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Work/Life balance

Let’s get real!

@KristinBaird

Kristin Baird, President/CEO Baird Group

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The Myth We Lived

• Work twice as hard to prove yourself

• Swear to never let your family interfere with your job

• Never let ‘em see you sweat


What is Balance Anyway?


The Startling Truth

of employees say they have a hard time juggling work and life, according to a survey from Aon Consulting.


The Startling Truth

of U.S. employees feel chronically overworked. And 20% say they make a lot of mistakes.


The Startling Truth

of employees report going to work even while sick, citing heavy workload, the need to conserve time off for family needs, and working in an environment where taking time off is “risky” as their rationale.


The Startling Truth

of employees surveyed agreed that employees are more likely to behave ethically at work when work-life balance is good and 60% believe that job dissatisfaction leads to unethical decision-making at work.


The Startling Truth

of employed U.S. adults usually do not take all of the vacation days they receive each year.


The Startling Truth

reported that they’ve cancelled or postponed vacation plans because of work.


The Startling Truth

of e-mail users admit to checking their work e-mail once a day while actually on vacation.


The Startling Truth

of employees say that job demands interfere with family or home responsibilities.


The Startling Truth

of employees say that home and family responsibilities interfere with job performance.


The Truth Hurts

• 168 hours in a week

• Work

• Sleep

• Eat

• Commute

• Leisure

• Chores


Balance Trumps Money

• By a substantial majority, women prefer a better work-life balance to a bigger pay check

– #1 Work-life balance (58%)

– #2 Money (45%)

– #3 Recognition (43%)

– #4 Advancement (30%)

– #5 Making a difference (29%)Accenture


Defining Balance

• 80% of women say having a flexible schedule is either very important or extremely important.

• 85% say flexible work hours would reduce their stress.


10 Best Companies for Women

• Telecommuting

• Job sharing

• On-site child care

• Concierge services

“Eighty-five% of employees say they’re encouraged to balance work responsibilities with personal ones.”

“I have been able to work full-time, part-time, and per diem and back to full-time during the various stages of raising my family,” says an employee.


Women in Leadership

• More assertive and persuasive – able to bring others around to their point of view

• Empathetic, flexible and stronger in interpersonal skills – read situations and take information from all sides

• Genuinely care about where others are coming from - helps others feel understood, supported and valued (Caliper, 2005)


Signs that You Are Off Balance

• Fatigue

• Sadness/depression

• Feeling chronically torn

• Irritability

• Sleeplessness


The Managers’ Challenge

• Managing people

• Managing yourself

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“Just as your car runs more smoothly and requires less energy to go faster and farther when the wheels are in

perfect alignment, you perform better when your thoughts, feelings,

emotions, goals, and values are in balance.”

-Brian Tracy

Where are you spending your time?

• Personal mission

• Values

• Vision

• Strategy


Your Values

• What you give worth to

• Principles or standards

• An important underlying law or assumption


“Find your passion, whatever it may be. Become it, and let it become you and you will find

great things happen FOR you,

TO you, and BECAUSE of you.”

-T. Alan Armstrong


Connection to Purpose

Get Energized!

• What brings you joy?

• Describe the perfect day.

• What makes you want to go to work ?

• What energizes you at work?

• Even when you are exhausted, what is it about your work that makes you still feel it is worthwhile?


5 Steps Toward Balance

Build Downtime into Your Schedule

Follow the 3 Ds

Rethink Errands

Get Moving

The 10-minute Rule


Build Downtime into Your Schedule

• Plan for it

• Do you push others as hard as you push yourself?


Follow the 3 Ds

• Do it

• Delegate it

• Dump it


Re-think Errands

• Outsource

• Swap

• Simplify


Get Moving

• Exercising helps you gain more energy, clear your head, and manage stress.


10 Minute Rule

Chunk it


3 Signs that You could Be a Doormat

• Your calendar is filled with things that you don’t want to do.

• You want others to sense it when you’ve hit your limit without you having to say anything.

• You feel terribly uneasy at the thought of someone not liking you or disapproving of your actions.


How to Stop Being a Doormat

• Take time to think before you agree to anything.

• Reverse your thinking; It’s not saying NO, it’s saying YES.

• You don’t have to explain.


The Picture of success

• It’s not just about my own balance

• It’s about bringing my feminine wisdom into the workforce

• It’s about mentoring others to help them see a better way. A better world.

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