Tracy Brower, a work environment sociologist, discusses the concept of work-life integration, defined as blending work and life into a unified whole. She emphasizes the importance of work-life supports that organizations provide, which enhance employee engagement, satisfaction, and retention. Additionally, she highlights the need for flexibility and effective leadership to adapt to evolving work environments.

2. Tracy Brower, Ph.D., MM, MCR
Tracy Brower, Ph.D., MM, MCR
Work-life integration
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@Limeade
@TracyBrower108
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3. Today’s speaker
Tracy Brower, Ph.D., MM, MCR
Tracy is a work environment sociologist, author and mother of two.
She studies how humans affect their work-life and how it affects
them back.

4. Overview #LimeadeWorkLife
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@TracyBrower108

6. Thought experiment
What is your
definition
of work?

7. Thought experiment
What is your
definition
of life?

8. What is work-life integration?
Integration means coordinating,
blending and bringing elements of
work and life into a unified whole.

10. A whole new perspective
Shifting to a paradigm
of abundance – rather
than scarcity – provides
a whole new perspective
on the challenge
of work-life.

11. What are work-life supports?
Benefits, formal policies
and information practices
that help employees
navigate the demands of
their work and life.
Send a strong
message to
employees regarding
the extent to which
they are valued by
their organization

12. An abundance of options
Insurance/ben
efits
Types of
leaves
Wellness and
mental health
Retirement
Education Hours of work
Organizational
leadership &
culture
Work location
Technology
Job
management
Physical
environment
on-site
Amenities

13. When companies provide work-life
supports they enhance employee…
Engagement Satisfaction
Retention Health

14. What we hear…

15. What we hear…

17. Considerations for success
 Nature of work
 Global work
 Technology
 Physical work environment
 Generations
 Gender and diversity
 Performance
 Leaders
 Team
 Culture
Aligning with…

18. Aligning with nature of work: Flexibility
Providing flexibility
shouldn’t be a yes or
no decision but rather
a decision of degree
Creative solutions
• Travel
• Regulations and safety
• Customer-facing work

19. Aligning with physical work environment
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20. Aligning with performance
Flexible working places pressure
on leaders to lead and manage
differently, as the metric for
performance must go beyond an
employee’s physical presence
 Focus on outcomes
 Skill development
 Mentoring
 Recognition

21. Aligning with leaders
Every detail of the
leader matters –
their work-life habits,
do they smile? Are
they sending emails
on a Sunday?
Work team
leaders are the
most important
and most
pivotal

22. Example: Limeade

24. How it works
You are all signed up for the reading
club. We’ll e-mail you discussion
questions every Friday to guide you
through the book.
Tracy and Limeade leaders will
answer your questions weekly on our
blog.

25. Q&A
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