Work Life Balance ( WLB )

1. Work Life Balance (WLB) Shushma Manandhar

2. Work Life Balance is related to: Life events Perception and priority we give them Work efficiency Managing self, stress, time and relationship

3. In the lack of proper balance between job and life: • Depressions • Run away from home • Suicide • Alcoholic, wrong tracks

4. Definition varies as per the situation and from person to person Looking through Life………. ? • Spiritual view –

5. Full of events/ long lists of dreams/desires • Competitions and compromising

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7. Through management perspective • It is managing self, emotions, stress, time and relationship.

8. Some time before in society • Joint family, living together, work assigned for male and female • job, education, fun – close to home • Single bread earner- decision maker

9. Present scenarios in societies. • Expanded work area- moving far from home • Multi job- taking many jobs at a time • Long working hours – continuous/shift to shift • Converting into nuclear family- husband, wife and kids • Women’s Dual career- paid and unpaid

10. In the lack of proper understandings misunderstandings occur. May arise conflicts.stress at home.

11. Stress is directly linked with person’s health, performance and relationship with others.

12. Who have more stress, have more chances to have diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and many more.

13. Few Stress Impact Data • Source: American Psychological Association, American Institute of Stress, NY • being alienated from a friend or family member because of stress- • 26 % • stress has a negative impacton their personal and professional life - • 48 % • they have difficulty managing work and family responsibilities. • 31 % • stress has caused them to fight with people close to them- • 54 % • they are "always" or "often" under stressat work- • 30 %

14. What do we understand by Work-Life Balance ?

15. WLB knowing what our priorities are, and what really matters to us. An art of achieving satisfaction, by managing self, others, stress and time.

16. In society, we have many roles with lots of responsibilities that we have to perform simultaneously . conflict occurs when we are unable to give our "many roles" required times and energy

19. Home, where the heart is. Work place, next home to employees If we can not cope between these two important components of life.....

20. they could be both a big stressors Home would be "hell" & workplace would be a "war place"

21. The stressorsWork Vs Home • What makes us stressed at home ? What makes us stressed at work ?

22. Work vs Home Bad boss, uncooperative colleagues /Un compatible spouse, unhelpful members Task not having knowledge & skills/ out of interested too many responsibilities/ too few resources miscommunication/ misunderstanding lack of cooperation/ lack of support attitude issues/ lack of respect partiality/ favouritism office policy/ social rules time pressure lack of love/ appreciation/ recognition

23. Lack of boundaries is also a big stressor Q: Can you remember a time when you were not able to say 'No', but in retrospect, should have? What causes this inability?

24. Reasons for inability • Respect to senior • Fear • Not wanting to spoil the relation • To get recognition • Taking it as challenge • To bargain later for benefits

25. To mitigate the conflict, it is crucial to prioritise and strike a balance between work, home and interest.

26. Does balancing work and family life mean dividing time for them equally 50/50 ? or 40/60 ? or 70/30 ? It is more likely to giving more priority to any one of them, whether work or home .

27. Right Balance varies from time to time -today/tomorrow -single/married/unmarried because of different priorities at different times. Right balance reduces stress

28. Is our life in balance?

29. Why do Organisations need work-life balance ?

30. Individual Organization • -reduce absenteeism • -reduce turn over • -more creativeness and team works • -increase productivity and job satisfaction • -reduce stress levels • -improve morale • -happy person • -positive thinking • -improve health • -better relationships • -motivated

31. A case • H o p e • M o r a l

32. According to the OECD’s Better Life Index, Denmark has the best work-life balance of the 20 OECD countries studied. • Most employees in Denmark don't work long hours, and government policies support families with young children, allowing people to balance their work and home life.

33. According to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development’s Better Life Index, Denmark has the best work-life balance of the 20 OECD countries studied. • Most employees in Denmark don't work long hours, Only 2% of people in full-time employment work very long hours, whereas 45 % in Turkey. • Government policies support families with young children, allowing people to balance their work and home life.

34. What are your suggestions • To effectively balance work and life

35. Don't try to balance work and life. Integrate the two. • “The research, published in the journal Human Relations, studied over 600 employees… • Keeping work and home life separate could actually be making you more stressed. Instead, integrating the two is the best strategy to strike the right balance.”

36. Though there are no silver bullet solutions, • What can we do to have a better-work life balance? • What can the Employer/ Organization do to help the employee with WLB?

37. On a personal Level: • Objectively Analyze • Am I spending too much time/ effort/ money on something? • What are my boundaries? • Can I assert myself where needed? • Look into big picture that can help you to see the root cause. • Personal Growth • How can I build better self-esteem? How can I nurture myself more?

38. Managing Self

39. Understand what really matters • Understand and be clear about your needs • Prioritize and Value them

40. Be Generous to self Health is wealth. (as long as your health is with you, the world goes along with you…) Create some special time to relax, to be happy

41. Know the limit • No one is perfect. No one can do everything. • If you can, compete. If not, compromise. • Be happy with what you have today.

42. Set boundaries and learn to say no. • "Being a YES MAN doesn't mean blindly fulfilling everyone's demands • Learn to say no, if there is too much in your plate. Saying no to one thing opens the door to saying yes to something else”

43. Managing Relationship

44. Understand others too • Value the people you care • Listen them, no matter you do not have solution. • Show your love and affection • Take care of senior members at home. • Good communication - Better interpersonal relations (Do not hurt or betray by words and behaviour)

45. Helping hands • share the load- • divide the task at home, work in team at organization, • don't let come ego in between • ask for and be ready to help.

46. Trust and Delegate • Trust others too and let them work on their own. • Delegate works (don't get fish for them, teach them how to fish)

47. Managing Emotions

48. Be positive • Manage your emotions, try to be indifferent in every ups and down • Do things that make you cool. (Read books, go to cinema, Visit places, fun activities, call friends.) • yoga, praying, spirituality

49. Share your feelings • Worry, but only to the point it helps. • Do not react quickly. • Share your feelings with your closed ones.

50. Self Evaluation • Let things go and forget what you couldn't do. • Forget and Forgive • Learn from your mistakes.