Beyond Juggling: Rebalancing Your Busy Life
Editorial Reviews
Book Description
Finally! A Realistic Approach to Work-Life Balance
If you're one of the millions of people who are feeling overcommitted, overworked, and overtired, you've probably already learned that you can't juggle your way to a balanced life. With ever-increasing demands at work and at home, juggling only leads to exhaustion and frustration.
Beyond Juggling presents five alternative strategies--Alternating, Outsourcing, Bundling, Techflexing, and Simplifying--that don't require either hyperactive time management or drastic career downshifting. Instead, it offers a collection of tools to help you craft a realistic rebalancing plan, tailored to your life needs and career situation.
Extremely practical, Beyond Juggling details the five strategies, explains the rewards and drawbacks associated with each, and provides real-life case studies of people who have used each method successfully to rebalance their lives.
Using the self-assessment instrument included in the book, you'll be able to pinpoint the work-life strategy (or strategies) you are currently using. Additional quizzes and checklists will help you take steps to reduce the dissonance between your professional and personal lives and achieve more of the balance you crave.
From the Publisher
“We know professionals seek both hope and help in striking work/life balance, and this book contains extraordinary wisdom for them. But I'd advise every HR department and line manager to get to it first. This is a real eye-opener about how to attract and retain top talent. It is a message for corporate America." -Jack Zenger, Vice Chairman, Provant
“At last I realize that my meager attempts to balance a complex life are not hopeless. This is a useful and timely book for all who seek balance but can not find it.” -Dave Ulrich, Professor of Business, University of Michigan
"Work-life balance is the holy grail of the 21st century. But, as Sandholtz, et al, show us, it's managable. They offer practical remedies for how individuals and families can get in firmer control of their priorities, and how companies can help. Beyond Juggling is as good a business book as I've read." -Jon Younger, Ph.D., Senior Vice President, Leadeship Development National City Corporation
“The people profiled here provide great examples of real options to consider if you want to better balance your work and the rest of your life, and they also show a realistic picture of the trade-offs those options present - both personally and professionally. As an HR leader, I plan to use this book both to coach managers in creating more options in work structure and design, and to work with individuals who are looking for their own ways to improve their balance. The practical tools and advice captured here can help any reader reassess their situation and their choices, and can help surface new ideas on the best use of time and resources.” -Kathy Spinelli, Divisional Vice President, Merchandising Human Resources, Kmart Corporation
“Beyond Juggling offers a fresh perspective o n the needs of both talented employees seeking work-life balance and their employers. The strategies are creative, yet practical, and based on solid research into individuals and organizations who have been on the quest. A must-read for employers who want to attract and retain talented executives struggling with work-life balance issues.” -Koh Boon Hwee, Prominent Singapore Technopreneur and Board Director, Centre for Effective Leadership (Asia)
“As a woman keeping a very demanding family, career and volunteer schedule, I find Beyond Juggling a substance-oriented book that paints the reality of work-life balance issues. It offers great insight on the challenges and preparation professionals must face to adopt different balance strategies successfully. An excellent read for both individuals and employers seeking to retain them in the war for talent. -Denise Phua Lay-Peng, Regional Director, Centre for Effective Leadership (Asia) and Chairperson, Worldwide Collaborations for Autism Needs
Beyond Juggling: Rebalancing Your Busy Life
Beyond Juggling: Rebalancing Your Busy Life,Brooklyn Derr,Kathy Buckner,Dawn Carlson,Kurt Sandholtz,Berrett-Koehler Publishers,1576751309,Business / Economics / Finance,Personal Growth - General,Quality of life,Self-Help,Time Management
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