How Often Do You Bring Your Work Home?
“How often do you bring work home?” When asked that question in a poll taken across the 15,000 niche career sites in our network, only 34.71 percent of job seekers said, “I never bring work home.” A majority responded that they bring work home either once or twice a week (23.09 percent), everyday (29.82 percent), or only on the weekend (12.38 percent).
“To remain competitive, companies need to continue to evolve their technology and service offerings,” said Rich Milgram, CEO of Beyond.com, Inc. “This effort often requires employees to be proactive and work longer hours inside and outside the office. However, professionals can still achieve a healthy work-life balance by working smarter and setting priorities and boundaries to help effectively manage their time.”
Finding the right balance can be a difficult task regardless of one’s professional level in an organization. In order to create a healthy work-life balance there are five tips each business professional should attest to:
- Prioritize. Know what is important and what can wait as not everything is a top priority. Tackle items with deadlines or are most critical to the business first.
- Organize. Start by clearing off your desk to create a smooth workflow to eliminate confusion, distraction and save time.
- Delegate. Do not feel the burden of handling all tasks personally. Look to others for support, including fellow team members or other departments that possess expertise in certain areas.
- Don’t Overbook and Be Realistic. Rarely does everything go according to plan, so build some time into the schedule for things that come up during the day.
- Don’t Get Caught Up in Email. Email is a convenient form of communication, however it can be a great distraction when trying to complete a task. Know when it is time to step away from the inbox and complete more important projects.
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