Work Life Balance

-Your IT Partner

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Company Profile  Crystals

– leading internet based solution

provider  Established in 2004  Head Office at Bangalore, with presence in 11 location across India  Employees 3000+  Annual turnover - 40 crore  From inception our company has been doing exceptionally well in the market. Crystals

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Situation Analysis  Company

Productivity decreased by 30%

 Employees

working overtime for meeting project deadlines

 Direct

impact on Professional as well as Personal life

 Work

life imbalance Crystals

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Reality bites In

an American survey children were asked to mention one thing that would improve their family life, and their response was: Come home (from work) less tired, upset and in a bad mood! Source: Jayne Buxton, 1998 Crystals

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Problem Definition Em plo yees worki ng l ate hours for meet ing de adlines is af fecting the ir work -l ife ba la nc e whic h lead s to de cline in produ ctivi ty

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FACTORS LEADING TO PRODUCTIVITY DECREASE 

In cr ease d A ttri tio n- rat e.

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Wo rk En vir onmen t

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Wo rk Over lo ad

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Pr oduct up- grad at ion be in g ove rlo oked .

All above factors directly or indirectly leads to WORK-LIFE IMBALANCE. Crystals

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CONSEQUENCES OF PRODUCTIVITY DECREASE 

Red ucti on in the no. of cl ie nt s.

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Pr oject de ad li nes not met .

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Cl ie nts re qu iremen ts not be ing sat isf ied .

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Red ucti on in ma rk et sh ar e

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Di rect imp act on Goodwi ll

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Graphical Representation - Crystals 50 50 45 40 39 35 35 30 30 30 30 25 24 20 20 15 10 5 5 3 3 2 0 2004 2005 2006 2007 Crystals

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Sales(in cr.) Productivity(%) Market Share(%)

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Too many eggs in one basket?  Toda y’ s

yo un g pr ofessi ona ls h ave hi gh a mbi tions a nd ma ny put al l the ir egg s in the work/car ee r b as ke t

 Bur n

out = a st at e of ph ysi cal, emoti onal and me nt al ex ha us ti on t ha t can r esul t wh en hi gh ex pec tations, goa ls, and id eals are not met .

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A road to Burn out Stagnation sets in We don’t get the results that we expected

Frustration takes over The enthusiastic phase

Question everything, fear future, withdraw

Getting hyper or apathetic

Work is stimulating, fun and we work a lot

Loose touch w/oneself, work too much, but gets nothing done Crystals

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“That's

it! Now, your employees can have lunch, including salad, chicken, and all coffee consumed during the day, through this drip. All breaks are gone! They will just work uninterrupted! And you pay me! All are happy!” Crystals Group-VII

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Working more hours does not make you a better manager Working

long hours does not increase the likelihood that managers are able to both solve short term problems and at the same time plan for the future Manager should be able to allot proper time to all spheres of life Crystals

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Friends & Community

Family

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Many reasons why private life should be prioritized  Reduce

ineffectiveness at work

 Family

and friends represent an important resource when things are rough at work

 Provides

new energy and new perspectives

 Being

a leader in the family provide managerial competence. Crystals

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Some solutions

…at the individual level Be aware of your values and goals include life goals in your plan Prioritize – put first things first Become more effective, e.g. delegate more Say no - or use other tactics to fulfill your needs Crystals

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Watch out for burn-out signals

Some solutions

…at the organizational level •Increase the number of experienced employees to meet up the demand Give bonus to those who achieve results and keep work within target hours Train managers to manage work loads and work time, delegate effectively, and to look for burn out warning 17 Crystals signals among employeesGroup-VII

When I’m working, I try to pretend I don’t have a family. And when I’m with the family, I try to pretend that I don’t have a job Crystals

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Older and wiser….? “We should adapt organizations to people, not the other way around. We must accept the fact of life, people live different lives. It troubles me, that I didn’t see this before.” Former top manager and CEO, Egil Gade Greve, 1998

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Work-life balance in Accenture  Worked

in various roles and picked up plenty of experiences since 2004

 Enjoys

current position because it allows her to manage a team, as well as work in a client-facing role

 Spouse’s

career is very demanding & being mother, responsibility tends to increase dedication to work/life balance through a number of flexible work options.

Heather Duncan Senior Systems Analyst, Siebel / Canada

 Company’s

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Recommendations for Work-life balance 

Physical Fitness Centre 

Gym

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Ayurvedic Massage Centre

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Health Drink

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Physiotherapist Crystals

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 Flex

ible w orki ng hour s a nd h olid ays

 End orse

w orki ng f rom home -weekly once

 Est abl ish

a “di sc onn ec t from wor k” vacation pol icy -no cel l p hones or l apt ops

 Tie-up

wi th consul tanc ies for Coun se ling

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lac e Ma keo ver:

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Brigh t co lo rs

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Er gonomi cally De sig n of wo rkpl ace

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Caf eter ia

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Gami ng Z one Tabl e t en nis, Bil liards, et c

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Soft m usi c

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T-20 cr icke t mat che s bet wee n emp lo yees

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DJ nigh ts – mo nt hly ba si s

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Empl oyees’ Birth day cel eb rat io n Crystals

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