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Strike a Balance: Tips for a Fulfilling Work and Life Experience

HR Digest

This can lead to stress reduction, better sleep, and improved overall employee wellness. Increased productivity: When employees are stressed and overworked, their productivity can suffer. Foster a supportive workplace culture: Creating a supportive workplace culture can help employees feel valued and engaged.

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Flextime Is Declining, But “Flex Around the Edges” Is Up

Harvard Business Review

Are such “right to request” laws indicators of a rise in flextime? Or do they reflect a fear that flextime programs are being eliminated? Extended flextime, such as job sharing, part-time work, and sabbaticals, is an even stronger employee magnet. The answer seems to be a confusing “both.”

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Be Flexible, Attract Talent

Marshall Goldsmith

I spoke with Lisa Kay Solomon, vice-president of business development for Flexperience, about how organizations can build sustainable talent management strategies through flexible work. So what are some of the best practices around flexible work and flextime? Edited excerpts of our conversation follow: Why is flexibility so important?

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Should Employers Ban Email After Work Hours?

Harvard Business Review

Yes,takingcare of work during non-work time may hurt our relationships with family and friends — but still, more than three-quarters of full-time workers tell Gallup that the ability to use mobile technology outside normal working hours is a somewhat to very positive development. Actively disengaged workers comprise 18% of the U.S.

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Proof That Positive Work Cultures Are More Productive

Harvard Business Review

Although there’s an assumption that stress and pressure push employees to perform more, better, and faster, what cutthroat organizations fail to recognize is the hidden costs incurred. economy because of workplace stress, and 550 billion workdays are lost each year due to stress on the job. Insight Center.