Tag Archives: work life balance
Wake Up, Ivory Tower: We Need You!
Earlier this week NPR ran a three-part series on how companies are changing their business models to accomodate new work life strategies. It was interesting — though could only scratch the surface of the issues. In response to the NPR … Continue reading
Filed under Management, News, Work
How Can We Promote Work Life Without Losing Our Jobs?
The other day I said to a friend that I was very skeptical of work life experts who suggest that women march right in and ask their employers for flexibility or part-time or other kinds of “work-life” accomodation. I suspect … Continue reading
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Work/Life: Only for the Wealthy?
Om Tuesday I had lunch with some big thinkers: Cali Yost, CV Harquail, Leanne Chase, Ellen Galinsky, Judy Martin, Chrysula Winegar, Morra Aarons-Mele and Kami Lewis Levin. Over the next few days I’m going to write about some of our discussions. … Continue reading
A Wrecking Ball for the House of Work
I’ve been lucky to be a part of some interesting conversations this week on the nature of work, and how it might better serve the needs of women and parents in general. Commenting on Christine Livingstone’s great post on job … Continue reading
Filed under Happiness, Politics, Working Mom Blogs
Sounding Off on Jack Welch
I couldn’t let another day go by without talking about Jack Welch’s comments on “work-life balance” at the Society for Human Resource Management’s Annual Conference. As reported by The Juggle at The Wall Street Journal, Welch said: “There’s no such thing as … Continue reading
The Right Compromises
Yesterday my post rejected the idea that mothers should “shoot for the middle” to cope with work-life pressure. While I don’t agree that we should aspire to mediocrity, I do recognize that mothers who work full-time must negotiate compromises both … Continue reading
Filed under Happiness, Home, Management
The Wrong Questions About Women and Work
A few weeks ago Judith Shulevitz, a former editor at Slate.com, wrote the following on DoubleX: Why can’t career clocks accommodate us, rather than us accommodating career clocks? Why can’t I stay home with my children while they and I … Continue reading
Management Friday: Five Tips for Creating a Flex-Time Culture
I’m in favor of flex-time when it makes sense for employer and employee. Unfortunately, flex-time has been seen as the exclusive domain of mothers (often new mothers), rather than an equal opportunity for the whole workforce. Because of this inequality … Continue reading
Filed under Management, Work
The Google Way of Life
I mentioned in my last Management Friday post that I visited the Googleplex last week in Palo Alto. The 12,000 employee facility boasts all kinds of utopian benefits like free high-quality, organic meals; onsite childcare; onsite medical care; terrific outdoor … Continue reading
Filed under Childcare, Management, Work
Good News for SAH Parents Returning to Work
The Sloan Center for Work and Family recently tweeted out this hopeful article from Entrepreneur magazine about companies offering parents who are returning to work after “a detour” second chances. They mention Goldman Sachs and Sara Lee specifically. The programs … Continue reading
