Work Life Harmony vs work Life Balance
Term balance means a state where we give equal importance to work and personal Life. But can we give equal importance, mindshare and energy to both? If you ask me, the whole notion of work/life balance is debatable
By the definition it means that your work is more important than your personal life or vice versa. But can it be true. Everyone's priorities are different, and the things we care about naturally dominate our time and our thoughts. So question comes what are we passionate about and how are we integrating the things we care about both family and careers’s.
Recently I completed 10 years of my career and when I reflected that how I have come so far without any break- what I realized that from time to time I integrated my career and personal life be it my marriage or be it taking care of my family in uncertain times. I call it a harmony between the two phases of life, both are dear to me and I care immensely for both.
My key reflection has been that I am not viewing my career and personal life separate. The biggest mistake we do when we consider them separate. Work life harmony on the other hand, allows work to be a part of my life. This means that I can choose to be happy both at home, and at work! Work no longer needs to be seen as the ‘bad’ or un-fun activity neither I have to balance.
At the end - Its not the ”OR” it certainly is “AND”
Director, People and Culture @ Allegis Group
3 年this has been such hot topic of discussion and I get numerous requests on running sessions for the same everyday! thanks for sharing this Sandhya Pandita.. I hope more people get to read this...
SAFe 4 Agilist, Certified Scrum Master, Account management, Escalation Management, Client Engagement, Solution Consulting.
3 年A fresh perspective on how to approach a very pertinent concept, puzzling and agonizing most professionals! As rightly stated, the key is not prioritizing one over the other, but making small adjustments so that the two aspects weave in together to propel you forward. Great article!!! Kudos!! ?? ?? ??
Executive Director at TEKsystems
3 年I always admired your clarity of thoughts .. good to read your perspective on work and life balance ????