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This paper discusses the modern day issue of time management. According to the paper, most people struggle to create a balance between work time, other commitments and personal time. The paper then reviews the "Seven Habits of Highly Effective People" by well-known business-consultant guru Stephen Covey. The paper concludes with a look at telecommuting via the Internet.

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"The hypotheses, tested by researchers Jeffrey Hill, Alan Hawkins, Maria Ferris and Michelle Weitzman, were: "Given the same workload, those with perceived job flexibility will have less difficulty with work-life conflicts, and will be able to work longer hours before having problems with work-family balance." Both hypotheses were found true. Of those working 40 to 50 hours per week, the 46 percent who were not allowed to either change their starting or ending times, work a compressed workweek or work from home had difficulty balancing work and personal life. This compared to only 28 percent of those working the same hours with flexibility."

Tags:CLI, emotional, social, interaction, life-balance, scores, organized, personal, growth, challenge, control

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The paper discusses how in today's globally competitive marketplace, the struggle to recruit and retain talent is more vital to business success than ever before, however, many organizations face resource limitations that create a competitive disadvantage in the so-called war for talent. The paper relates, however, that research shows that recruitment and retention can be improved through cost effective measures such as providing work-life balance opportunities for employees. Along these lines, the paper argues for a viable approach for companies who need actual benefits like work-life balance to compete effectively in the human resource market. More specifically, the current study argues that the use of concierge services can be a differentiator in helping attract and retain human resource talent.

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"In today's globally competitive marketplace, the struggle to recruit and retain talent is more vital to business success than ever before. Despite the critical nature of this human resource function, however, many businesses struggle when it comes to being able to offer the same kinds of perquisites and benefits provided by companies with greater resources. That is, many organizations face resource limitations that create a competitive disadvantage in the so-called war for talent. Research shows,..."

Tags:work, life balance, war on talent, retention

Abstract
This paper presents Socrates' discussion of why the just or "good" life far exceeds the unjust or "bad" life that is given over to the rapacious pursuit of material and corporeal gratification. The author points out that the core of Socrates' moral philosophy is the emphasis on the ability of human beings to think rationally and to use moral precepts to arrive at a means of living and a way of life, which allows them to be proper citizens as well as contented and balanced individuals. The paper relates that, in this view, the soul can only be made peaceable and agreeable if a person seeks out only moral or "pure" pleasures and eschews bad actions. The author concludes that, generations later, Socrates' work continues to serve as a remarkably didactic and important contribution to the western philosophical tradition.

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"When reviewing Socrates' "Crito", it must be said that one of the chief arguments which arises is the argument that the just life is one means - perhaps the ultimate means - by which a man (or woman, though women were not discussed as possible philosophers by Socrates or by the other ancient writers) can maintain individual freedom and not fall to the debased status of a slave. Specifically, a man or woman is not truly free unless she applies human logos (the gift of the critical, inquiring mind) to the difficult question of what is truly just and proper within a particular situation."

Tags:freedom, logos, gratification, peaceable, virtue

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This paper explains that recently the insistent merging of the limits between work and life have begun to cause employees so much stress that companies' profits are beginning to be impacted negatively. Next, the author reviews the common problems of productivity and performance, absenteeism, recruitment and retention that can arise with the absence of work-life balance programs within companies. The paper evaluates which work-life balance strategies of telecommuting, flexible and reduced working hours, leave benefits, child care support, employee assistance program, subsidized cafeteria and fitness centers and increased manager support, are recommended for AAG to improve employee job satisfaction. Tables are included in the paper.

Table of Contents:
Table of Contents
Executive Summary
Introduction
Purpose and Significance
Scope and Limitations
Sources and Methodology
Problem Identification
Productivity and Performance
Absenteeism
Recruitment and Retention
Strategies
Telecommuting
Flexible and Reduced Working Hours
Leave Benefits
Child Care Support
Employee Assistance Program
Subsidized Cafeteria and Fitness Center
Increased Manager Support
Conclusions
Recommendations

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"At AAG employees are often overworked and lack flexibility in their schedules. As a result, they become stressed and find that their work and life are out of balance, leading to decreased productivity and increased employee turnover. As a result, employees may attempt to find a more suitable job, especially when other small to medium business owners offer flexibility practices. In a 2004 study by the Canadian Federation of Independent Business, they found that 94% of all small to medium businesses promote some kind of flexibility practices. Seventy-nine percent of these businesses promote flexibility in scheduling vacations, while 74% promoted time off for personal issues."

Tags:integration, interference issues, counseling, flexible work hours, maternity leaves

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This paper discusses that a company can attain and maintain a high productivity level by ensuring their employees maintain a healthy work-life balance. The author points out that separating one's personal life from one's professional life has been the mantra of generations, but as the family has changed over the decades, this often has become unrealistic. The paper states that flexible work schedules, extended maternity leave, time management training, wellness programs, and telecommuting options may at first seem like more headache than they are worth, and yet, the happier, more motivated employees these types of policies produce more than pay for themselves.

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"The benefits of work-life balance policies are numerous. Happier employees are more productive and more loyal. More productivity adds to a healthier bottom line. These policies can lead a company to attract and retain the best candidates for their open positions, increasing productivity even further. In general, work-life balance can help a company be more competitive in an increasingly competitive marketplace."

Tags:flexible, wellness, telecommuting, leave, profit

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This paper contends that the Canadian media has often fallen short when it comes to providing thoughtful, balanced reporting on the national political scene. According to the paper, the media has too often embraced simplistic explanatory narratives for why certain candidates win and certain candidates lose. it further states that more accurate and sophisticated explanations are overlooked, however, they are very necessary. The paper concludes by stating that the Canadian media trivializes political issues by treating campaigns as if they nothing more than "horse races."

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"As much as many people might wish otherwise, the grim reality is that the Canadian media has often fallen short when it comes to providing thoughtful, balanced reporting on the national political scene. Most of all, the media has too often embraced simplistic explanatory narratives for why certain candidates win and certain candidates lose - to the point that more accurate and sophisticated explanations are overlooked. At the same time, the media in this country can be rightly accused of trivializing political issues by treating campaigns as if they nothing..."

Tags:media, positive, role

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This paper relates that a consistent level of stress in working environments that has pushed workers to be successful has been detrimental to businesses, as well as society. The paper explains that because of these instances of violence and unrest within the working class, such as in the United States Postal Service and the nursing profession, businesses have discovered that they must now find methods that will create a balance between work and life. The paper concludes that businesses must now plan for a restructuring that accommodates the worker in his or her professional and personal existence.

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"The balance between work and an individual's life is significant in modern society because the concept suggests that the person has some form of control over his or her existence. At the beginning of industrialization Karl Marx noted that workers would ultimately have no control over their lives in a capitalistic society. Marx contended that there would be two classes in the social order - the wealthy and the laborers. In Marx' view, the wealthy would own all businesses and the laborer would depend on the business in order to survive in the social order. However, Marx also indicated that as time progressed the wealthy would manipulate the working man into believing that if he worked hard and long enough he would be capable of overcoming his hardships."

Tags:Marx, Maslow, employees, wages, stress, productivity, support

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Shows conflicts between the two. Examines the problem of achieving a balance between both. Discusses stresses felt by workers and the need of employers to be less demanding and workers to accept responsibility for balancing their lives.

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"There are several unique phases of individual growth identified by Stanley (2002), as moving the individual from a first adolescent job to graduation from high school or college and on to working and living as a single adult, moving into autonomous ..."

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This paper examines the pressures and conflicts faced by doctors and nurses regarding their work hours and time spent with family. First, the paper notes the shortages in doctors and nurses health care facilities. Then it shows how the current solution to this problem is to require doctors and nurses to work harder and longer. Next, the paper discusses how residents become habituated to 80-hour work weeks at the expense of family. Additionally, the paper addresses how stress at work for doctors and nurses may impact the family. The paper concludes by stating that physicians and nurses can engage in appropriate self-care such as eating and sleeping as healthfully as possible, commiserating with colleagues, taking time to laugh to diffuse a tension-ridden situation, and knowing when they have had 'too much.'

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"While medical professionals may advise their patients to have an appropriate work and life balance, they may feel that this advice does not apply to them: a recent study of young doctors-in-training conducted by Johns Hopkins University found that residents, "set themselves up for burnout by accepting, even embracing, what they believed would be a temporary imbalance between the personal and professional aspects of their lives" (Chen 2009, p.1). Although some residents take comfort in the fact that their 80-hour work weeks are only temporary, this work-life imbalance often became a pattern. "The ones who are happier...are the ones who have held on to one or two things and have said, 'I'm not just another resident. I play the guitar, I run races, or I go home to family.' They don't do these things to the same extent as they did before residency, but they do them enough to maintain a sense of self" the authors of the Hopkins study found (Chen 2009, p.1). These physicians' practice and quality of care did not suffer, but was enhanced, by outside pursuits. But old habits in the profession die hard and many residents are indoctrinated into the workaholic manifesto."

Tags:patients, family life, residency, workaholic

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The pressures of modern society have made achieving personal balance between work and home life increasingly difficult. This paper defines balance and shows how lack of it increases stress leading to personal problems and health risks. It also examines external and self-imposed obstacles to achieving balance and shows how well defined personal goals can be used to overcome them.

Tags:balancing, work, life