Course Overview

Is work life balance possible? Sure, it is.

Is it easy? Depends!

Today the topic of work life balance is gaining importance more than ever before. Some experts say that the “work life balance” should be replaced with “harmony” because work and life need to co-exist and when two things co-exist they might not always be in perfect balance. Depending on our circumstances one might be more than the others. So what we should strive for is to have harmony so that both exist seamlessly rather than making it an equation that needs to be balanced. Whatever we choose to call it, one this is for sure that this topic is important.

There are numerous reasons for this. The astounding rise of the middle class with increased ambitions, opening of the global economy with easy access to better education has made the professional landscape extremely competitive. Individuals are aspiring for more at a young age and organizations are striving to “do more with less”. As if this was not enough, the global pandemic has disrupted our lives, for better or for worse,  only time will tell.

Majority of the workforce globally was forced to work from home during and after the peak of the pandemic. The work from home came as a boon to many and a curse for some. On one hand organizations were threatened by their employees moonlighting while on the other hand working parents got to spend more time with their children and even got to witness important milestones in their child’s growing up journey, which otherwise would have been missed.

The work from home has given rise to a rather unfortunate phenomena called “flexibility stigma” which is true for working women more than working males. “Flexibility stigma” is a biased opinion that employees who work from home are less productive than employees who work from office. As a result, employees who work from home are working longer hours leading to unsustainable habits and an imbalance in their work life.

Many studies have also show that relationships have been strained, especially marital relationships where underlying issues and conflicts became harder to overlook.

In view of all this competitiveness and complexities is work life balance possible? Sure, it is.

Is it easy? This depends on how we navigate and respond to situations in our work and personal life.

Learning Objectives

This training on work life balance aims to achieve the following objectives:

• Understand the merits of work life balance
• Symptoms of an unbalanced life and its consequences
• Decoding unsustainable habits and saying “NO”
• The known and the unknow impact of the pandemic on our work life balance
• Tricks and tips for leading a balanced life
• Learning to prioritize
• Adapt a mindset of quality over quantity
• Harmonizing professional and personal goals
• Self management

Our Unique Training Methodology

• Interactive discussions
• Breakout sessions
• Case studies
• Role modeling
• Practicing mindfulness
• Peer mentoring

Pre-course assessment

Pre work to this training requires every participant to take a quiz to determine their current work life balance score.

Course Outline

Module 1: Introduction and Ice Breaker

• Participants introduce themselves with a 2 minute and identify the one most recurring situation that triggers work life imbalance for them.

Module 2: Benefits and importance

• Benefits of a well-balanced work life
• Importance of cultivating balance in work life

Module 3: Symptoms and consequences  

• Identifying physical and mental burnout
• Impact of long-term stress

Module 4: Prioritizing and saying “no”

• Prioritizing work and relationships
• Developing hobbies
• Learning to say “no”

Module 4: Resources that don’t cost much

• Good sleep
• Exercise
• Clean eating
• meditation

Module 5: Self management

• Respect for time
• Delegating work
• SMART goal setting
• Being smart and avoiding the smart phone
• Setting boundaries

Module 6: Stepping up hybrid and remote working

• Discipline is the key
• Keeping distractions at bay
• Investing in ergonomic lighting and seating
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Post-Course Assessment

At the end of the training every participant will make a list of professional and personal situations that trigger work life imbalance in their lives and a simple action plan that will help them overcome situations the triggers that cause such imbalance.

Lessons Learned

The Training Bee takes pride in identifying the most critical training requirements of the workplace and curating training programs that are forward looking. The aim of this training on the Art and Science of Work Life Balance is to appreciate the importance of work life balance, identify the triggers and make a personal plan to overcome triggers that are causing the work life imbalance. The training is designed to serve professionals in the post pandemic world with a special section on how to make our homes conducive to work. Our team of competent trainers, research the present and future workplace trends across industries and geographies and deliver information, knowledge and tools to overcome the challenges of tomorrow. This preemptive outlook differentiates our course design, its delivery and keeps our clients asking for more.