The problem with “work/life integration” is semantic, and it’s big. Your brain expects words separated by slashes to be opposites, like: Yes/No True/False Happy/Sad Or, like: Work/Play Life/Death Maybe it’s just me, but when I hear a sentence in which “work” is juxtaposed with another concept, I automatically expect that concept to be “play.” Similarly, [...]
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Not everything in life is clean. On the contrary, life is pretty darn messy. Messiness is a given. Your job is to do your job while also dealing with the mess. The mess could be a noisy cubemate, a bad boss, an impossible deadline, conflicting priorities, or an out-of-whack personal life. The mess could be [...]
With all due respect to the very sharp Josh Bersin and fellow bloggers Laurie Ruettimann, Lance Haun, Sharlyn Lauby, and Kris Dunn, this is ridiculous. First of all, the term “weisure” is a joke. We’re blending work and leisure? No, we’re not. These two things don’t mix. Ever see those billboards in airports showing smiling [...]
The surefirest way to achieve mediocrity is to strive for work/life balance… However, that’s not to say that you can’t achieve work/life balance. You can achieve work/life balance… if you strive for passion and seek Quality Events in all of your activities. The concept of balance changes completely when you juggle passions instead of obligations.
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