Work-Life Balance at Google | | | | | | | | Work Life Balance Work-life balance entails a proper prioritizing between "work" ( primarily career and aspirations ) and "lifestyle" ( pertaining to leisure‚ health‚ family and personal development ) activities. Of late‚ the organizations have come to realize the importance of work-life balance to improve productivity. The research by Kenexa Research Institute (2007) showed that the companies genuinely inclined towards efforts to support
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managing their work-life balance are widely documented and include: • the potential to attract high quality‚ innovative and productive staff in an increasingly competitive labour market • higher levels of staff morale‚ job satisfaction‚ organisational commitment‚ dedication and loyalty amongst existing employees resulting in retention of current employees whose skills‚ knowledge and talents are invaluable • reduced employment costs associated with recruitment‚ training‚ absenteeism and work related accidents
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The importance of balancing work and private life for individuals in organisations - discussing motivation and work place stress. In this essay‚ I will discuss about motivation and work place stress that individuals endure in organisations (work) and their private life. I will look at what stress is‚ what causes it and how it can be managed. I will also talk about how people are motivated and how this affects them and the organisation. I will use theorises to support my essay and also explore
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1. Introduction A work-life balance policy is the one of the much talked theory in the recent workplace environment dialogue between employers & employee. So we have to know first what it is - Work life balance is about people having a measure of control over when‚ where and how they work. It is achieved when an individual’s right to a fulfilled life inside and outside paid work is accepted and respected as the norm‚ to the mutual benefit of the individual‚ business and society. But the employers
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Vastly speaking‚ in today’s world the structure and the process of work and living have seen significant changes that influence our society. Let us imagine that we woke up to a work day in 1950’s and how different it would have been than our work life today. Obviously‚ there would not be technology enthralling our world everywhere around us and not to mention‚ cell phones without which‚ we cannot imagine our life. What has changed and why is the world so addicted to technology? Nowadays‚ we depend
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Romare Howard Bearden was born on September 2‚ 1911 under Richard Howard and Bessaye Bearden in Charlotte‚ North Carolina and died on March 12‚ 1988 in New York City. His life was marked by encompassing a broad range of intellectual and scholarly interest‚ including art‚ music‚ history‚ literature‚ and world art. Romare Bearden began his studies at Lincoln University‚ then transferred to Boston University‚ but then graduated at New York University with a degree in education. Bearden took more courses
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I was questioning myself when I read about the four job options from Joanne B. Ciulla’s Work and Life. I chose the “a well-paying position in an accounting firm” with a little surprised (Ciulla‚ 83). I know I want to earn more money‚ but I do not expect that I put money in the first place when I choose a job. However‚ it is true and I cannot ignore it. Money is quite important when we live in this world. As Epicurus said‚ “Wherefore both when young and old a man must study philosophy‚ that as he
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Personal Development for Life and Work By: Edeline Bebe Self-esteem Self-esteem will help me to aim for the highest and knowing the I could do any thing as long as I set my mind to it. Being comfortable with yourself and accept myself for who I am will helps me to meet every day challenge in medical field as learning lesion to become successful in my job. Self-image I see my self-image in future become a Obstetricians doctor for the child who born ill and with disability. I will make sure
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Explain the importance of work life balance within the employment relationship and how it can be influenced by legislation Work-life balance is about creating and maintaining supportive and healthy work environments‚ which will enable employees to have balance between work and personal responsibilities and thus strengthen employee loyalty and productivity. Legislation has been introduced to ensure that any negative influence the family is subjected to be eradicated or best minimised; the most
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years old‚ his father was hired as chief chef in the American Embassy in Australia and went there to improve the family’s financial status. At the age of seven‚ Jackie’s life changed direction as he studied at the Chinese Drama Academy‚ studying and working 19 hours a day under the famous Chinese Opera Master‚ Yu Jim-Yuen. The students practiced Kung Fu‚ stunts‚ flips and somersaults‚ and helped with cleaning and washing up. Jackie was named Yuen Lou by his Master. Together with six other pupils whose
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