PRESENTATION ON WORK-LIFE BALANCE (MODERATION IN LIFE) PRESENTED TO: KIMISITU SACCO MEMBERS ON THEIR EDUCATION DAY: 26 th JUNE 2010 HILTON HOTEL NAIROBI BY PASTOR DANIEL. O. ORYEM (Management consultant)
1. 2. PRESENTATION OUTLINE What Is Work-Life Balance and Achievement/ Enjoyment 3. Why Discuss Work-Life Balance Now? 4. Challenges to Work Life Balance Affect 5. Importance Of Work-Life Balance 6. How to Develop A Favorable Work-Life Balance 7. Thanks And May The Good Lord Bless You All.
Quote: “To Succeed In Any Thing, One Must Dedicate Time…. . To What Matters, And What Is This; That Matters? ” – Pastor: Daniel. Oryem
WHAT IS WORK-LIFE BALANCE This expression was first used in the US in late 1970 s to describe the balance between an individual's work and personal life. (18 June 2010 at 17: 04 Wikipedia® is a registered trademark) Work-life balance is a broad concept including proper prioritizing between "work" (career and ambition) on one hand "life" (pleasure, leisure, family and spiritual development) on the other, related, to the concept
Cont’d q Work-Life Balance does not mean an equal balance. Trying to schedule an equal number of hours for each of your various work and personal activities, which might be unrewarding and unrealistic? q People’s 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 balances for you when you are single will be different when you marry, or if you have children; when you start a new career versus when you are nearing retirement.
Cont’d q 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. q The work-life balance strategy offers a variety of means to reduce stress levels and increase job satisfaction in the employee while enhancing business benefits for the employer. q In our increasingly hectic world, the work-life strategy seeks to find a balance between work and play. A sentence that brings the idea of work life balance to the point is: “Work to live. Don’t live to work. ”
WORK-LIFE BALANCE AND ACHIEVEMENT/ ENJOYMENT The drives for work for most people are achievement and enjoyment, which sometimes is very elusive and deceptive, that is why we need a Work-Life Balance so as to live positively. The notion of achievement and enjoyment addresses the big question of, Why; one would seek a better income…a new house…get the kids through college… do a good job today…or continue working at all?
Cont’d Enjoyment is a relevant to Work-Life Balance, enjoyment does not just mean happiness but comprise of a sense of Pride, Satisfaction, Happiness, Celebration, Love, and a Sense of well being …all the Joys of Living. Achievement and Enjoyment are said to be like the two sides of the coin of value in life. You can't have one without the other; trying to live a one sided life leads to unhappiness which could be the reason why so many so called "Successful" people are not happy as they should be. Ø Focusing on Achievement and Enjoyment in our everyday life helps one avoid the trap of a dull working habit, but planning on getting around to the joys of life and accomplishment "as well. Ø
WHY DISCUSS WORK-LIFE BALANCE NOW? There are so many challenges and pressures on people today that push them to concentrate more on working and neglecting other important aspects of life that is leading in balance life. This can easily lead to burnouts, frequent coronary heart diseases, accidents, emotional out bust, depression and broken spirits.
Cont’d Problems caused by stress have become a major concern to both employers and employees as they Symptoms are manifested both physiologically and psychologically, persistent stress can result in: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Cardiovascular diseases, sexual health problems, Weaker immune system and frequent headaches, stiff muscles, or backache. Irritability, jumpiness, insecurity, exhaustion, and difficulty concentrating. Stress perpetuated excesses in eating, smoking, and alcohol consumption. A community without work balance can become very frail because of the high demands driven by economic hardship; the changing nature of jobs, information overload among others that without a balance can easily lead to disasters.
Some of the key sources of pressure that affects Work life Balance are: Stress-related disability claims has taken high toll on employees today for various reasons. Recent studies show that "the workplace has become the single greatest source of stress". ( according to Michael Feuerstein, a professor of clinical psychology at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences at Bethesda Naval Hospital states. )- "We're seeing a greater increase in work-related mental disorders from a combination of stress and ergonomic stressors"- There is much over work because of the changing nature of work, less permanent contracts, frequent retrenchments; where people tend to work even harder to avoid being among the next group to be downsized.
Some of the key sources of pressure that affects Work life Balance are: The need for better lifestyle to keep up with the times, acquire modern basic amenities, as such people doing more than one job at a time or working in many shifts. Information overloads as a result of the advancement in telecommunication and computerization-(too much info seeking our attention). Family breakups and lack or weak family bondage and ties that have affected many families leading to divorce and poor parenting. Poor employment polices with too much lip services to support women on maternity or even paying for paternity leaves. There is prevalent burn out among workers as some think , that the more one works, the better their future, without taking due consideration of the effects of this on their health.
Statistical findings Using what we call the x. Q (Execution Quotient) Questionnaire, Harris Interactive), the originators of the Harris Poll, and Franklin Covey in 2005 polled 23, 000 U. S. residents employed full time within key industries and in key functional areas. Consider a few of their most stunning findings: Only 37% said they have a clear understanding of what their organization is trying to achieve and why. Only 1 in 5 was enthusiastic about their team’s and organization’s goals. Only 1 in 5 workers said they have a clear “line of sight” between their tasks and their team’s and organization’s goals. Only half were satisfied with the work they have accomplished at the end of the week. Only 15% felt that their organization fully enables them to execute key goals. Only 15% felt they worked in a high-trust environment. Only 17% felt their organization fosters open communication that is respectful of differing opinions and that results in new and better ideas. Only 10% felt that their organization holds people accountable for results. Only 20% fully trusted the organization they work for. Only 13% have high-trust, highly cooperative working relationships with other groups or departments
Model of Work life Balance Source Wikipedia
CHALLENGES TO WORK LIFE BALANCE AFFECTS q Gender Women take time off to care for children or older parents something that some employers unfortunately view negatively as if women are less committed to their work. Women too have trouble re-entering the market after maternity leave are likely settle for a lower position with less pay because of the breaks in their career path. q The Nature of work affects both men and women alike Most parents are consumed with a host of family and other personal responsibilities as well as interests, it is therefore important for organizations to recognize the importance of life work balance and facilitate the better duty allocations for the welfare and health of their employees. q Work-life balance on children Many young children are being raised by a childcare providers or another person other than a parent and spend time with video games, television and the internet; this denies them some important influences for the good upbringing. Story telling is crucial for young children, what used to be down in the traditional African fire place.
IMPORTANCE OF WORK-LIFE BALANCE Better time management and accomplishment of goals & objectives in the dynamic modern world. Ensuring one has renewed vigour and desire to continue working at all times as each new day unfolds. Parents spending time with their children as inculcating moral values in them. Maintain stable relationship with our spouses, family members , relatives and even work colleagues. In identifying top priorities for our lives. Fortgang says a typical top-five list might include some of the following : “Children, Spouse, Satisfying career, Community service, Religion/spirituality, Health, Sports, Art, Hobbies, such as gardening, Adventure/travel among other virtues”. (Laura Berman Fortgang. com - Author, Life Satisfaction Expert. . . COPYRIGHT © 2005 -2010 LAURA BERMAN FORTGANG).
Cont’d In line with what Mr. Fortgang has suggested, I have a tried to balance my life by focusing 5 main goals as indicated below. Spiritual goals- Source of morals and guidance. Financial goals- the need to save and invest. Family goals- having joint goals with the family. Self development goals- Trying to improve oneself in career and intellectually. Social goals- Having closed friends to identify with and to get social support
HOW TO DEVELOP A FAVORABLE WORK-LIFE BALANCE 1. Setting goals and Priorities ◦ Planning is important and pacing to activities are essential for maximize effectiveness, in the same way this rule apply in other aspects of life, which requires successful work life balance. ◦ Spend time more time on things associated to you goals in life ◦ Stephen Covey is quoted saying, “about the gracious way his wife has learned to say "no" to the mountain of requests she gets to help with worthy causes”. Work life balance cannot be successful without effective priority setting. - How do we do this?
Cont’d 2. Spiritual Goals- Source of Morals and Guidance ◦ Getting time to seek emotional support from ethical sources such religious guidance and moral ideals is crucial for emotional stability. Man was created to adore; one must worship, what matters is the attribute and deity of worship. Join church groups choir etc. 3. Financial goals- the need to save and invest ◦ Try and invest a small portion of what you earn. Savings is postponement of consumption unless we put some fund aside we will never have enough. Savings is not a denial but a sacrifice and better satisfaction and gratification later. Ensure you develop strategies of multiplying your income.
Cont’d 4. Having joint goals with the family plan ◦ Stick to the basics of Life-Life tends to get really complex, especially when trying to balance so many demands. This can be overcome by being simple and doing what is fundamental and not many things. ◦ Find out how to identify and select other colleagues who can be friendly to your family commitments and support your work life balance priorities. ◦ Get time Together with your Family. Try to be with your family to make sure we eat at least one meal a day together. It doesn't always work, but we try hard. Learn more about the work life balance benefits and methods for making a mealtime together work for your family. Set aside one night a week to be together - no interruptions, no excuses. We have modified work schedules, set aside other demands and spent the evening together. Find out why the family night concept works and how to make it happen in your family.
Cont’d 5. Self Development Goals- Trying To Improve Oneself in Career And Intellectually ◦ Take Care of Yourself: ◦ Managing your personal health is essential to balancing work and life. Find out the keys to improving and maintaining your personal health and wellness. ◦ It’s important to get health checks and wellness to finding balance in your life with your physician. Maintain checkups calendar for physical health and have time for physical exercises to restore and relax the body from mental and physical exhaustion. ◦ Stop Being a Workaholic- avoid an addictive pattern with your job, it is time to get out of that habit and commit more time at home. 6 Social goals- Having closed friends to identify with and to get social support. ◦ Get an emotional support or connection with other dads or mums. Being a part of a fathers' group can help you find ideas for better work life balance and for reducing the stress of parenthood join and have faithful circles of genuine friend to share life challenges together and also share your successes.
Tips on Work life balance from Stephen R. Covey Discipline 1: Focus on the Wildly Important. This means you need to narrow your focus down to the one, two or three most important goals you must achieve. These goals are so important that if you don’t achieve them, nothing else you achieve really matters much. Discipline 2: Act on the Lead Measures. After you’ve narrowed your focus to the few key goals you must accomplish, you need to select the few key activities that are predictive of goal achievement and that you can influence on a weekly basis. These are called “lead measures. ” These lead measures are 80/20 activities–that is, 80% of the results come from 20% of these activities. The 80/20 rule is also known as the Pareto principle. Discipline 3: Keep a Compelling Scoreboard. Once you’ve defined your goals and measures, you need to put them on a scoreboard so everyone knows all the time whether you’re winning or losing. Discipline 4: Create a Cadence of Accountability—a rhythm of team-based engagement and accountability. Want balance in your life? Then sure, get your own act together, but don’t forget four powerful disciplines of execution in your team and organization. You’ll not only produce results, you’ll create your own freedom. Source: Stephen R. Covey is a co-founder of the Franklin Covey Company and the author of a number of best-selling books, including The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People.
PRESENTATION OUT LINE 1. What Is Work-Life Balance 2. Work-Life Balance and Achievement/ Enjoyment 3. Why Discuss Work-Life Balance Now? 4. Challenges to Work Life Balance Affect 5. Importance Of Work-Life Balance 6. How to Develop A Favorable Work-Life Balance
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