Wow – it seems like the weather just gets warm, then before you know it, the summer is over. Have you taken or at least scheduled your summer vacation yet? I know it’s hard to even think about taking time off when you’re running a business. You may feel that you don’t have enough hours… Continue reading Avoid Summertime Burnout
Category: Work Life Balance
Are Families To Blame For Lack Of Focus In The Workplace?
What’s really to blame for lack of focus in the workplace? I recently came across an article by George Cloutier, the “Turnaround Ace” on Entrepreneur.com entitled “Love Your Business More Than Your Family“. George blames family for lack of focus in the workplace. He says that many business owners spend their time dealing with family… Continue reading Are Families To Blame For Lack Of Focus In The Workplace?
The importance of time off
When Gerry called, he was exhausted and distraught. He reported that he had accomplished next to nothing in the past week, having spent too much time putting out fires for a client who has been constantly screwing up. This client insists upon making changes to their software program themselves, creating problems, which Gerry has to… Continue reading The importance of time off
Is It Selfish To Have Only One Child?
There’s an interesting dialogue going on over at the WSJ "Juggle" blog about the whole question of having more than one child. Another emotionally charged issue judging from the comments this post has received…Sara Schaefer Muñoz writes: “So, when’s the next one coming?” Many first-time parents have, at one time or another, heard this question… Continue reading Is It Selfish To Have Only One Child?
Hindsight on Making the Juggle Easier
"If only I knew then what I know now…" is a familiar refrain and one which was brought up on the Wall Street Journal’s "Juggle" blog today. Sara Schaefer Muñoz writes : "Would different choices earlier have made your juggle easier? We’ve gotten a lot of comments from childless readers who say that the issues… Continue reading Hindsight on Making the Juggle Easier
Is Working Worth It?
Sara Schaefer Muñoz came up with another interesting post in the Wall St. Journal "Juggle" blog. She tackles the whole question of whether the costs associated with returning to work after having children really are worth it in "Is Working Too Expensive?" In the post, she discusses a friend who decided not to return to… Continue reading Is Working Worth It?
Should Women Attorneys Pretend to be Single?
I’d thought I’d seen it all, until I read a recent post in the Wall Street Journal Law Blog entitled "When You Land the Interview, Should the Ring Come Off?" Here’s the post in it’s entirety, but click on the link above anyway, just to see the tremendous response it’s gotten: "Should women applying for… Continue reading Should Women Attorneys Pretend to be Single?
US leads world on work life “unbalance”
I wasn’t surprised to learn of the Harvard / McGill Universities study by Jody Heymann that the US lags behind most of the world in helping workers balance work and family, but it reflects the sad state of affairs in our country anyway…here’s what they came up with: According to an article in the Chicago… Continue reading US leads world on work life “unbalance”