Work Life Balance

Course details

The balance between work and personal lives is drastically getting out of hand for many people, all over the world and especially for women employees in Bahrain. In Bahrain the Government is putting its best efforts to ensure more and more Bahrainis get into jobs and improve the Bahrain’s economy. As a result more and more Bahraini Ladies are getting to work, managing even complex portfolios.

There are several reasons for this, and many of them point to the current economic situation. People get into jobs to support themselves and to support their families. But today’s business demands qualitative deliveries and efficient execution of responsibilities. Besides, as the markets are expanding and be business being becoming to Customer centric, work loads are also increasing. This pressured work environment causes personal stress, more and more work v/s. life challenges.

In a recent survey, majority of working employees (68%) said that the work-life situation of people in business was either somewhat or extremely unbalanced. The pursuit of a better work-life balance is a major issue for several working people around the world, and especially in Bahrain. It calls for flexible hours, affordable childcare and several adjustments at work and in personal life. More than ever before, the work-life balance is demanding choice in our working lives.

Contrary to some expectations, majority of educated and professionally qualified people do actually enjoy their jobs. Majority of them find their work enjoyable and fulfilling, yet quite a large number of people also say that they also find it hard to cope with the pressure.

As a consequence, it is found that majority of working people complain that pressure of work gives them headaches or migraines, back ache, sleeplessness and they become highly short tempered and irritable at home. This has resulted in several people resorting to abnormal coping up mechanisms.

That is why work-life balance is a serious issue for not only the people themselves but also for Employers, the government and the NGO’s. They are all showing concern towards identifying the issue, but actually a lot more needs to be done in order to sort out the issue.

PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES

The programme is geared to:

• Enable the participants to perceive clearly, the concepts of Work-Life Balance;
• Provide a better understanding of different effects of improper work-life balancing patterns;
• Enhance the understanding about critical adjustments one has to make in life and at work;
• Help them to comprehend the latest coping up techniques and new ways of balancing work and life.

PROGRAMME CONTENTS

DAY -1

WHY WORK LIFE BALANCE:

• Modern Organisations and the Pressure of work
• The Economic considerations
• The emerging concept of Family
• Culture, Heritage & its impact on Work Life

TRUTH AND MYTHS OF WORK/LIFE BALANCE

• Culture & its impact
• Work place flexibility
• Diversity
• Pay & Promotion

TIME MANAGEMENT

• Concept of Time
• Need for Effective Time management
• The Need to develop Time consciousness
• Exercise on: "How decisive are you?"

DAY-2

ISSUES IN WORK LIFE BALANCE

• Work Pressures
• Family imbalance
• Concern for family & children
• Impact on quality of work
• Workplace relationships

WORKPLACE TRENDS

• Career vs. Happy Life
• Can "Love & work" together?
• Pressure Vs. Leisure
• Boss Vs. Subordinate

APPROACHES TO WORK –LIFE BALANCE

• Take a Balanced view of Life
• Get Organized
• Be health Conscious
• Manage your time well

MAKING BEST USE OF AVAILABLE TIME

• Daily work
• Travel
• Waiting
• Making "Delegations Effective"

DAY-3

ACHIEVING WORK LIFE BALANCE

• Focus on Professional Growth
• Focus on Personal Growth
• Focus on Family Growth
• Discussion On Individual Cases & Their Coping Up Mechanisms

COPING UP STRESS REDUCING STRESS AT WORK

• Redesigning work process
• Redesigning work Patterns
• Redesigning work places
• Managing Time & Managing Self Relaxation
• - Case Discussion
• Make time for self & others
• Make time for hobbies & interests
• Physical Exercises
• Improved diet
• Exercises & Discussion

PARTICIPANTS

This programme would benefit working lady executives of both technical & non-technical lines - who are career oriented and seek a balance between their work pressure and managing responsibilities of the house. Male Executives who are facing the Work-Life Balance issues would also benefit from the Program.