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Work Life Balance (18.11.2024)

The document discusses the importance of work-life balance, tracing its origins and highlighting the consequences of overwork, such as 'karoshi' in Japan. It outlines reasons for imbalance, suggests solutions for individuals and organizations, and emphasizes the benefits of achieving a balanced lifestyle. The conclusion stresses that finding the right balance is essential for personal well-being and organizational success.

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Work Life Balance (18.11.2024)

The document discusses the importance of work-life balance, tracing its origins and highlighting the consequences of overwork, such as 'karoshi' in Japan. It outlines reasons for imbalance, suggests solutions for individuals and organizations, and emphasizes the benefits of achieving a balanced lifestyle. The conclusion stresses that finding the right balance is essential for personal well-being and organizational success.

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PRESENTED BY:

Abul Kalam
Director (Evaluation),
C&M (Water), WAPDA
INTRODUCTION

Kari Kairamo

• CEO of Nokia Corporation from 1977-1988.


• He transformed Nokia Corporation into a global
technological giant.
• He hanged himself in December, 1988 due to
work overload.
INTRO…. Cont’d:

Kami Kazi and Karoshi!

• Karoshi is a Japanese term that


refers to occupation-related
sudden death (overwork death).
• The term first appeared in the
early 1980s.
• Karoshi can be a sudden stress-
induced heart attack or stroke, but
it can also refer to suicides
resulting from overwork.
INTRO…. Cont’d:

Work–life balance is a broad concept


including proper prioritizing between “work”
(career and ambition) on one hand and “life”
(Health, pleasure, leisure, family and spiritual
development) on the other.
BIRTH OF CONCEPT:

• Late stages of industrial revolution.


• Average UK worker worked 14-16
hours a day, 6 days a week.
• Activities and social spaces are
becoming ambiguous.
• Social and health costs specially
children working in industries.
• Workers movement in US for long
working hours (100 hours a week)
• Fair Labor Standards Act (1940)
adopting 40 hours work week.
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BIRTH OF CONCEPT:

• Stonemasons movement in Melbourne


University in 1856.
• The mantra was, ‘8 hours work, 8
hours play, 8 hours sleep’.
• Intoned by stonemasons who walked
off their job sites.
• Franklin (2010): Stonemasons were the
1st in the world to achieve 8 hours
working day.

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REASONS FOR IMBALANCE

• Competition

• Individual Career
Ambitions
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REASONS…. Cont’d:

• Global Economy

• Longer working hours

8
REASONS…. Cont’d:

• International business

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SOLUTIONS: WORK-LIFE BALANCE

• Don't overbook

• Prioritize ruthlessly

10
SOLUTION…. Cont’d:

• Learn how to say NO

• Organize

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SOLUTION…. Cont’d:

• Use technology

• Know it won't always


be perfect
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HR SOLUTIONS: WORK LIFE BALANCE

1. On-the-Job Training
• Surveys of employees’ work/life issues.
• Set priorities for all works.
• Train line managers to recognize signs of overwork.
• Seminars on work/life balance.

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HR SOLUTION…. Cont’d:

2. Make Work More Flexible


• Flextime
• Job sharing
• Sponsoring employees’ family-oriented activities.
3. Allow for Time Off from Work
• A formal leave policy.
• Paid childbirth or adoption leave.
• Allow employees to take leave for community service.

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BENEFITS (To Individual)
• More value in daily life / personal well being
• Increased Focus / more productivity.
• Improved on-the-job and off-the-job relationship.
• Reduced stress.
• Better time management
• Autonomy and personal growth
• Better engagement
BENEFITS (To Organization)

• Increased productivity / commitment.


• Better team work and communication.
• Improved morale.
• Less negative organizational stress
• Reduced absenteeism and lateness
• Reduced Employees Turnover
• Reputation Build Up
WORK LIFE BALANCE PROGRAMS

1. Creating a work leisure plan: divide time


appropriately for work, career development
goals and leisure & personal development.
2. Leaving out activities wasting time & energy:
3. Outsourcing work: Delegate or outsource
time consuming work to other individuals
4. Set time for relaxation: tends to improve
productivity.
5. Prioritizing work:
CONTEMPORARY STUDIES…

• Work-Family Balance
• Work-Life Integration
• Work-Life Enrichment vs Conflict
THE FINAL THOUGHT…
the key word is balance….

• Find the right balance that works for you.


• Celebrate your successes and don’t dwell on your failures.
• Life is a process .. and so is striving for balance in your life.
CONCLUSIONS

• A balanced life style boosts the sense of


responsibility and ownership.
• Builds better relationship with management.
• Builds confidence.
FOOD FOR THOUGHT
REFERENCES
• The Evolution From Work-Life Balance to Work-Life Integration | SP
ARK Blog | ADP
• CMJ2021_I1_3.pdf
• Work–Life Balance: Definitions, Causes, and Consequences
• Zedeck and Moisier (1990)
• Halpern & Murphy (2005)
• Kalliath and Brough (2008)
• Franklin (2010)
• Greenhaus and Allen (2011)
• Timms et al. (2015)
• Nikita Chandoke
• Research suggests that dual
career families, single-parent
families, & families with
children under age five are
likely to experience the most
work & family conflicts.

• Work-Life Balance is different


for each of us as we all have
different priorities and lives.
• Research by Kenexa Research Institute in 2007 shows
that those employees who were more favorable toward
their organization’s efforts to support work-life balance
also indicated a much lower intent to leave the
organization, greater pride in their organization, a
willingness to recommend it as a place to work and
higher overall job satisfaction.
• Recent research says that more than 60% respondents are not
able to find a balance between their personal and professional
life.
• Traditional thinking leading to more stress and lack of
concentration in work , hence leading to greater absenteeism
and increase in attrition rate.
• Activities and social spaces are becoming ambiguous.

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Effects of Imbalance
If you are working more than fifty-five hours a week, you are
out of balance. You are putting at risk at least five very
important assets :
• Your health
• Your family
• Your friends
• Your effectiveness
• Your example

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