Nigel Marsh Work

Balancing work and home responsibilities are difficult I am a mother of three and I had to realize that dealing with today's industry you have to be more dependable at your place of employment than being there for your family unless its an emergency. On the website, Nigel Marsh discussed finding ways to balance family and work, and taking control of your own destiny. I will discuss the different points from Nigel Marsh and chapters six and seven concerning the different values of an individual, the effects, and the different factors that play within the individual and the corporate world.

Unit three describes values as a way of behaving and the end-states. Each person values are different, so that means the way they respond to certain
You have to find the balance for yourself because the job wants all your time just like your family do. When I was employed I would try to find out different family activities in advance so I could request off, but if an emergency occurs I would have to call in, and that only hurt me because every time you call out you receive a point. But when I was employed I would perform to my best ability having the Galatea effect. But after being employed for different temporary services and not feeling valued eventually gives you the Golem effect, which is a loss in performance because someone in a higher position might not see the value in the individual. (Kreitner & Kinicki)

There are many factors that come into play when finding balance at work and home. Deciding what is more important and necessary in life. Chapter seven under Kelley's model of attribution she stated that Hinder, the founder of attribution theory, is the one who stated that behavior can internal and external factors. Meaning the internal factors are solely based on the individual and what they think is more important in their personal life and external factors are within the environment you