Let's talk about employee wellness and work-life balance. Here are some tips to help your team balance their professional and personal life to build a positive culture and improve employee engagement.
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Let’s get one thing straight: having a good work-life balance isn’t about total equilibrium. Just as life shifts and changes unexpectedly, so will the balance you create between your professional and personal lives.
If everything isn’t 50/50 all the time, don’t stress it. It’s not about perfection. It’s about finding a rhythm that works.
Developing a structure to help minimize the changes and developing time management skills will better help you go with the flow when things shift.
You deserve to enjoy your personal life without compromising your work performance. With the right tools, you can, should, and will excel at both. 😄
Today’s culture drives it into our heads that we have to be “on” 24/7. People are finding it increasingly difficult to mentally clock out of work at the end of the day.
And with our desks being steps away from our bedrooms, better work-life balance is more important than ever.
✨ Now, let’s let the numbers do the talking:
All-in-all, finding an improved work-life balance allows your team to perform well at work without neglecting their personal lives and goals.
A healthy balance between work and life makes your employees happier, helps them manage stress, and even leads to a more fulfilling career. So, let’s talk about how to help your team achieve work-life balance and greater overall well-being.
Employers, you should always be working to help your employees live a healthier, more balanced life. Not only will it help them feel more supported in the workplace, but it will increase retention rates and performance.
To put it in less corporate terms–it’s a win-win for the whole crew!
Here’s how you can support your team while they find their work-life groove.
Work-life balance is a nuanced topic because it looks different for everyone. Every person has different:
If you’re feeling off-balance, there are always things you can do to refresh your routine and build healthier boundaries around life and work:
As your life changes, so will your work-life balance needs. So, it’s important to be flexible. For example, is Q4 often busy for you and your team? Pamper yourself with a bit more “me-time” in Q3 and Q1 to help offset the crazy work that happens in Q4.
Even when things get crazy, honor what your mind and body are asking for in the present moment. 🧠
Sometimes you will need peace and relaxation, sometimes you need to head to the gym, and sometimes you’ll need quality time spent with people you love.
Whatever it is, pay attention to your breathing and emotional state to help assess where you’re at. Your needs inside and outside of work will change as life comes at you. It’s often surprising how taking time for yourself amidst the craziness is the missing key to success!
Remember, health is wealth. Cheesy? Maybe, but it’s true. Working long, unsustainable hours can take an immense toll on your mental and physical health.
Your personal health should always be your top priority. 🙌
This will look different for everyone. But remember to move your body, drink a lot of water, and seek professional help if you need it. The right company and team won’t judge you for putting your personal health first.
Your PTO is there, so use it!
“Hustle culture” has us believing that taking breaks is a sign of weakness. On the contrary, taking time off will leave you feeling refreshed and refocused, ready to kick butt at work and in life.
PTO is there to increase employees' work-life balance. What you use it for is your business — take a vacation, refresh by doing absolutely nothing — whatever works for you. But use it!
If your work discourages you from taking time off, that is a sign of a larger issue. You have a right to have time off from work throughout the year.
This is a tough one, especially for employees who work from home. No matter where you work, setting boundaries with your work hours and work communication is vital.
If you give everyone access to you at all hours of the day, you’ll find yourself working long hours and you’ll never actually get anything done. Not only that but you’ll get overwhelmed fast.
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When your home doubles as your office (and even if it doesn’t), people can get into the habit of feeling like they have access to you 24/7. This makes it really difficult to ever actually unplug and enjoy your life.
Your time spent offline is just as important to your job performance (and quality of life) as your time spent online. Remember to take time to disconnect from work (and from tech entirely, if you can swing it) so your boundaries are set firmly into place.
Finding a work-life balance that works for one employee won’t match the rest of your team. It might change throughout their life and career, and that’s a good thing! Whatever works best for you is right for you.
And if you want to make finding work-life balance fun for everyone, check out our virtual team bonding experiences! Team building, stress relief, and an all-around good time. What more could you want?
Put some team building events on your employee engagement calendar! Need help finding the perfect experience for your team? Contact [email protected] to get started.