Work-Life Balance Training Course

Course details

Ensuring a proper work/life balance is being maintained by your staff helps to keep them motivated and healthy; both emotionally and physically.  The pressures to over-perform in the workplace can have negative effects on both staff health and moral.

This engaging professional development training course provides you with tips on how to improve the balance of your work and home life, how to manage your time better, focus on prioritizing tasks, setting accurate and achievable goals and communicating better with your co-workers in the workplace and family at home.

This Work-Life Balance training course can be delivered at your premises anywhere in Singapore by one of our expert local or international trainers or via our public schedule.

Outcomes

After completing this course, participants will have learned to:

• Understand the benefits of a work-life balance
• Recognize the signs of an unbalanced life
• Learn about employer resources for a balanced lifestyle
• Telecommunicate effectively
• Master time management and goal setting
• Leave work stress at work, and home stress at home
• Work at a home office productively
• Manage time effectively
• Find the most effective work methods for you
• Improve life at home by spending time alone
• Draw a boundary between work and home
• Create a balance at work and at home
• Learn to manage stress

Foreword:

• Effective management of both your work life and your home life is necessary for you to be able to achieve your desired results in either situation. Balancing your work and home life is vital to boosting your productivity and satisfaction, while maintaining your emotional and physical health.
• Creating a balance between work and life can be challenging as both demand our attention and energy. When properly balancing a career and personal life, you will become healthier, mentally and physically, with an enhanced lifestyle.
• With a proper work-life balance, you will be able to manage your time better, which will impact various aspects of your life positively. This workshop will provide you training in focusing on relevant life and work matters, setting practical goals, and communicating and managing others better.

MODULES

Lesson 1 
Getting Started

• Housekeeping Items
• Pre-Assignment Review
• Workshop Objectives
• The Parking Lot
• Action Plan

Lesson 2 
Benefits of a Healthy Balance

• Why It's Important
• Increased Productivity
• Improved Mental and Physical Health
• Increased Morale
• Case Study

Lesson 3 
Signs of an Imbalance

• Health Risks
• Absenteeism
• Burnout
• Stress
• Case Study

Lesson 4 
Employer Resources

• Offer More Employee Control
• Ask Employees for Suggestions
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Reward Your Staff
• Case Study

Lesson 5 
Tips in Time Management

• The Urgent/Important Matrix
• Learn to Say No
• Stay Flexible
• 80/20 Rule
• Case Study

Lesson 6 
Goal Setting

• The Three P's
• SMART Goals
• Visualization
• Prioritizing Your Goals
• Case Study

Lesson 7 
Optional Ways to Work

• Telecommuting
• Job Sharing
• Job Redesign
• Flex Time
• Case Study

Lesson 8 
At Work

• Leave Home Stress at Home
• Break up Large Tasks
• Delegate
• Set Accurate Goals
• Case Study

Lesson 9 
At Home

• Leave Work Stress at Work
• Turn Your Phone Off
• Take Some "Me" Time
• Maintain Your Boundaries
• Case Study

Lesson 10 
Stress Management

• Exercise
• Eating Well
• Getting Enough Sleep
• Self-Assessment
• Case Study

Lesson 11 
Working in a Home Office

• Setting Up a Home Office
• Setting Boundaries
• Dealing with Distractions
• Make a Schedule and Stick to It
• Case Study

Lesson 12 
Wrapping Up

• Words from the Wise
• Parking Lot
• Lessons Learned
• Completion of Action Plans and Evaluations