Work-Life Challenges and Opportunities

2018 ◽  
pp. 52-82
Author(s):  
Jeffrey H. Greenhaus ◽  
Gerard A. Callanan ◽  
Veronica M. Godshalk
Keyword(s):  
Work Life ◽  
Life Challenges ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities

scholarly journals The digitization of working life: Challenges and opportunities

2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-6
Author(s):  
Ana-Maria Cazan
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Business Performance ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Working Life ◽  
Employee Productivity ◽  
Life Challenges ◽  
Essential Components ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Worker Autonomy

In recent years, the role of technology in working life has increased. Technology and digitalization play a crucial role in the developmentof the organizations and the entire societies. The ascendance of digital organizations has also become a widely researched topic, the digital workplace environmentbeing an important organizational asset for increasing employee productivity (Köffer, 2015). Digitalization creates changes in the world of work, impacting not only business performance and worker productivity, but also job satisfaction, work/life balance, worker autonomy and monitoring across hierarchical levels. Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in particular are essential components of working andimportant working tools (Korunka&Vartiainen, 2017).

“I did not know what to expect”: Music as a means to achieving work-life balance

2020 ◽  
pp. 1321103X1989917
Author(s):  
Dawn Joseph
Keyword(s):  
Professional Learning ◽  
Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis ◽  
Phenomenological Approach ◽  
Work Life ◽  
New Music ◽  
Work Life Balance ◽  
Activity Data ◽  
Life Balance ◽  
Email Communication ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities

Work–life balance has become a buzzword in many corporate settings. This study situates itself at a higher education institute in Melbourne (Australia) where African music (singing and drumming) was used as a lever for faculty staff to “break from work” and “learn about a new music and culture”. Drawing on email communication, questionnaire data, and anecdotal feedback, a phenomenological approach was adopted to explore the benefits, challenges, and opportunities staff experienced as a recreational group music activity. Data were analyzed using interpretative phenomenological analysis as a tool. Two overarching themes emerged (group participation and learning, and challenges) and are discussed in the findings. The workshops proved successful and are worthy to be replicated in other places and spaces. Further research is needed to gain insight into whether regular music workshops can influence work–life balance and professional learning for staff.

scholarly journals World Family Portrait: A celebration of humanity's place in the world

2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 137-139
Author(s):  
Keyword(s):  
Social Cohesion ◽  
Regional Integration ◽  
Human Condition ◽  
Social Conditions ◽  
Life Challenges ◽  
The World ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities ◽  
The Human Condition

In 2014, the Regional Integration and Social Cohesion (RISC) Consortium launched an ongoing interactive initiative entitled A World Family Portrait. This call for contributions invites scholars, practitioners, journalists, photographers, and so forth, to submit written and photographic contributions in English, French or Spanish that provoke a contemporary reflection on the human condition through the presentation and analysis of life challenges and opportunities. The goal of these publications is not simply to document world events/social conditions but also to engage readers through photography and prose in a dialogue focusing on the evolution of our world and humanity’s place in it.

scholarly journals Exploring the work–life challenges and dilemmas faced by managers and professionals who live alone

2017 ◽  
Vol 31 (4) ◽  
pp. 640-656 ◽  
Author(s):  
Krystal Wilkinson ◽  
Jennifer Tomlinson ◽  
Jean Gardiner
Keyword(s):  
Well Being ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Work Life Balance ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Life Balance ◽  
Life Challenges ◽  
Life Issues ◽  
Working Age ◽  
Work Family ◽  
The Uk

This article aims to question the dominant understanding of work–life balance or conflict as primarily a ‘work–family’ issue. It does this by exploring the experiences of managers and professionals who live alone and do not have children – a group of employees traditionally overlooked in work–life policy and research but, significantly, a group on the rise within the working age population. Semi-structured interviews with 36 solo-living managers and professionals were carried out in the UK, spanning a range of occupations. In addition to previously identified work–life issues, four themes emerged that were pressing for and specific to solo-living managers and professionals. These are articulated here as challenges and dilemmas relating to: assumptions about work and non-work time; the legitimacy of their work–life balance; lack of support connected to financial and emotional well-being; and work-based vulnerabilities.

Suicide in Late Life: Challenges and Opportunities for Research

1995 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 131-136 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jane L. Pearson ◽  
Yeates Conwell
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Late Life ◽  
Absolute Number ◽  
Older Age ◽  
World Health ◽  
Industrialized Countries ◽  
Suicide Rates ◽  
Life Challenges ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities ◽  
Health Organization

Two of the most commonly cited risk factors for suicide are older age and male gender. Among the industrialized countries that provide statistics on suicide, all report that men commit suicide more frequently than women (see Mościcki, this issue). In a majority of those countries, suicide rates rise progressively with age; in all but one, the highest suicide rates occur for men age 75 and older (Table 1; based on countries reporting statistics to the World Health Organization from 1988 to 1991 [WHO, 1990, 1991]). Despite the dramatic effects of gender and age on suicide risk, relatively little attention has been paid to the risk factors for and clinical profiles of late-life suicide. Given the progressive aging of populations around the industrialized world, and assuming that the relationship between older age and suicide will persist, the absolute number of elderly suicides is likely to increase dramatically in coming decades.

scholarly journals Differences and Similarities between Leaders and Non-Leaders on Self-Reported Stress, Resilience and Wellbeing at Work

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amanda Wallis
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Team Leaders ◽  
Senior Leaders ◽  
Stress Resilience ◽  
Team Members ◽  
Targeted Interventions ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Organisational Support ◽  
Life Challenges

In this paper, we examined differences and similarities in wellbeing, mental health, stress, resilience, and perceptions of organisational support and climate between groups of senior leaders, team leaders, and team members across New Zealand (N = 4,215). Results indicated that non-leaders (team members) reported greater stress from non-work life challenges, lower resilience, lower wellbeing, poorer mental health, and more negative perceptions of their organisational support and climate compared to team leaders and senior leaders. Team leaders and senior leaders reported greater stress from work-related challenges (work demands and poor peer support) and lower satisfaction with their work life balance. Mediation analysis found that work factors and resilience significantly mediated the relationship between leadership status (leader versus non leader) and psychological distress and flourishing. Findings support the necessity for targeted interventions for different groups within organisational hierarchies. Further, they emphasise the need for proactive and multi-level approaches to building workplace wellbeing to foster wellbeing in all employees regardless of their leadership status. We make recommendations for organisations to achieve these goals and build psychologically healthy and thriving workplaces.

scholarly journals World Family Portrait: A celebration of humanity’s place in the world

2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 106-110
Keyword(s):  
Human Condition ◽  
Social Conditions ◽  
Life Challenges ◽  
The World ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities ◽  
The Human Condition

In 2014, the RISC Consortium launched an ongoing interactive initiative entitled “A World Family Portrait.” This call for contributions invites scholars, practitioners, journalists, photographers, etc. to submit written and photographic contributions in English, French, or Spanish that provoke a contemporary reflection on the human condition through the presentation and analysis of life challenges and opportunities. The goal of these publications is not simply to document world events or social conditions but to engage readers through photography and prose in a dialogue focusing on the evolution of our world and humanity’s place in it. Selected photos will be published periodically in the Leadership Forum section of Regions and Cohesion.

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