| | SEPTEMBER 20208A perfect work-life balance! The words sound sweet to everyone, but not everyone achieves it. Why people cannot achieve it? Because the notion is that a perfect work-life is working 8 hours a day and spending the rest of the time in the day with family and personal works. Does it work that way? No. A perfect work-life balance cannot be attained in a day, it happens over time. What is the use of working 8 hours a day and thinking about upcoming projects or pending works, when you are spending time with your family? That should not happen. "Overworking Creates Stress and Even Your beloved ones will be in Stress" Hard work is always appreciated. But there is a thin line of demarcation between hard work and overwork. Overwork impacts an employee negatively by creating anxiety and depression because of poor sleep and stress. A study by WHO reveals that the major cause of disability is depression. Depression and anxiety cost the US $1 Trillion in lost productivity. The employee who works fails to deliver quality work on-time and takes leave of absence often due to health problems. On the other hand, employees who overwork find less time for their personal work and growth. Besides, they find less time to spend with family. They miss their kids' childhood, parents getting old, and the memories they could've created. Ellen Galinsky, president of the Families and Work Institute in New York, interviewed 600 parents and 1000 children and found that children rather than wishing for more parent time hoped that their parents would be less THOUGHT LEADERSHIPSMALL WAYS TO IMPROVE WORK-LIFE BALANCEBy Shankar Krishnamoorthy, Co-Founder & CEO, SynergitaFollowing the guidance of Shankar Krishnamoorthy, Synergita has achieved industry appreciation through awards by serving employee performance management to different businesses.Shankar Krishnamoorthy
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