The Importance of Work-Life Balance - TIPS FOR IMPROVEMENT — Transcript

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1. 0:00[Music]
2. 0:00foreign
3. 0:04hi I'm Joe the author of this blog as
4. 0:07the topic is work-life balance I've
5. 0:09created a short overview video for those
6. 0:11of you who haven't got the time to read
7. 0:13the whole blog although a bit of a red
8. 0:15flag for your work-life balance if you
9. 0:16haven't got the time so how important is
10. 0:19work-life balance put simply it's
11. 0:21essential a healthy work-life balance
12. 0:23will ensure you're thriving both at work
13. 0:25and in your personal life here are some
14. 0:28more reasons why work-life balance is
15. 0:29essential for you your people and your
16. 0:32organization number one fewer health
17. 0:34problems sadly a poor work-life balance
18. 0:37has many negative effects on your
19. 0:39physical and mental well-being stress is
20. 0:42the most common and it can bring on a
21. 0:43plethora of health problems ranging from
22. 0:46colds to respiratory and heart problems
23. 0:48number two more engagement if your
24. 0:52people are happy with their workload and
25. 0:53don't feel exhausted or think of work as
26. 0:55a chore you will all reap the benefits
27. 0:58having happy and engaged employees is a
28. 1:00precursor to business success it's as
29. 1:03simple as that
30. 1:04number three fewer burnouts burnouts
31. 1:07occur when people are overworked
32. 1:09stressed and unable to meet demands if
33. 1:11you set everyone realistic goals check
34. 1:13in with people to see how they are and
35. 1:15provide adequate time off and
36. 1:16flexibility and you'll be helping your
37. 1:18people and your business
38. 1:20number four more mindfulness when we
39. 1:23aren't stressed or anxious we have more
40. 1:24headspace to focus on the task at hand
41. 1:26this means your workers will be happier
42. 1:29more engaged and more productive sounds
43. 1:31good right
44. 1:32now we've discussed the many many
45. 1:34benefits of a healthy work-life balance
46. 1:36let's take a look at what you can do to
47. 1:38create the necessary change within your
48. 1:40organization
49. 1:42number one encourage time off holidays
50. 1:45are a necessity and not a benefit you
51. 1:47could even Implement a use it or lose it
52. 1:49system to ensure people use all their
53. 1:51leave
54. 1:52number two Implement short breaks
55. 1:54throughout the day
56. 1:56we weren't designed for staring at
57. 1:57screens for 10 hours plus per day it's
58. 2:00bad for our well-being not to mention
59. 2:02our eyes you could combat this by
60. 2:04introducing walking meetings team
61. 2:06coffees creating breakout areas for
62. 2:08socializing you could even purchase
63. 2:10subscriptions for meditation apps the
64. 2:13options are endless number three ask
65. 2:16employees for guidance if you're
66. 2:18struggling with ideas to improve
67. 2:19work-life balance and you can always tap
68. 2:21into your best resource your people
69. 2:23simply ask them what changes they want
70. 2:25to see number four practice what you
71. 2:28preach it's essential to lead by example
72. 2:31if you tell everyone to switch their
73. 2:33laptops off at six and not work over the
74. 2:36weekends but you send them emails during
75. 2:37these periods it sends a mixed message
76. 2:39it also adds pressure for people to
77. 2:42mirror your working hours which isn't
78. 2:44fair
79. 2:45most of us will spend a massive portion
80. 2:47of our lives at work therefore it's
81. 2:49essential to find the right balance for
82. 2:50you and your organization
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