By Aytekin Tank February 07, 2024 Growing up in Turkey, I had a summer job at a bustling restaurant in Ankara. One year, the manager almost worked us to the bone. Our schedules were brutal and inflexible, the manager never hired extra hands when we needed them, and the entire staff was burned out … Continue reading These 3 practical questions can help prevent worker burnout
Marketers are uncertain about the best way to connect with “workday consumers.” Constantine von Hoffman on April 22, 2022 Working from home has blurred the line between work and personal time, creating a new buyer persona, according to a new Microsoft report. They’re calling it the “workday consumer” and marketers say they’re still figuring out … Continue reading Blurring of line between work and home creates a new consumer persona
Live to Work or Work to Live? The Anti-work Revolution Nina Paczka / 05 Apr 2022 Do you know what German philosopher Karl Marx and American anarchist Bob Black have in common? Shared convictions such as the critique of work, its abolition, or opposition to meaningless work or to work in a capitalist system. … Continue reading Live to Work or Work to Live? The Anti-work Revolution
By Jared Lindzon February 18, 2022 Over the course of her career, Tiffany Jung experienced different challenges maintaining a balance between her professional and personal life. When she began her career at a law firm, Jung says there was no such thing as work-life balance (or the sometimes-preferred term, work-life integration). Employees were … Continue reading Who is responsible for protecting work-life balance? It depends who you ask
Donna Miller April 2, 2021 Simple. Not so easy, right!? I don’t know about you, but at every point in growing my little empire, I’ve had to be very intentional about what working smarter means. I grew up with the message “work hard and you can achieve anything”. Hopeful … helpful … right up until … Continue reading Work Smarter … Not Harder
Ryan Lui October 1, 2020 As our political, social, and economical landscapes seem to be unraveling at its seams, and all control appears to be lost, it can be easy to throw one’s self headfirst into their work. In our work, we can gain a sense of control and confidence in the future as we … Continue reading 7 Tips to Avoiding Workaholism From a Workaholic-Psychotherapist
Deborah Sweeney — May 22, 2020 As COVID-19 continues, leaders are getting creative in their efforts to engage and connect with remote employees. Many teams participate in Zoom happy hours; respond to fun questions posted in Slack, and join in email threads featuring funny memes and GIFs. What makes this particular era of remote work … Continue reading 3 Ways to Encourage Remote Workers to Create Work-Life Balance During COVID-19
Albert Costill — March 4, 2020 Pettycon / Pixabay Even if you actually love your job, it’s just not possible to work 24/7. Sure, you may want to try and emulate Elon Musk by working like 80 hours a week. But, you’re eventually going to get burned out, lose your passion, and weaken personal relationships. … Continue reading Calendar Tools Help Your Business to Deliver Work-Life Balance
Morgan Jones — February 28, 2020 What Factors Are Important for Employee Retention and satisfaction? Work-life balance has become essential. Millennials are the largest group in the workplace, and besides salary this is the most important factor for them when considering a job. Millennials may be driving the charge to integrate these two traditionally separate … Continue reading Work-Life Balance: How to Have It All & Retain High Quality Employees
Chris Biscuiti — February 22, 2020 For many people, it is easy to get stuck in the same daily routine where you wake up, go to work, come home, and go to bed. Of course, there is so much more that goes into your day, but how much of that time do you actually allocate … Continue reading How to Find a Healthy Outlet Away from Work That Improves Work Life Balance
