Work-Life Balance: A Crucial Aspect of Quality of Life at Work - Part 2

Well-being & BalanceEfficiency & Time ManagementAll employees≈ 25 min

Key skill: Work-life balance

Summary

The second instalment in the work-life balance series: five concrete levers for taking back control — prioritising and owning your choices, delegating, making time for yourself, setting boundaries at work, and turning your partner into an ally.

Target audience

Anyone looking to improve their quality of life and relationships

Learning objectives

Make choices and set priorities by listening to your intuition.
Define your commitments, priorities, and your “not-to-do” list
Delegate tasks to family members at home and colleagues at work.
Set boundaries and negotiate with those around you at work.

Module outline

Articles“Creating a not-to-do list”: a practical approach for identifying what you no longer want to do · New practices among younger generations for supporting their work-life balance
Expert videoA practical guide to choosing and prioritising, delegating more, making time for yourself, and setting boundaries and negotiating at work and at home
AnchoringA quiz and True/False questions to explore the topic further and anchor what you've learned
Memo cardA downloadable memo card: the key takeaways from the expert video
CommitmentConcrete examples to help you define your own commitment

Models & methods

Not-to-do list; right to disconnect; splitting household chores using a spreadsheet or mind map.

Research-based

Bronnie Ware (the top regrets of the dying); 2006 NICHD study; INSEE (women: 1h30 more housework).