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WORK LIFE BALANCE AT COLAS IN MAURITIUS
WORK LIFE BALANCE AT COLAS IN MAURITIUS

HP ID: 09
ID: 07
11/22/2012
HP ID: 09
ID: 07
11/22/2012
SEWSAGAR Nageshwar & AZAGEN R
Report base on the course works with Mr Reessaul

SEWSAGAR Nageshwar & AZAGEN R
Report base on the course works with Mr Reessaul

WORK-LIFE BALANCE
Work-Life Balance: Engine of Engagement
In a lean, 24-7 world, a work-life strategy is no longer a nice thing to have around but a necessity. The reality is humans don't have Pentium processors.
The productive edge in the knowledge economy goes to minds that are alert and energized, not tapped out. Without a work-life strategy, the default is to the red zone of stress, burnout, and habits that drain brains, shrink attention spans, undermine decision-making, and increase stress.
A sustainable work-life balance program is one of the most cost-effective ways to improve engagement, and, as a result, bottom lines. Studies (see right column) show that WLB initiatives dramatically increase revenues, reduce costs, and drive the best retention.
Increase Effectiveness, Cut Stress
Viable work-life balance requires a concerted system that addresses the nature of the work and how it can be done in the most effective way as well as tools to navigate the work-life divide. Our training program brings together comprehensive self-management strategies, full engagement, the right motivation to build competence and achievement, remote and flex options, and the mental and physical recharging that fuels productivity. Like cell phones and iPods, humans need batteries charged too.
A sustainable approach to performance increases productivity, since a fresh and energized mind gets a lot more done than one that is drained. Studies show that MRI scans of fatigued brains look exactly like ones that are sound asleep!
The key to performance, and job satisfaction, is the degree to which we are engaged in the job at hand. The more

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