1. James Tranghese Stephen Quinn Gene Engholm John Reardon
Work-Life Balance
James Tranghese
Stephen Quinn
Gene Engholm
John Reardon

2. Introduction
According to Wikipedia, work-life balance can be defined as:
a broad concept including proper prioritizing between "work" (career and ambition) on one hand and "life" (pleasure, leisure, family and spiritual development) on the other. Related, though broader, terms include "lifestyle balance" and "life balance". (wikipedia)

3. Introduction cnt’d Phrase originating during the late 1970s- UK
Recognized in US in 1986
Ways to help work-life balance:
Clinics
Meetings
Courses
Online Articles

4. Workweek Hours in United States History
Average workweek 1800s: 70+
Average workweek in 1900s: 50-60
Average workweek today:40

5. Nineteenth Century Began practicing “first light to dark” in 1800s
Filling all free hours/downtime with work
Transition from artisanal shop towards factory work during the 1820s
“Legal Day”: term adopted in 1860s

6. Twentieth Century Average work hours fall dramatically:
Great Depression
World War II
After World War II workweek: hours
“In 1912 the Federal Public Works Act was passed, which provided that every contract to which the U.S. government was a party must contain an eight-hour day clause” (eh.net)

7. Twenty-first Century Today, we use the term “9:00 AM-5:00 PM”
American’s feelings about work include:
Overworked
Stressed
Burnt-out
Consequences
Violence in workplace
Trouble at home
Dissatisfaction of work

8. Twenty-first Century cnt’d
“According to a survey conducted by the National Life Insurance Company, four out of ten employees state that their jobs are "very" or "extremely" stressful. Those in high stress jobs are three times more likely than others to suffer from stress-related medical conditions and are twice as likely to quit.” (wikipedia)

9. Work- Life Balance
“Meaningful daily Achievement and Enjoyment in each of my four life quadrants: Work, Family, Friends and Self.”

10. Achievement/Enjoyment
Balance of:
Work
Family
Friends
Self

11. Work-Life options
Negotiate with your employer for a change in work environment, flextime, job-sharing, or part- time employment.
Find a new job or career
Time Management
Simplify

12. Positive effects of Work-Life Balance
More energy
Increased motivation
Less stress
Enjoyment
Feeling of achievement

13. Companies and Work-Life Balance
Currently there are on-site and online seminars and training courses for companies to help their employees reach a balanced work/life employment.

14. Individuals and Work-Life Balance
There are online and on-site seminars and courses to help individuals to understand and improve their work/life balance.

15. Interview on Work-Life Balance
Hollis Leary (Liberty Construction)
Importance of Work-Life balance
How he personally maintains a balance
How he handles stress
Ways he tries to instill it in his employees

17. The Future of Work-Life Balance
Flexible Work Arrangements
Office Accommodations
Employer Benefits of Work-Life Balance

18. Driving Forces Working Retired Stay- at – Home Workers Dual – Earners
Generation Y
Among the 89 percent of Americans who say work/life balance is a problem, 54 percent called it a “significant” problem

19. Flexible Work Arrangements
“Work place flexibility isn’t just a woman’s issue, its an issue that effects the well being of our families and the success of our businesses. It effects the strength of our economies, whether we will create the work places and jobs of the future that we need to compete in today’s global economy.”
- President Barack Obama
Talk about White House Workplace Flexibility – Importance March 31, 2010

20. Flexible Work Arrangements
Flexible Work Hours
Utilizing Technology
Telecommuting
Teleconference
Warning: I offer a flexible work environment, my employees can work their 80 hours a week whenever they’d like.
Becoming the Standard for the American Workplace
Not: I offer a flexible work environment, my employees can work their 80 hours a week whenever they’d like
Doesn’t work for every employee, managers responsibility to figure out what works for whom
Difference between presenteeism and actually working

21. Office Accommodations
Childcare
Eldercare
College Coach
Saving time, money, effort by providing these opportunities at work
Difference between work- family and work-life

22. Employer Benefits of Work Life Balance
“I am not doing this because I am nice person, I am doing this because it works.”
- CEO of Fortune 500 Company

23. Employer Benefits of Work Life Balance
Decreased Absences
Increased Productivity
1/3 workers say workplace flexibility is most important in career
absentee rate drops avg 20%
Because of piece of mind
I am not doing this because I am nice person, I am doing this because it works – CEO Fortune 500 Company

24. The Future of Work Life Balance

25. Conclusion The Importance of Work- Life Balance Forecast Future:
History
Present
Info from Reliable Source
The Future of Work- Life balance is that it will become the standard and an essential for success in most business environments

26. Sources Used http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Work%E2%80%93life_balance