THE IMPORTANCE OF WORK - LIFE BALANCE (WLB)
- family
- health,
- recreation, and
- other commitments
“Work is a rubber ball. If you drop it, it will bounce back. The other four balls-- family, health, friends, integrity-- are made of glass. If you drop one of these, it will be irrevocably scuffed, nicked, perhaps even shattered.”
- Gary Keller-
When work demands more of your time or attention, you'll have less time to handle your other responsibilities or passions.
Why Is Work-life Balance( WLB) Important?
Without a work-life balance,
- Damage to Overall well-being which includes physical, emotional and mental health
- Lead to impaired sleep
- Depression
- Heavy drinking habits
- Diabetics
- Impaired memory
- Heart Deaceses
- Burnout and negative repercussions
For Organizations working too many hours decreases employees' productivity which leads to a decrease in the organization's productivity as well.
Ways to Improve Work-life Balance
- Pause and evaluate
Take the time to understand how the various parts of your life are impacting one another. Pause and consider your current work-life situation;
ask yourself how you feel.
- Am I spending enough quality time doing what I really want?
- Am I committing enough time and energy to people that are meaningful to me?
- Do I still feel aligned with my professional or personal goals? Why or Why not?
- Where do I feel the most Stuck? what is it about this situation that makes me feel that way?
- Assess Priorities
- What really matters to me ? and am I doing enough of it?
- Where Can I make compromises? Where have I been making too many compromises?
- What can I do to ensure I am devoting enough time to my goals and relationships?
- Where can I integrate my responsibilities so I honour more than one at the same time?
- Manage Time
The Eisenhower Matrix
- Establish Boundaries
- Reflect, Refine, and Repeat
References
Byrne, U. (2005). Work-life balance.
Business Information Review. https://doi.org/10.1177/0266382105052268
Harvard Business Review. “The Research is Clear: Long Hours Backfire for People and
Companies,
https://hbr.org/2015/08/the-research-is-clear-long-hours-backfire-for-people-and-for-companies.”
Accessed December 19, 2023.
Guest, D.E., 2002.
Perspectives on the study of work-life balance. Social Science Information, 41(2), pp.255-279.
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Lockwood, N.R.,
2003. Work/life balance. Challenges and Solutions, SHRM Research, USA, 2(10),
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