConflictStressors and WorkâFamily Conflict
Stressors
Dissatisfaction
Frustration
Depression
WorkâFamily
Conflicts
Work and
Family Stress
on Employee
Work Versus
Family
Creates Leads to
Triggers Possible
Outcomes
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42. What is stress?What is stress?
Stress - the ânonspecific
response of the body to
any demands made upon
it.â
Stressor â any physical,
psychological, or social
Condition that initiates
the stress response,
and can be either positive
or negative.
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43. Types of StressTypes of Stress
EUSTRESS - âgood stressâ
īŽ Initiates emotional & psychological growth.
īŽ Generates & initiates action.
īŽ Leads to increase performance and improved
health.
īŽ Provides the experience of pleasure, can
accompany a:
īŽ Graduation
īŽ Purchase of a home
īŽ Development of a new relationship
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44. Types of StressTypes of Stress
DISTRESS - âbad stressâ
īŽ Results in negative responses.
īŽ Can interfere with physiological &
psychological functioning.
īŽ Long term distress may result in disease or
disability.
Homeostasis - the bodyâs attempt to
maintain a physiological balance.
Stress disrupts the balance.
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45. Chronic StressChronic Stress
īŽ Long-term stress that
occurs when a person is
continually in a stress-
response condition.
īŽ Can lead to illness or
even death.
īŽ Increases risk for
disease, hypertension,
eating disorders, ulcers,
diabetes, and cancer.
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46. Physical EffectsPhysical Effects
īŽ Increased susceptibility to illness
īŽ Chronic high blood pressure
īŽ Ulcers
īŽ Headaches and migraines, backaches, and
body pains
īŽ Diarrhea, heartburn, gastritis, inflammation of
the pancreas
īŽ Exacerbation of acne, psoriasis, herpes, hives,
and eczema
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47. Emotional EffectsEmotional Effects
īŽ Loneliness, depression, feelings of
hopelessness
īŽ Irritability
īŽ Anger, hostility, violence
īŽ Disorganization
īŽ Conflicts
īŽ Mood swings
īŽ Sleep problems
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48. Behavioral EffectsBehavioral Effects
īŽ Alcohol abuse
īŽ Drug abuse
īŽ Excessive smoking
īŽ Disordered eating
īŽ Compulsive behaviors
īŽ Ineffective use of work/leisure time
īŽ Overreaction to mild work pressure
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49. What causes you stress?What causes you stress?
īŽ Jobs and The Workplace
īŽ Balancing family and work
īŽ Financial Problems
īŽ Personal Relationships
īŽ Children
īŽ Daily Hassles / Being Too Busy
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50. Most and Least Stressful JobsMost and Least Stressful Jobs
Most Stressful:Most Stressful:
īŽ President of the
United States
īŽ Firefighter
īŽ Senior corporate
executive
īŽ Race car driver
īŽ Taxi driver
Least Stressful:Least Stressful:
īŽ Medical records
technician
īŽ Janitor
īŽ Forklift operator
īŽ Musical instrument
repairer
īŽ Florist
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51. Stress ManagementStress Management
īŽ Lifestyle
Techniques
īŽ Time
Management
īŽ Cognitive
Restructuring
īŽ Relaxation
Techniques
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52. 1. Lifestyle Techniques for1. Lifestyle Techniques for
Managing StressManaging Stress
īŽ Social Support
īŽ Communication
Skills
īŽ Healthy Diet
īŽ Adequate Sleep
īŽ Regular Exercise
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53. 2. Time Management2. Time Management
The Problem is Severe
īŽ By some estimates, people waste about 2 hours per
day.
īŽ Signs of time wasting:
īŽ Messy desk and cluttered (or no) files
īŽ Can't find things
īŽ Miss appointments, need to reschedule them late
and/or unprepared for meetings
īŽ Volunteer to do things other people should do
īŽ Tired/unable to concentrate
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55. Know YourselfKnow Yourself
īŽ Morning Person
īŽ Long Concentration
īŽ Procrastinator
īŽ Work well under a
deadline
īŽ Extrovert
īŽ Night Owl
īŽ Short
Concentration
īŽ Do things NOW
īŽ Donât work well
under a deadline
īŽ Introvert
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56. Manage YourselfManage Yourself
īŽ Schedule hard work during your âupâ
time
īŽ Break up projects into manageable
segments
īŽ âTo doâ lists with deadlines
īŽ Do high priority work when you work
best
īŽ Know how to recharge your energy!
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57. Be âTime WiseâBe âTime Wiseâ
īŽ Do it now
īŽ Say no
īŽ Start projects as soon as they are assigned
īŽ Divide each task into small, manageable
chunks
īŽ Use small pockets of time well
īŽ Use your best time well
īŽ Donât put things off
īŽ Turn off the TV
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58. 3. Cognitive Restructuring3. Cognitive Restructuring
How Can you Change the Way youHow Can you Change the Way you
Think About Stress?Think About Stress?
īŽ Donât worry about things you canât control
īŽ Regain control: problem solve & ID solutions
īŽ Reasonable expectations
īŽ Sense of humor
īŽ Flexibility with self & others
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Final Thought on the Work/LifeFinal Thought on the Work/Life
BalanceâĻ.BalanceâĻ.
īŽ In the end, the key word is balance.
īŽ Find the right balance that works for youyou
īŽ Celebrate your successes and donât dwell on your
failures.
īŽ Life is a process .. and so is striving for balance in
your life.
61. CONCLUSIONCONCLUSION
âĸ Employers who allow
flexibility and provide
work life benefits will
attract and retain the
best employees.
âĸ Employees whose
personal lives are
under control are more
effective in the
workplace.
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