1. Work/Life Balance Presented by: William Schopp

2. What is Work-Life Balance? Where do you stand? Take the quiz The Personal Case for Work-Life Balance The Business Case for Work-Life Balance How do we get there? 2 Work-Life Balance Agenda

4. FAMILY

5. FRIENDS

7. Work/Life Balance Quiz - Agree/Disagree I feel like I have little or no control over my work life I regularly enjoy hobbies or interests outside of work I often feel guilty because I can't make time for everything I want to I frequently feel anxious or upset because of what is happening at work I usually have enough time to spend with my loved ones When I'm at home, I feel relaxed and comfortable I have time to do something just for me every week On most days, I feel overwhelmed and over-committed I rarely lose my temper at work I never use all my allotted vacation days I often feel exhausted - even early in the week Usually, I work through my lunch break I rarely miss out on important family events because of work I frequently think about work when I'm not working My family is frequently upset with me about how much time I spend working This quiz can be found on: http://www.cmha.ca/bins/balance_page.asp?cid=2-1841-1842&lang=1 5 Where do you stand? Take the quiz

9. Working more productively and getting more accomplished, leading to greater career success

11. Better physical and mental health

12. Making choices about your priorities, rather than sacrifices among them

13. More leisure time to spend with loved ones, or time for yourself6 The Personal Case for Work-Life Balance

15. Disability Costs - Workers who are stressed may be more susceptible to mental health problems. The cost to employers when staff experience serious mental illness is significant. Disability costs can be up to 12% of a business’s overall payroll cost, and mental health claims are the fastest growing category of all disability costs.

16. Competitiveness in Hiring and Retention of Workers - When employers think about recruiting and retaining workers, they often think first of the competitiveness of the salary and benefits package. These are critical factors, obviously, but more and more, employees are looking for non-financial benefits when choosing a workplace.

17. Positive Culture leads to Profitability -A work environment that supports work-life balance attracts and retains employees and promotes higher morale throughout the organization. When employees feel supported at work, they:

18. perform better in their jobs

19. have less stress

20. have more positive attitudesManagers who communicate clearly, sincerely care about employees and offer flexible work hours when possible are rewarded with employees who trust them and genuinely try to do a great job. 7 The Business Case for Work-Life Balance

22. When did I start doing this?

23. Did I intend to keep doing this?

24. Do I want to continue doing this?Step 2: Determine What’s Most Important (Your Priorities)How do you want to live your life? Ensure that you are taking time for personal care such as regular physical activity, which helps you stay healthy and provides a break from home and work responsibilities. When you take care of yourself, you have the energy to care for others and be effective at work.Step 3: Use Your Priorities to Rearrange Your Life and Decide Where to Spend Your Time and EnergyBe realistic about how much of yourself you can give. Say “no” to less important tasks and activities, so you can say “yes” to what you really want (or need) to do. Decide where you can relax your standards to make your life easier.Step 4: Give Yourself Permission to Make Necessary ChangesCan you share the workload at home and work more as a team?Step 5: Just Do It, and Don’t Feel GuiltyAchieving balance requires compromise. For example, could you work four days a week and manage on a smaller paycheque in order to have more time at home? Decide what will work best for you, and then talk with your employer

26. Learn to say ENOUGH before your body goes “TILT”

27. Take advantage of government, employer and other initiatives such as EAP, child care facilities, fitness memberships etc

28. Stop sending yourself SOS messages

29. Acknowledge your competence, increase your confidence.