And I was okay with that.ģ) Move from balance on the outside to balance on the inside. In my 20’s I used to joke with my colleagues at P&G that I had no issues with work life balance – because I had no life. What helps one person feel “in balance” is very different than that for another person. Rigid role definitions and structures of work need to become more fluid to accommodate what brings greater flexibility, flow and energy to people - because energized people are most creative and best serve our customers. We need to identify what personally energizes us in work and life and move toward that. What does that look like for you?Ģ) Move from rigid to personalized. These individuals have lived lives of passion and contribution. In writing this article, I was trying to find how Albert Einstein, Thomas Edison, Martin Luther King, Richard Branson, Oprah Winfrey and other inventors, change agents, and visionaries dealt with their frustrations about work life balance. Stop trying to balance and start thinking about ways we can be fully energized and creative for all of our life. We are most discontent with work life balance when we are burned out and not refueling ourselves. Seven Paradigm Shifts to Work in The New Normalġ) Move from work life balance to work life energy – The boundaries between work and life are blurred. So, how do we find a way to not just survive, but thrive in this new normal? These trends demand an evolution in how we manage ourselves, and how organizations create cultures, rewards, and structures to help this evolution.
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