COURSE OVERVIEW:

Work–life balance is the lack of opposition between work and other life roles. It is the state of equilibrium in which demands of personal life, professional life, and family life are equal.

It is no easy task to achieve work-life balance in today’s unpredictable and fast-paced business world. As we grow increasingly more connected through technology and social media, it is becoming more and more difficult to separate work from our personal lives. It is commonplace to check emails at all hours, take business calls at the dinner table and work on our laptops on weekends. How has this become acceptable?

Employers expect more from their people, which leads to them feeling more pressure to achieve greater results. Consequently, this leads to longer working hours, and less time spent at home. If you’re a business leader, you have a responsibility to help all your team juggle the demands of their work and personal lives. Even your most engaged employees may still be struggling to find balance…

If you’re an employee, ‘work-life balance’ is a phrase you probably hear often – and it describes a goal that anyone who’s ever been employed relates to. Because, let’s face it, there’s more to life than work, no matter how rewarding your job or career.

Juggling the need to earn money and filling a desire to have non-work interests, activities and commitments is challenging. Perfect work-life balance probably doesn’t exist – what it looks like largely depends on what suits you and those close to you.

Maintaining a healthy work-life balance is not only important for health and relationships, but it can also improve people’s productivity, and ultimately performance. Put simply, if people don’t view work as a chore, then they will work harder, make fewer mistakes and are more likely to become advocates for their brand.

In this course you will learn how to properly maintain and manage your work-life balance and go through the many benefits and practical reasons. You will learn a variety of techniques and tips to help you excel in the office and back at home. This course will benefit your relationship with your family, your employer, and most importantly yourself. You will maximise your potential, reduce stress and gain a whole new healthier lifestyle.

LEARNING OUTCOMES:

By the end of this course, you will be able to understand:

·       What’s your work–life balance like?

·       How to weigh up your current work–life balance?

·       The main reasons why more and more people are addressing the topic of work–life balance

·       How to understand what the concept means for you?

·       The symptoms of being out of balance

·       How to find out what triggers an out-of-balance state for you?

·       How to work out how you feel when you’re in-balance?

·       How to find out what triggers an in-balance state for you?

·       How to find your locus of control?

·       How to work out your values and priorities?

·       How to work out what’s important to you?

·       How to work out the relative importance of your values to you?

·       How to set yourself some goals?

·       How to not confuse other people’s values for your own?

·       How to take into account other people’s needs?

·       How to work more flexibly?

·       How to find out about the options open to you for flexible working?

·       How to make an application for flexible working hours?

·       How to set up a flexible working system in your organisation?

·       Why you should prepare well enough before applying for flexible working?

·       Why you should think through all the financial implications?

·       Why you should not try to implement a cultural change too quickly?

·       Why you should not begrudge employees who want flexible working arrangements?

·       Why you need insufficient contact with out-of-office staff?

·       How to juggle family and work demands?

·       How to identify the advantages and the demands of work?

·       How to identify the demands of family and home?

·       How to work out which demands are compatible?

·       Why think about the advantages of not working?

·       Why think about the benefits of a career break?

·       How to consider other ways of achieving your goals?

·       Why you should not feel trapped by finances?

·       How to learn to prioritise?

·       How to decide on your objectives?

·       How to manage your inputs and outputs?

·       How to survive stress?

·       How to identify the main sources of stress?

·       The general sources of stress at work, home, and in balancing different roles

·       How to sort out stressful relationships?

·       How to deal with criticism?

·       How to draw positive outcomes from difficult situations?

·       How to communicate assertively?

·       How to develop stress-busting habits?

·       Why you should not be available 24/7 for work?

COURSE DURATION:

The typical duration of this course is approximately 2-3 hours to complete. Your enrolment is Valid for 12 Months. Start anytime and study at your own pace.

COURSE REQUIREMENTS:

You must have access to a computer or any mobile device with Adobe Acrobat Reader (free PDF Viewer) installed, to complete this course.

COURSE DELIVERY:

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ASSESSMENT:

A simple 10-question true or false quiz with Unlimited Submission Attempts.

CERTIFICATION:

Upon course completion, you will receive a customised digital “Certificate of Completion”.