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May 29th

Working Moms & The Struggle to Achieve Work Life Balance

By Eileen Lichtenstein - Peak-Performance-Success Coach

Achieving Work/Life Balance Is Definition Of Career Happiness For Most Working MothersA recent study shows many working moms are not satisfied with their career, and feel their work is more stressful than being a stay-at-home mom. This is in a large part due to a lack of work life balance. According to the study, 56 percent of working mothers are not satisfied with their career, while 62 percent say "achieving work life balance" is most important to achieving career happiness.


However, work life balance is difficult to attain for many working moms. Studies find the majority of respondents (70 percent) don't have a flexible arrangement worked out with their boss, and nearly four of ten surveyed say motherhood takes a back seat to work responsibilities. Besides pay and advancement, flexible work schedules and flexible arrangements are two of the more influential factors in achieving career happiness for working mothers.


Working moms are an important segment of today's workforce, providing organizations the skilled and knowledgeable talent pool they require. However, many businesses are falling short in delivering the much-needed flexibility that these workers require in order to achieve job satisfaction and engagement. Without work/life balance policies, programs and cultures in place, companies will quickly lose these talented workers to family-friendly competition.


Greater stress and difficulty in balancing work responsibilities have become significant challenges for working mothers.


I can help you with Work Life Balance! Contact me Eileen Your Peak Performance Success Coach


 


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Feb 10th

Offline and a Thank You

By Jennifer Conaway - Business Wrangler
I am going to be offline for a few days. Completely offline, no access; unless I got to the local Starbucks and access their wireless network; or send the occasional Twitter via my Blackberry.

I’m going home for a funeral. There is no wireless access where I am staying and getting on to their network is, to put it mildly, mind numbing. This isn’t all bad. I will have the time to consider what I have lost, to recreate relationships with people I haven’t seen in a long time, to focus on pleasant memories and create ... Read More
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