Work-life balance implies a zero-sum game that says we can't have it all. Integration lets us coordinate, blend and bring elements of work and life into a unified whole.
The result: a more engaged, healthier and happier workforce.
We collaborated with Tracy Brower, Ph.D., author of Bring Work to Life by Bringing Life to Work for a Sept. 9 webinar to dig into the topic and provide you with tips and tricks to implement integration at your company.
Download the accompanying e-book here: http://sip.limeade.com/work-life-integration
1. Tracy Brower, Ph.D., MM, MCR
Tracy Brower, Ph.D., M.M., MCR
Why work-life balance is dead
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It’s totally possible.
2. Today’s speaker
Tracy Brower, Ph.D., M.M., MCR
Tracy is the author of Bring Work to Life by Bringing Life to Work and the
Global Vice President of Workplace Vitality at Mars Drinks. Before that, she
served as the Director of Human Dynamics + Work for Herman Miller.
Tracy focuses on the sociology of work – how humans affect their work-life and
how it affects them back
5. What is work-life integration?
Integration means coordinating,
blending and bringing elements of
work and life into a unified whole.
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8. What are work-life supports?
Benefits, formal policies and
information practices that help
employees navigate the
demands of work and life.
Send a strong
message to
employees
regarding the
extent to which
they’re valued
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10. Poll: What’s your experience with work-life supports?
I’m a work-life ninja: I’ve seen and done it all.
I’m confident: I have a good amount of experience.
I’m not an expert, but I’m trying some new things out.
Work-life supports are new to me: I’m eager to learn.
I’m here to learn as much as I can.
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11. An abundance of options
Amenities
Care-related
solutions
Hours of work
Insurance/
benefits
Job
management
Physical work
environment
Technology
Wellness &
mental health
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13. Example: Oil & gas company
• Work at home with permission
• Option for Friday afternoons off in summer
• Special programs for special needs
Highly conservative
HR seeking to change the culture
15. Example: Packaged goods company
• Employee recognition programs
• Community programs
• Variety of benefits
• Policy-driven flexible work
• Leadership development
• Employment life cycle for touches and selection
Publically held
Multinational
HR right-hand to CEO and C-suite
Legacy of employee-focused culture
16. Example: Manufacturing company
• Few policies at all but extensive flexibility
• New policies blossoming for where, when
& how people work
• Flex time
• Flex place
• Rich environment
Legacy culture of employee-centric
participation
17. Example: University
• Office hours & traditional schedules
• Emphasis on presence for student support
• Benefits focus on university
• Onsite childcare
• Private offices
Variety of roles
Campus and student centric
Traditional university environment
18. Example: Tech company
• Friday work at home option
• Extensive use of desktop video
• Time-zone-based work hours
• Generous parental leave
• Dogs in the office
• Concierge services
Entrepreneurial company
Primarily millennial workforce
Three sites
Global
19. Be creative within boundaries
• Rotating hours
• Purchase of extra vacation
• Pools of employees and hours for emergency
time off
• Full time service with part time responsibility
that is employee customer-facing
• Cross training
• Technology
• Training and development planning
• Tuition reimbursement
• Onsite childcare
Call centers
Cable guys
IT Help groups
Healthcare
Machine-tied jobs
Desk-tied jobs
Customer-tied jobs
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21. When companies provide work-life
supports they enhance employee…
Engagement Satisfaction
Retention Health
22. Poll: Does your company manage change well?
My company is brilliant at managing change.
No one is perfect, but we do it quite well.
It’s spotty: sometimes things go well but we could do better.
Honestly, we can use all the help we can get.
Change management? We call it command and control.
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23. Making the business case
Background and problem statement
Goals and objectives
Criteria
Options and analysis
1 Recommendation and rationale
Risks
Outcomes
Action plan
Summary
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25. Measuring success
Depending on your company, you can measure using:
• Employee survey data (if you try a pilot version,
survey the team before, during and after)
• Attendance records
• Customer satisfaction
• Turnover rates
• Exit interviews
26. Lessons learned
| Everything counts
| Start small
| Focus on leadership
| Align with work
| Count, measure, track & gather feedback
| Continuously improve
| Focus holistically
Remember:
work-life supports
are more than just
flexibility
27. Wrapping it all up #LimeadeWorkLife
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@TracyBrower108