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Just as a wheel must be perfectly balanced to rotate smoothly, your life must be in balance for you to feel happy and effective. To achieve a good work-life balance, you must tend to these three types of goals: 1. 
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According to a survey by job portal TimesJobs.com, over 62 per cent of the men stated that flexibility is indeed an important factor for them in a job.
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Caroline Dowd-Higgins shares helpful tips to overcome workaholic syndrome so you can enjoy your career and love your life!
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Straight forward advice - eat real food, get outside more, listen to your body, and more...
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Being a work from home entrepreneur, I have a few unique bonuses and challenges to the work/family quandary. The tips I’m sharing...
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Work-life balance is possible for anyone, even women in demanding leadership positions. Three female leaders shared their advice for juggling your career and your personal life.
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Give the same amount of respect to both your work and home duties.
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May 2, 2014 5:39 PM
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Thought-provoking feedback on the positive impact of flexibility on leadership, as well as the higher productivity of those with flexible schedules. In addition, 'our conceptions of work have shifted from time card and job title to mindset and narrative' - http://www.fastcompany.com/3026566/leadership-now/how-the-knowledge-economy-is-redefining-work and what that means for managing one's career, flexibility and bringing one's whole self to work.
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May 2, 2014 6:01 PM
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Where do you draw the line with your clients when it comes to your availability? (Where do you draw the line with your clients when it comes to your availability?
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May 2, 2014 6:00 PM
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According to a recent Gallup poll, mobile tech affects millennials the most in the U.S., in communication, business and politics. (Another example that 9-5 no longer exists in today's business world.
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May 2, 2014 5:55 PM
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Self-promotion tops work-life balance as career block for women: Study
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Contrary to popular belief, few women in the executive suite cite work-life balance as the biggest barrier to moving up the corporate ladder.
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International Monetary Fund paper dismisses rightwing argument that redistributing incomes is self-defeating
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April 30, 2014 11:27 PM
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I used to think I suffered from poor work-life balance while working for a large corporation, when I slept with my smartphone and responded to queries from colleagues before the break of dawn. Then I left to start my own company where I work closely with my husband, and simultaneously took a greater interest in another business run by my extended family.
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The official workday here in Saudi Arabia begins at 8:30 am. When I turn the corner headed to my parking spot, there are the usual suspects waiting for the gate to open. The time is around 7 …
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May 7, 2014 1:20 PM
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TGIF is a common saying for burned out employees dreaming of the weekend. Even in the best companies, your workers always have the weekends in mind.
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May 6, 2014 1:01 PM
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Only one in ten employees who can access flexible working – job sharing, different start times, or working from home – actually make use of it. Here James Calder, chief executive of...
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May 5, 2014 3:45 PM
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"Working from home can have perks. From personalizing your home office to having one of the shortest commutes there is, many imagine a scenario and lifestyle that is near perfect..."
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May 2, 2014 4:58 PM
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Topsy's tweet-tracking for the last month shows more strong activity discussing work-life balance above all. Top tweet was about the newly-released 2014 National Study of Employers with 5 interesting trends related to flexibility - #3, small companies are leading in offering flexibility to employees and in not increasing co-pays for health insurance. http://www.familiesandwork.org/blog/employers-in-the-u-s-five-surprising-trends/
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The 'flexible workplace' is again emphasizing new released research. What is offered, available and options, together with reasons and solutions, are being discussed - as well as abuse, health and family. Change is coming through...
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May 2, 2014 11:15 AM
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"Attempts to increase productivity – multi-tasking, working longer hours, and remaining constantly tied to technology – often backfire. The solution to decreased productivity isn’t that we should try to work even longer hours. Instead, we can take steps to work smarter instead of harder and we’ll get the same job done in less time..."
Zen proverb "You should sit in meditation for 20 minutes every day – unless you’re too busy. Then you should sit for an hour.”
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You actually have more free time than you think. (You can be more productive, and find more work/life balance, if you schedule in recess.
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April 28, 2014 1:42 PM
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Compressed hours, job shares and home-working can all have surprising benefits, according to new research l Ines Wichert
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Technology giving us more freedom as it’s decreasing the need for physical presence in an office. Here are just a few careers with work-life balance: (Not sure which #career path to take?
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April 28, 2014 11:08 PM
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In short, the workplace is changing and men experience many of the same work-life conflicts as women....
If men don't get the day-to-day flexibility they need, research shows they will walk away from their jobs - more so than women - read more..
