Archives: June 2008

Work-Life Balance is an Outdated Goal

Posted by: Penelope Trunk on June 30, Categories:

It might be that the whole issue of work-life balance is generational. Young people don't believe work-life balance is possible, and they are searching for an alternative. Recent work history...

We're Listening

Posted by: Michelle Conlin on June 25, Categories:

Last week, I posted the following question on LinkedIn: How do you balance work-life responsibilities? I received 14 thoughtful responses and relaxation tips ranging from turning off my BlackBerry to...

A Call for Fewer Dead Workers

Posted by: Cali Ressler and Jody Thompson on June 25, Categories:

Here’s the deal: *Our beliefs about work – forty hours, Monday through Friday, eight to five – are outdated, outmoded, out to lunch. Every day people go to work...

Are You Taking a Vacation? Or a Fauxcation?

Posted by: Michelle Conlin on June 24, Categories:

Taking a long weekend is not a vacation. It is a fauxcation. Wheeler-dealering above on his cell phone--in medias massage--is a lawyer I wrote about last fall on a...

Work-Life Balance: The Joke's On Us

Posted by: Cali Ressler and Jody Thompson on June 20, Categories:

Work/life balance is important. We know that. It’s something people want to make sure they’ll have when they start working or get a new job. There’s a lot of...

The Year's Best Book On Work-Life Balance

Posted by: Michelle Conlin on June 10, Categories:

One of my favorite workplace stories was about how two HR renegades staged an underground coup to secretly topple the face-time, butt-in-chair, analog culture at the headquarters of Best...

The Work-Life Super Class

Posted by: Michelle Conlin on June 09, Categories:

They look so so good. Polished. Pressed. Accessorized. There is no late-school drop off for this crew. No weakening in front of the vending machine. Or missed deadlines. Or...