HOW TO MAINTAIN WORK-LIFE BALANCE

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HOW TO MAINTAIN WORK-LIFE BALANCE

Term work-life balance is known as allocating time to look after both work and life in a planned way without complex both. When an employer has time to sleep, eat, and look after his/her family in a planned and peaceful way that means he/she maintains both work and life together in a balanced manner. But practically it cannot be maintained by all of the employees in the world as each and every one’s perspective and behavior on the work and life will differ. 


Figure 01 : (economictimes.indiatimes.com, 2021)


Theory related to work-life balance based on past researches.

  • Border Theory 
  • Boundary Theory 
  • Segmentation Theory 
  • Spill-Over Theory  
  • Compensation Theory 
  • Instrumental Theory 
  • Inter-role Conflict Theory 

Based on all the theories, most of the employees maintain compensation theory whereas an employer balances the stress of work with the time he/she spends with families, but as per the segmentation theory, employee has to consider both work and life separately to calm the mind which is considered as a best way to balance both work life and family life (pollackpeacebuilding.com, 2021).


Figure 02 : (ceotodaymagazine.com, 2021)


Ways to balance both work life and family life


Ø  Doing the given duty in time

Ø  Prioritizing the time.

1.   Scheduling the works.

2.   Managing the work environment and works.

3.   Execution of works and submittals in time.

Ø  Categorizing the peak and troughs.

Ø  Plotting some personal time.

Ø  Finding time to personal finance management. e.g.: short term business.

Ø  Long term time management.

Ø  Making the work space comfortable

Ø  Stick with the updated technology

Ø  Prioritizing growth of own network and have a structured lead/conversion system

Ø  Do love the job.

Ø  Being practical in each works.


Steps for balance work life

Ø  Examine the situation-think what is most important

Ø  Manage other people expectations

Ø  Take care of your health

Ø  Learn to say no

Ø  Plan fun activities for your personal time


Why work life balance is important ? 

ü  its provide less Stress to the employee

ü  Improve the mental health conditions

ü  Having balance means better physical health life of the workers

ü  Its enhance the ability to present

ü  Improves the relationship with the subordinates

ü  Increase the engagement at work and increase the productivity

ü  It will provide the creative thinking

ü  Real balance brings the happiness and fulfillment of the work life

ü  It brings the higher level of success.

ü  Having positive impact on the kids’ lives



Conclusion:

There are many reasons to imbalance the life and work, but considering the correct measures which are essential to implement in a work life will automatically lead to a balance itself in-between the work and family life and work life balance will provide the more productive worker and increase the productivity of the firm and retention of the workers.


Reference

ceotodaymagazine.com, 2018, How to Maintain the Best Work/Life Balance, Available at: https://www.ceotodaymagazine.com/2018/10/how-to-maintain-the-best-work-life-balance/. [Accessed on 2021.11.24]

economictimes.indiatimes.com, 2021, Role of stress in mental illness, Available at: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/how-to/role-of-stress-in-mental-illness-learning-how-to-cope/articleshow/87177199.cms. [Accessed on 2021.11.24]

pollackpeacebuilding.com, 2021, Study Examines 7 Theories that Help Us Better Understand Work-Life Balance, Available at: https://pollackpeacebuilding.com/blog/study-examines-7-theories-that-help-us-better-understand-work-life-balance/. [Accessed on 2021.11.24]

Comments

  1. PrabathDecember 7, 2021 at 1:49 AM

    We can burn out if we have too many duties that require a lot of energy, time, and other internal resources. However, if we spend our lives in such a way that we try to avoid any such commitments as much as possible, we risk living a life that is devoid of meaning and satisfaction. Good article thanks for shearing

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  2. KAMAL C. DIVITOTAWELADecember 7, 2021 at 8:16 AM

    Many people think that maintaining work-life balance is primarily about eliminating activities from your schedule. Indeed, setting priorities, simplifying your schedule and learning time management techniques are all important parts of work-life balance, as these steps can be necessary. to minimize the “work” part sufficiently to allow the “life” part to play a role-balanced role. good article.Thanks for sharing.

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  3. Buddhika JayarathnaDecember 7, 2021 at 5:25 PM

    According to (Mentalhelth, 2021) This Activity will be help in workplace Life balance Encourage a culture of openness so you can speak up if you’re under too much pressure/train managers to spot stress and poor work-life balance offer flexible and remote working where possible encourage breaks, whether that’s during the working day or by using annual leave, regularly review your workload to make sure it’s achievable, give you time off to volunteer, increase support for parents and careers so they’re not forced to leave, allow you to attend counselling and support services during working hours as they would for other medical appointment encourage stress-relieving activities such as lunchtime exercise or relaxation classes, ask employees what would improve their work-life balance. Good Topic discussed here thanks to share Nuwan .

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  4. Buddhika JayarathnaDecember 7, 2021 at 5:26 PM

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  5. Asitha DDecember 12, 2021 at 7:49 AM

    Work life balance is important for employees to overcome job stress and enhance the job satisfaction. Having work life balance is supportive to improve job performances of employees.

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  6. Kamal NayanarangaDecember 13, 2021 at 5:51 PM

    According to Sanfilippo, (2021) work frequently takes precedence over all other aspects of our lives. Our desire to achieve effectively sometimes encourages us to put our well-being on the back burner. Achieving a pleasant work-life balance, or work-life integration, is vital not only for our physical, emotional, and mental well-being but also for our professional success thank you for the great detail sharing.

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  7. Sanjaya BandaranayakeDecember 14, 2021 at 6:02 AM

    Employees work life balance is very important for employee performance and organisational performance. Specially women employee's find it difficult to balance work and life because they face more responsibilities at home also.

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  8. Sujeewa RupasingheDecember 14, 2021 at 6:36 AM

    Very important aspect that most tend to neglect and get in to many issues or complex situations. Those who do manage them effectively achieve better results in both aspects.

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  9. N R Waduge. MBADecember 15, 2021 at 5:19 AM

    Work life balance may be the most important tenor of all employees are expected. This reduce the stress and burnout in work place. Experts described plenty of steps to follow to achieve work life balance in you professional life. I believe learn to say 'no' is one of the straight forward traits in any context.

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    1. Nuwansiri RathnayakeDecember 19, 2021 at 12:52 AM

      Exactly. Strongly agreed with you and thanks for your comment!

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  10. Shanaka herathDecember 18, 2021 at 1:39 AM

    Life balancing is most important thing for successfully life. We have to manage our time for professional work and personal work. your article notice that what is the impotency of work life balance and the Ways to balance both work life and family life. worthful sharing.
    According to (Kossek and Ozeki, 1998) It is important to note that most previous research has examined a specific conflict between work and family roles. However, it is increasingly accepted that a broader definition of the non-work dimension is required if it is to encompass individuals
    other than those with ‘traditional’ family responsibilities, such as caring for childrenor parents.

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  11. Sachini MahaulpathaDecember 18, 2021 at 3:19 AM

    With the current pandemic situation, most of the public sector employees are struggling to find a balance between their work and life. Again, this is a very practice topic which you have selected, from which I learnt some new theories as well. Thank you so much for sharing this article.

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