1. Ending the War Between Work and Family Senge, Chapter 16 THE FIFTH DISCIPLINE

2. Introduction n Finding a balance between work and family--number one issue n Learning organizations will, Senge believes, end the imbalance between work and family n Personal visions are multifaceted-- personal, professional and family lives n The boundary between work and family is anathema to system thinkers Prepared by James R. Burns

3. The Structure of Work/Family Imbalance n Success to the Successful Archetype, page 308 Prepared by James R. Burns

4. Success to the Successful Prepared by James R. Burns

5. This is very unstable n Once it starts to drift one way or another, it will tend to continue to drift n There are several reasons why it tends to drift toward more and more time at work IncomeIncome pushing ahead at work becomes a convenient excuse for avoiding the anguish of going home to an unhappy spousepushing ahead at work becomes a convenient excuse for avoiding the anguish of going home to an unhappy spouse n The imbalance is not self-correcting--it gets worse over time Prepared by James R. Burns

6. The Futility of Managing your Life Within this Structure n One-time improvements in family tend to get overwhelmed by escalating pressures at work n Eventually, people realize that the structure itself must get changed Prepared by James R. Burns

7. The Individual’s Role in changing the structure n Is it really your vision to have a balance between work and family? n Making a conscious choice will entail setting clear personal goals for time at home. being home for dinner, giving up weekends for family, reduce evening business meetingsbeing home for dinner, giving up weekends for family, reduce evening business meetings n Be willing to pay a price for taking a stand for a vision of balance between work and family Prepared by James R. Burns

8. The Organization’s Role n By fostering such conflict, orgs. distract and un-empower their members n By fostering such conflict, orgs. fail to exploit a potential synergy that can exist between learning orgs, learning individuals, learning families n Bill O’Brien says the skills of leadership in a learning organization are the skills of effective parenting. Prepared by James R. Burns

9. What does Leading involve in a Learning Organization? n Supporting people in clarifying and pursuing their own visions n Helping people discover underlying causes of problems, and empowering them to make choices n Looking for synergy between productive family and productive work life Prepared by James R. Burns

10. Senge believes n these changes will lead more organizations to undo divisive pressures and demands that create family/work imbalances n orgs will acknowledge that strong companies cannot be built on a foundation of broken homes and strained personal relationships Prepared by James R. Burns

11. Steps Orgs. can Take n Provide day care for single parents n Support personal mastery as a part of the org’s philosophy and strategy n Make it acceptable for people to acknowledge family issues n Where needed, help people obtain counseling and guidance for how to make effective use of their family time Prepared by James R. Burns

12. The conflict of work and home is... n a conflict of time n a conflict of values n but can be perceived as something else entirely Prepared by James R. Burns

13. What the parent learns at home…. n can be used at work n how to build self-esteem works in both contexts, for example Prepared by James R. Burns

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