We're all striving for work-life balance, but what if we have it all wrong? Read through slides from a webinar with author and TED speaker Tracy Brower, Ph.D. We've partnered with Tracy to launch an interactive summer discussion on the future of work-life integration using her book Bring Work to Life as a guide.

2. Tracy Brower, Ph.D., MM, MCR
Tracy Brower, Ph.D., MM, MCR
Work-life integration
#LimeadeWorkLife
@Limeade
@TracyBrower108
It’s totally possible.

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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