For people who want regular personal or professional development advice from a qualified executive coach.
I Don't Agree With Work/Life Balance, Here's Why
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I have a big problem with the concept of work/life balance. More than one problem actually. Firstly, imagine you hold work in one hand. And in the other hand you hold, family, friends, hobbies, mortgages, shopping lists, holiday plans, gardening, credit cards...etc When you see things like that, you see the absurdity of juggling work versus everything else. But, a bigger problem is that this frames work as not being part of life. How crazy is that? Work is essential to us all. How you define what work is might vary, but we all need to work. Not least because it keeps us active and having purpose. And if you are lucky, or if you have created it for yourself, you will have a job you love. In which case, it doesn't really feel like work at all. Do you have that yet? Stephen NEW OFFER I'm going to write about better ways to think about balance all week. The inspiration for this is taken from a lesson in my HeRO Program. People who sign up for the subscription model can now get the first week free, to see whether they like it. So there really is no risk. |
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What's the point of a newsletter like this? Don't unsubscribe yet!! There is a point, I promise... From my perspective, HeRO Newsletter is about sharing something I am passionate about: tips and ideas for personal and professional development. And I know that the majority of people like you read the majority of my messages. Because Kit, the platform I used, tells me. So clearly this is something you are interested in. But how do you actually benefit from what you read? I am going to tell...
On Wednesday I wrote a post about running a network where I had authority but not control. Thanks to G, who replied and asked me how you know you have authority. Great question G. Thank you. Let's look at this the other way around first. Have you ever seen an example of someone who, in theory, has power, but nobody pays attention to them? You sometimes hear about managers of sports teams who have lost the dressing room. By the way, I know how that feels. I've had periods of my career when all...
Have you heard the phrase "cultural intelligence" before? If you Google it you'll get a load of frameworks and definitions and training courses. There seems to be a bit of money in it. And it can seem a bit overwhelming. But at a basic level it just means, can you sense what's going on in your team, division, organisation...? Some of us do this more naturally than others of course. And some of us think we're good at it when we're not. If you ever hear anyone saying confidently that they know...