All articles tagged: work-life balance

When COVID-19 wanes, returning to normal won’t be good enough. Leaders need practices to help them create a future that’s amazing.

In a recent PwC survey, CEOs reported plans for their companies to become more digital and flexible — and more employee focused.

As businesses cope with COVID-19 disruptions, they need to rethink and reconfigure their workforce and work spaces beyond redesigning physical spaces.

One golf enthusiast’s story shows how curiosity and innovative thinking can uncover demand for something unique.

Three principles can guide you when the connectivity of the digital era becomes overwhelming.

Cash handouts and high-speed Internet are attracting people to unlikely places now that remote working is on the rise.

Even as the concept of integrating our professional and personal lives gains currency, it is important to demarcate borders between the two.

Demographic realities and the growing number of women in higher education are changing the male-dominated management structures of Japan Inc.

To level the playing field at the office, it is essential that companies promote work–life balance and family-friendly policies for all employees.

Workers today want careers that fit their values, are enjoyable, and contribute to society. Here’s what business leaders can do to deliver on this idea of “good work.” For further insights, read “Good Work.”
 

Today’s employees want jobs that are intrinsically rewarding and that fit their values. And though the meaning of work is different for each person, companies that act now to address these demands will gain a lasting competitive advantage. See also “Five Ways Companies Can Give People a Good Work Experience.”

They focus on the individual, not the system.

For people who put in long hours but love their jobs, a sense of fulfillment seems to offset unhealthy stress.

Gender disparity and equal pay are still pressing issues. But there are ways to make the game fairer.

Are we overcomplicating management and leadership and ignoring what makes us people?

With both cash and time in short supply at startups, skilled women seeking to restart their careers are a valuable talent pool.

Women coming back after a break can be an enthusiastic, driven addition to your team. Don’t let stereotypes blind you to the opportunity.

These high-level internships can help organizations tap into an overlooked talent pool, but they aren’t a cure-all.

Recruiting experienced female talent can feel like a frustrating game of hide-and-seek.

The lessons behind that viral BBC interview.

Why working mothers need to think like chess masters.

The number of women presiding over large companies still lags far behind men, yet the firms they lead tend to be more risk averse and more profitable over the long term.

Are women hindered in advancing up the career ladder because they don’t articulate their desire and expectations for promotion?