Tag Archives: work life balance

Task Lists and Workplace Productivity: The Ivy Lee Method

This post explores the Ivy Lee Method to enhance productivity. It was practiced by President and General Dwight D. Eisenhower and later repackaged as a time management matrix by Dr. Stephen Covey in, “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People” (1989) with special emphasis on distinguishing between important and urgent tasks.   Who was Ivy […]

Work and Life Balance in the Digital Age

Work Life Balance

Today’s technological devices (mobile devices, video conferencing, etc.) can help us to work flexibly from various locations and around the clock, but it can also lead towards a depreciation of work/life boundaries and the feeling of always being “on the grid.” Decades ago some authors, scientists, and business people predicted that we would advance in […]

The Power of Power Couples

The Power of Power Couples The term “power couple” usually evokes images of wealth, charisma, and glamour, but for many prominent professional couples, life in the dual-career lane can be anything but a smooth ride. There are many challenges in maintaining a loving relationship and a chaos-free household when both partners work long hours and […]

Four Steps towards a More Balanced Life!

Discovering a work-life balance can often feel like an impossible feat in today’s world. Various technologies make us accessible around the clock and the impact of the Great Recession means many people still fear losing their job. The results are longer days and longer work weeks.  The unhealthy levels of stress that come from these […]