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Topic. The balance between work and personal life

Referring to the article:

“Keep balance between work, personal life”, A CEO told the dokter his family had trouble dealing with his new function because he couldn’t keep the balance between work and personal life.

In the article:

“What to do to keep the balance”, several ideas and tips have been given to keep the relationship between the to as balanced as possible.

Now the question is;

“Why is it so hard to keep the balance between work and personal life?”

The book “Organisation and management – Jos Marcus/ Nick van Dam” gives an answer in one of its chapters.

Emotional intelligence

First of all it has to do with the emotional intelligence of people. A general definition of the concept of emotional intelligence is ‘a series of non-cognitive capacities, competencies and skills that influence an individual’s success and his or her ability to meet demands and counter environmental pressure’. The five main EQ qualities are:

1. Self-awareness; People with a high EQ are conscious of their feelings
2. Emotional control; People with a high EQ are positive about their own qualities and are not easily dismissed
3. Self-motivation; People with a high EQ are able to deal with things in the longer term.
4. Empathy; People with a high EQ are good in interpreting the feelings of others.
5. Social Skills; People with a high EQ can deal equally well with both familiar figures and strangers.

Emotional intelligence is an ability that exerts a big influence on every aspect of our functioning, and thus on personal and social success.

Overloading, stress and stress prevention and burnout

An employee is strongly psychologically influenced by experiences and events occurring during work. Work penetrates into the private lives and leisure activities of the employee. Negative emotions have an especially great influence on one’s private life. Employees who are not happy during work will often not be happy in their private lives either, regardless of how long they spend at home or on holidays.

Strikingly, while work-related emotions nearly always have an effect on one’s private life, the opposite is less likely to hold. During work, little thought is given to family or holidays, though major private problems may influence the quality of one’s work.

Overloading

Overloading can take four different forms, namely:

1. Emotional overloading; This factor has the biggest influence on private life. Concerns, problems and feelings of satisfaction or pleasure are taken home. The mood there is determined by the positive or negative experiences of the past working day.
2. Psyical overloading; After a busy and strenuous day, the employee comes home tired. His/her only interest is in food, TV or sleeop. He/she does not have the physical strength or time for a lively private life.
3. Attitude and behaviour overloading; The views and behaviour exhibited in the employee’s life are strongly related to social experiences during work. An employee with a job which requires much strength and has little space for showing feeling s will have trouble showing feelings of attachment and tenderness at home.
4. Existencial overloading; People who are dissatisfied with their job will encounter psychological problems more than others. A failed career may cause a deep depression which extends to all aspects of life.

Long-term tension makes employees insensitive to events in their private lives and will diminish their ability to enjoy things when they are not at work. Emotional outlets such as feelings of enjoyment, sorrow, rage and pleasure are suppressed.

Stress

Stress is the main caus of overloading. A distinction can be made between stress as a condition and stress as apart and parcel of a processs. By stress as a condition we mean the psychological and physical situation that arises when demands are made of a person which he or she cannot satisfy. Process-related stress can be seen as the physical, psychological and social changes that are connected with stress as a condition.

Personality factors:

-          Effect-increasing factors such as excessive and aggressive fixation on the job and a need to alienate oneself from other people.

-          Effect-increasing factors such as good social contacts, self-confidence, flexibility and a good physical condition

Environmental factors:

-          Psychical working conditions

-          Ergonomic factors

-          Safety risks

-          Work and leisure times

-          Travel times and circumstances

-          Private circumstances

Not all stress is disastrous. Accoridng to Selye, a Canadian endocrinologist who made a lifetime study of stress, complete freedom from stress equates to death. A distinction also needs to be made between positive and negative stress, where positive stress may even strengthen the manager and invigorate him. Positive stress is also known as ‘positive tension’.

Stress at work is caused mainly by:

-          time pressure

-          long working days

-          too much work

-          personal relationships

-          employee quality

These are main reasons why it is so hard to keep the balance between work and personal life.

Now statements about this information:

-          What happens if employees give up on their strength and admit the overloading and stress?

o       What consequences does this have?

-          How can stress be prevented?

What to do to keep the balance!?

Maslows Hierarchyof Needs

To motivate people, you need to fill in the the earlier fases.

Keep balance between work, personal life

Motivational techniques

5 ideas for driven employees

The first few minutes of the workday can often be the most important minutes you`ll have as a employer with your employees.

Below are five quick and easy ideas that can help you give your people the jump start they need every morning before work begins.

1. Early arrival:

Arrive to work before or with your employees and let your actions demonstrate your dedication to the company and its objectives. If you expect the best from others you must expect the same from yourself.

2. Energy

Walk in with a spring in your step and a smile on your face and you'll spread the enthusiasm necessary for a productive workday.

3. Meet and greet

Begin the day by greeting your people, letting them know through your actions that you care about them and feel they are an important asset to the company.

4. Expectations

People need direction. They need to know where they are heading and why. As you greet your employees, let them know what results you expect to see at the end of the day.

http://www.motivation123.com/employee-motivation2.html

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