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#1 Professional Goal for 2013 Is Developing New Skills
January 15, 2013 by Steven Rothberg
Nicole Williams, LinkedIn career expert
Long after all of the presents have been unwrapped and the ball has dropped, a lot of attention is paid to resolutions — the most common ones being losing weight and drinking less — that most people won’t keep past the middle of January. LinkedIn surveyed more than 7,100 professionals around the world and found that 74 percent of people globally made a professional goal for 2012, and of that number, fifty-six percent of those professionals said that they actually achieved their goal last year. In the United States specifically, 70 percent of people made a professional goal for 2012, and 56 percent of those people succeeded at accomplishing that goal.
Here are the top five professional goals people in the U.S. said they want to achieve in 2013: Continue Reading
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Telecommuters Say More Freedom Leads to Increased Productivity and Provides Benefits
December 06, 2012 by William FriersonIt appears that employees enjoy the professional and personal benefits of working from home.
TeamViewer® announced the findings of its survey of 500 American adults ages 18 and older who work from home either full time or part time, conducted online by uSamp in October. The survey found that fully half (50%) of telecommuters feel that they are more productive working from home, with 23% even saying that they are much more productive. Continue Reading
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Today’s Dads Are More Than Just a Paycheck
June 14, 2012 by William FriersonWork, bring home a paycheck, and discipline when necessary.
For years that was the role of fathers. Dads were breadwinners who put in long hours so they could bring home the bacon, which mothers then cooked for breakfast the next morning. Usually dads were gone before sunrise and home around dinner, just in time to follow through on mom’s threats to the kids of “WAIT UNTIL YOUR FATHER GETS HOME!” Times were different then, with many dads from years ago never even changing diapers, so the notion of a full-time stay-at-home dad was completely foreign.
But the Don Drapers of the world have faded away as more women than men graduate from college, and the vast majority of those who lost jobs in the recent economic recession were men. Throw in the fact that modern day dads are actively striving for “shared parenting” and increased involvement with their kids, and you have a fundamental shift underway regarding work/life balance as it pertains to men. Continue Reading
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Achieving Work/Life Balance Biggest Stress Factor for Employees
June 06, 2012 by William FriersonA recent survey indicated what is causing the most stress for employees. Achieving work/life balance.
What’s stressing out everyone at the office? Apparently, making work — and everything else — work. In a new Accountemps survey, 41 percent of chief financial officers (CFOs) interviewed said trying to balance work and personal responsibilities is the greatest source of workplace stress for accounting and finance professionals. Office politics or conflicts with coworkers was cited by 28 percent of respondents. Continue Reading
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12 Ways Working Moms Can Rebalance Work & Life
April 30, 2012 by William FriersonOutside the vacuum-sealed fluorescent-lit corridors and beyond the pitted asphalt of the remote parking lot, it shimmers with vague yet enticing promises of renewal and restoration — home. And so you press forward, one patent-pumped footstep after another, towards your treasured oasis.
Spoiler Alert: Letdown moment ahead. Not one member of your indigenous tribe remembered to let the dog out, and you know what that means. Your spouse is working late and (“Sorry!”) can’t drive to baseball practice as agreed. Suddenly, far behind you, that pile of reports on your desk is now shimmering and beginning a belly dance.
How is this supposed to work again? We’ve got a dozen suggestions. Continue Reading
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Thoughts on Work/Life Balance Revealed in New Poll
April 27, 2012 by William FriersonHow much work/life balance do you have?
Recently, Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg said she works 9 to 5 hours and gives the rest of her time to her family. But what about the rest of us? SodaHead.com, an opinion-based community, asked its users about their thoughts on work/life balance. Continue Reading
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14 Steps to Achieving Work-Life Balance
April 20, 2012 by William FriersonIn today’s busy world, prioritizing between your work and your personal life can be a huge challenge. But studies show that a poor work-life balance can result in unhealthy levels of stress, unhappiness, and even reduced productivity.
The 14 tips outlined in this article are designed to help you restore the balance — and harmony — in your work and personal lives, so you can enjoy both to the utmost. Continue Reading
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Job Satisfaction: What Workers Want
January 30, 2012 by William FriersonHave you ever thought about what you want out of a job?
Professionals interviewed by OfficeTeam identified work/life balance (28 percent) and opportunities to learn and grow (27 percent) as the top contributors to their job satisfaction. The results are in line with those from a similar survey in which managers were asked about the factors most tied to employee morale.
Workers were asked, “Aside from salary, which one of the following aspects of your job is most tied to your satisfaction?” Their responses: Continue Reading
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The Myth of Work/Life Balance: Seven Ways to Rethink Your Approach to the Daily Grind (and Get Happier in the Process!)
October 05, 2011 by William FriersonIn a perfect world, “work” and “home” would balance out neatly. We’d work from 8 to 5 each day, take an hour-long lunch, and then come home and spend uninterrupted time with our families. But for those of us here in the wake of the Great Recession, firmly entrenched in an “always on” society, this notion seems hopelessly outdated. Most of us are working longer, more stressful hours, and work is spilling over into evenings and weekends. No wonder a recent survey of North American employees found that 87 percent of respondents say their work/life balance (or lack thereof) is negatively affecting their health!
With so many people suffering from this problem, you would think the natural solution would be to encourage businesses to help their stressed-out employees find more balance in their lives. Not so, says best-selling author Jon Gordon. Continue Reading
