20090608 - Work Life Balance - Nagarjuna, Kakinada - 88s -

WELCOME TO THE HEAD, HEART & HANDS OF NAGARJUNA

What is Work-Life Balance? “Work-life

balance is about

employees having a measure of control over when, where and how they work. It is achieved when an individual’s right to a fulfilled life Martin inside and outside work is accepted and respected as the norm – to the mutual benefit of the individual, business and society.”

What is Work-Life Balance? Work life balance is an individual’s ability to fulfill their work and Martin

lifestyle responsibilities with minimal conflict and maximum contentment.

WORK - LIFE BALANCE

IS

NO T

trying to schedule an equal number of hours for each of your various

work and personal activities ~ that would become usually unrewarding and unrealistic ~ and may be frustrating

Corporate Work / Life Strategy 3 Bottom Lines Profitability

Customer Delight

Employee Satisfaction

Wheel of Life

Work-Life Effectiveness Career

Self

Life

Community

Family

HAVE YOU EVER THOUGHT OF

YOUR PURPOSE OF LIFE IN RESPECT OF EACH OF THESE MULTIPLE ROLES ?

Make an attempt to express all priorities and important aspects of one’s ideal life? Then, really plan to achieve your priorities ?

DO YOU CONSIDER YOUR WORK-LIFE BALANCE TO BE IN BALANCE OR OUT OF BALANCE ?

OPTIMAL WORK – LIFE BALANCE ZONE

AMOUNT OF PRESSURE

Boredom Apathy Lethargy

Mistakes Poor Judgment Bad Decisions

Females tend to find it more difficult than males to strike the ideal balance because of the

motherhood mandate which NATURE & CULTURE impose on the female parent.

In a traditional society, characterised by male domination, Men are more prone to many attractions & distractions; such as clubs, cinemas, parties, horse races, stock market operations and so on.

The women, generally speaking, keep themselves away from these preoccupations. Hence, there is more time, more concentration and more commitment, for the women, whether it is home or office.

Does not this make a big difference ?

Men demonstrate a general preference for enjoying the leisure, may even prefer to be lazy, hesitating to lend a helping hand in the household work. However, women are generally more busy with household work, first to getup and last to go to bed; willingly accepting the thousand-fold duties of the home; a restlessness with pending work, resulting in being continuously busy with some work or the other, without being tired.

Women, in general, work more and generally do not complain of being tired; keeps them, relatively more healthy, develops patience, betters their Immunity levels, may be, makes them more successful managers and so on.

General characteristics of women include, amongst many other positive things, love and affection, compassion, kindness, concern, willingness to care and share, while men generally score lower on these counts. Men generally are prone to certain addictions, and have a tendency to diffuse their attention and get distracted a little more easily.

Women generally demonstrate a pleasantness, ability to tackle things in a diplomatic manner, willingness to listen, more organized and disciplined, considerate to the views of others, greater commitment and perseverance to succeed.

Con seq uen ces of Wo rk - Life i mba la nc e Reduced

work and family satisfaction Increased psychological strain symptoms Reduced positive affect and well-being Increased work withdrawal (lateness, absenteeism) and consequently decreased work performance Increased marital and family withdrawal Increased physical health symptoms – insomnia, fatigue, headaches, heart disease, etc.

YOU HAVE GOT TO WORK HARD TO FIND A LIFE. WHEN YOU FIND IT, YOU CAN THINK OF HOW TO JUGGLE & BALANCE BOTH.

Know Yourself Write a mission statement for yourself by considering the following questions: What is most important in my life?  What do I want to be in my life?  What will I need to do to become that?  How do I want to be remembered by my family? 



1. Set aside time to reflect on your life, dreams, and goals. 2. Determine your areas of strength. 3. Identify what you enjoy doing. 4. Set some short-term (one day, one week, one month) and long-term (2+ years) goals. 5. Schedule time to accomplish your goals. 6. Recognize and deal with stress

Work-Life Balance Decisions • • • • • • • •

Honestly assess How much Balance You Want Choose a Talented, Supportive Companion (Spouse) Clearly Communicate Career Expectations Manage Work Expectations (set boundaries) Refresh Yourself Regularly (take vacations) Include your Spouse in Every Major Career Decision Recognize there will be Tradeoffs Review and Reassess regularly – Be reasonable and responsive to the changing situations.

Your best individual work-life balance will vary over time, often on a daily basis. The right balance for you today will probably be different for you tomorrow. The right balance for you when you are single will be different when you marry, or if you have children; when you start a new career / promotion ~ versus when you are nearing retirement.

There is no perfect, one-size fits all, balance you should be striving for. The best work-life balance is different for each of us because we all have different priorities and different lives.

YOUR LIFE NEEDS SELF MANAGEMENT

LIFE MGT.

L=T

MIND MGT.

T=Q

DEV. MGT.

P=E

L=T=T=Q=P=E

What is LIFE? Life is a time period between your ‘birth’ and the ultimate – ‘death’ And, it’s full of CHOICES…… You choose how you want it to be.

THE PURPOSE OF LIFE IS

PURSUIT OF EXCELLENCE

Set your Life-time DREAMS/GOALS • Think what YOU WANT… – TO HAVE – TO BECOME – TO DO Write down your Goals and put a target date (only 3% people in the world write their goals and all of them achieve those)

Don’t you want to join that 3 per cent ?

BE A

BETTER BETTER-HALF

If you are married, become your spouse’s number one supporter, the one who is always there supporting and fueling hopes and dreams. Develop together and march confidently through the world

U

R U

YOU ARE UNIQUE !

Physically Mentally Intellectually Spiritually Emotionally Morally Socially

– Active – Alert – Inspired – Awakened – Balanced – Strengthened - Relevant

So as to be a POSITIVE, CONSTRUCTIVE and CONTRIBUTING CITIZEN OF THE SOCIETY. BECOME A

SEED – AFFECT ETERNITY –

W. A. T. C. H.

W=

WORDS

A =

ACTIONS

T =

THOUGHTS

C =

CHARACTER

H =

HEAD & HEART

You sow a thought, you reap an action. You sow an action, you reap a habit. You sow a habit, you reap a character. You sow a character, you reap a destiny. The essence of a person is his character – make yours unique, unblemished and strong. • Do not say you will do anything

AT LEAST

1 % OF YOUR TIME TO BE INVESTED IN

GOOD READING SO AS TO PREPARE YOURSELF

FUTURE

FOR

THE

THE SECRET OF SUCCESS :

CONSTANTLY & CONTINUOUSLY

FUTURE PRESENT PAST

COMMITMENT + DISCIPLINE + PERSEVERANCE

ADOPT WORK IS WORSHIP ATTITUDE

?

The Importance of quality time with family • TURN OFF THE CELL PHONE, WHEN ENJOYING LEISURE ACTIVITIES.

2. CUT DOWN YOUR

TELEVISION TIME. 3. PROPER APPORTIONMENT OF TIME BETWEEN FAMILY AND FRIENDS.

S M I L E

= = = = =

SELF MOTIVATED INITIATIVE (TO) LEARN (AND) EXCEL

L= E L–E=0 LEARN TO EXCEL IN LIFE

THE SECRET OF EXCELLENCE LIES IN LEARNING

The Importance of Goal setting “If you always do what you’ve always done, you’ll always get what you’ve always got!”

3 Ps

Prioritization Positive attitude persistence

START THE DAY WITH L O SPEND THE DAY WITH L O FILL THE DAY WITH L O END THE DAY WITH L O ~ THAT IS THE WAY TO DEVELOP

V V V V

E E E E

WHERE THERE IS LOVE . . . THERE IS ADJUSTMENT FRIENDSHIP SACRIFICE & UNDERSTANDING. HENCE, HAPPINESS & BLISS

LOVE AND HOPE ARE THE ONLY REAL THINGS THAT MAKE US LIVE AND LOVE TO LIVE

MAN WOMAN

MAN’S LOVE ~ FREQUENT, AND GENERALLY SHALLOW [ LACKS DEPTH ]

WOMAN’ LOVE ~ RARELY,

[i.e. less frequently]

and more selectively BUT MORE DEEPLY & MUCH MORE INTENSIVELY

THE POWER OF POSITIVE THINKING

WILL CLEAN THE COBWEBS OF BAD HABITS

WILL CLEAR THE ENTRENCHED NEGATIVE EMOTIONS

WILL CORRECT THE DEMOTIVATING WRONG ATTITUDES

INTRODUCE JUST A LITTLE BIT MORE OF UNSELFISHNESS AND THOUGHTFULNESS

DISC OV ER YOURSE LF POSITIVE A TTIT UDE HELPS YOU

Wrap Up • What did you learn? • What things you want to implement in your life, starting today? • What are some key questions you will ask yourself?

May GOD help YOU in achieving your Goals. And remember, GOD helps those who help themselves.

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