Archive for the 'Work-Life Balance Resources' Category

Do you suffer from AOOPS (Appearance of Organized Person Syndrome). Here is an example: The other month I went to a National’s game with my husband. We think we’re going to a baseball game. We think we’ll have a couple beers, hang out, have some quality time. Instead, this is what we wind up doing:


This workshop will help quantitatively increase your work-life balance score.


The journey from challenge to success was the theme of the The Hot Mommas Project panel on July 20, 2009. Four inspirational female entrepreneurs shared the real deal on personal AND professional fronts. Below please find a summary of major takeaways.


Teachable role model story for young women and girls (PG 13, some mature content) on LaSara Firefox.


LaSara Firefox shares with readers why balance was not merely an option for her, it was a necessity. Here’s how she did it as explained in our Hot Mommas Project teachable role models series.

Featured case: LaSara Firefox “Finding Balance in the Extreme: Working With Bipolar Disorder”

Case themes include: Role models, work-life balance, entrepreneurship, career, work-life balance, focus, priorities, mental health, overcoming challenges.


This is a good one from Hot Mommas Partner WE-Inc:
"Compressed Work Weeks: Successful Implementations and Bottom Line Results"
Flex Options Teleconference, October 16, 2008, 2:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. EDT
Please join the Women's Bureau, U.S. Department of Labor for a complimentary Flex Options teleconference on October 16, 2:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. EDT. The topic will focus on "Compressed Work Weeks: [...]


Did you know that employers lose almost $34 billion annually as a result of caregiving issues
encountered by their employees? So states a recent communication from Robert Boggio at the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Are you are caregiver or an employer to caregivers? Here are some action steps:
1. If you want to learn [...]


Business and life challenges, drama, and a call to action at Pink Heels. Check it out:
http://pink-heels.blogspot.com/2008/09/blog-post.html
Also see other “In the Spotlight” listings for a great resource on real women, doing real stuff.


Guess what? Work life balance has been written into law in Australia. http://www.careerandkids.com/work-life-balance-its-the-law/.
The following link, under "policies," delineates some of the US's policies – like the Family Leave Medical Act. However, it seems to fairly common knowledge that the US is lackluster in it's family-oriented policies compared to other wealthy nations.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Work-life_balance
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Just recieved this from our friends at Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. If you are a caregiver – or an employer with employee caregivers on staff – please consider listening to the Sept 17th caregiving broadcast:
Innovative Employer Caregiving ProgramsSeptember 17, 2008 1-2:00 pm ET“The next Caregiving broadcast sponsored by the Centers for Medicare & [...]