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For 41 years, my operating principle was;

work hard, play hard and spend some timeas a father.

I felt my life was perfectly balanced. It felt like

it had everything in it, all in the right amounts.

Jack Welch

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Work activities done regularly for money

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Life everything else

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Work-life balance" was coined to address the

unhealthy life choices that many people were making;

they were choosing to neglect other important areas

of their lives such as family, friends, and hobbies in

favor of work-related chores and goals

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Work-life balance (satisfaction level chart)

Name: Code

Period Work Life Total 100% > 75% > 50% < 50%1 100%

2 100%

3 100%

4 100%

Total 400%

Average 100%

Satisfaction levelSplit as a %

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Work-life balance (satisfaction level chart)

Name: C ode A

P eriod Work L ife T otal 100% > 75% > 50% < 50%1 60% 40% 100%

2 50% 50% 100%

3 75% 25% 100%

4 25% 75% 100%

Total 210% 190% 400%

Average 53% 48% 100%

S atisfaction lev elS plit as a %

R aju E

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But looking back, it is clear that the balance I

chose had consequences for the people aroundme at home and at the office. For instance, my

kids were raised , largely alone, by their mother,

Carolyn.

My defense, if there is one, is that those were

the times. Fathers were different then. In

general, it was assumed that wives stayed at

home to make everything run smoothly.

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% of children with a stay-at-home mother

19%

60%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%80%

24%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

% of women workingoutside the home

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Conflicts are natural

because we are managing

two full lives life at work

and life at home.

The result - Conflicts

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Striving for a perfect balance

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Is it a 50-50 split?

Or is a 70-30 split?

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Balance is elusive anddifficult to maintain.

Compromises are

constantly made, with the

scales of balance shiftingalong with the occasional

long workday or work

assignment, family

obligations, or any one of

a number of lifes little

surprises.

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Getting it right is aniterative process.

You get better at it

with experience and

observation and

eventually you will

find it is not really

hard.

It is just what and

how you do things.

DO----LEARN----DO

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You reap as you sow

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I wanted a career. And so I never had children. Maybe I

would be able to do with children now. Still, 25 years

ago, when I was entering broadcasting, it wasnt

possible to achieve the highest levels and raise babiesalong the way.

It was my choice.

Of course I wanted children. But I chose to put mycareer first, and I cannot blame anyone for my

happiness or lack thereof.

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I hadnt read the newspaper with a cup of coffee or

played with the dog or called an old friend.

Every minute I was struggling with the logistics in order

to meet everyoness need but my own.

Technically, I was a good wife and mother and I was

good at my job. Everyone else was OK, but I was

miserable. I had to quit or I was going to collapse.

Today, she works from home. Her family has lessmoney, she misses he old life as a professional.

But she feels she can breathe and laugh.

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When we feel fully satisfied with bothour personal life and our career it can

be said that we are balanced.

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Some best practices

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Compartmentalize

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Courage to say NO

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STRESS at Workextreme but not uncommon

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The workplace has become the single greatest sourceof stress.

75% to 90% of physician visits are related to stress.

Coronary heart disease

Musculoskeletal illness

Psychological strain

Absenteeism

Workplace violence

The cost to industry: $200 billion-$300 billion a year.

A k

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At work

A h

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Children are

more likely today

to come home to

an empty house.

And then spend

time with videogames, television

and the internet

with little

guidance to

offset or controlthe messages

coming from

these sources.

At home

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_gameshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_gameshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Televisionhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internethttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internethttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Televisionhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_gameshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_games

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are we on

the edge

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At ABC Inc employees can actually balance life and work. She views ABCInc as an extended family and everybody at the company helps out.

It is not unusual to find her 9-year old daughter in the office doing

homework or having an after school fireside chat with the founder.

When she is traveling, her daughter will call the office to ask forpermission to play Nintendo. The receptionist knows the routine and

asks: "Have you finished your homework? Have you had your snack? OK,

you can play Nintendo for 1/2 an hour". She then leaves a voice message

"I gave Tara permission to play Nintendo". Unheard of in most companies.

She finds time in her busy schedule to refine her skills on the guitar.

She has two daughters. She lives with her husband in, Connecticut.

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Each of them is happy in their own individual way

Indra Nooyi

Jack Welch

Maxine

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at peace