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• catalog abstract "Career-driven men and women have emerged from the greed-oriented eighties to discover the emptiness of their single-minded pursuit of fast-track careers. As the final wave of baby boomers flowed into the professional work force in the past decade, their dissenting voices and changing desires and expectations challenged the status quo of work/life balance upheld by previous generations. As the pressures for harder work and longer hours have increased, we struggle to find. Value in our personal lives and to spend more time with family and friends. But in order to cultivate a successful balance between career and personal life, fundamental change is required - both in ourselves and in organizations. In Balancing Act, Joan Kofodimos points out that the root causes of work/life conflict are embedded in the American social character. She examines the shifting demographic, economic, and social forces - the changing gender roles, harsher. Economic realities, and dual-career families - that pull managers and executives out of balance. Drawing on ten years of research, consulting, and training on the topic she describes the costs of imbalance to individuals and organizations and tells how to restore equilibrium. Throughout the book, the author provides numerous checklists and self-assessment tools to help determine the degree and the nature of imbalance in our lives and in our organizations. She outlines a. Step-by-step process for personal change that can lead to an improved quality of life. In addition, she provides individuals with a blueprint for initiating organizational changes that jointly optimize personal development and organizational effectiveness.".
• catalog contributor b5518122.
• catalog created "c1993.".
• catalog date "1993".
• catalog date "c1993.".
• catalog dateCopyrighted "c1993.".
• catalog description "Career-driven men and women have emerged from the greed-oriented eighties to discover the emptiness of their single-minded pursuit of fast-track careers. As the final wave of baby boomers flowed into the professional work force in the past decade, their dissenting voices and changing desires and expectations challenged the status quo of work/life balance upheld by previous generations. As the pressures for harder work and longer hours have increased, we struggle to find.".
• catalog description "Economic realities, and dual-career families - that pull managers and executives out of balance. Drawing on ten years of research, consulting, and training on the topic she describes the costs of imbalance to individuals and organizations and tells how to restore equilibrium. Throughout the book, the author provides numerous checklists and self-assessment tools to help determine the degree and the nature of imbalance in our lives and in our organizations. She outlines a.".
• catalog description "Facing the high costs of imbalance in our lives -- The time/energy imbalance: putting work above all else -- The mastery/intimacy imbalance: putting work above all else -- The mastery/intimacy imbalance: finding fulfillment exclusively through work -- The idealized image: trying to be who we think we should be -- Choosing personal balance: how and where to start changing -- Assessing the costs of imbalance for organizations -- Creating the balanced organization -- Afterword: the balance revolution.".
• catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 155-162) and index.".
• catalog description "Step-by-step process for personal change that can lead to an improved quality of life. In addition, she provides individuals with a blueprint for initiating organizational changes that jointly optimize personal development and organizational effectiveness.".
• catalog description "Value in our personal lives and to spend more time with family and friends. But in order to cultivate a successful balance between career and personal life, fundamental change is required - both in ourselves and in organizations. In Balancing Act, Joan Kofodimos points out that the root causes of work/life conflict are embedded in the American social character. She examines the shifting demographic, economic, and social forces - the changing gender roles, harsher.".
• catalog extent "xix, 167 p. ;".
• catalog hasFormat "Balancing act.".
• catalog identifier "1555425089 (alk. paper)".
• catalog isFormatOf "Balancing act.".
• catalog isPartOf "Jossey-Bass management series".
• catalog issued "1993".
• catalog issued "c1993.".
• catalog language "eng".
• catalog publisher "San Francisco : Jossey-Bass,".
• catalog relation "Balancing act.".
• catalog spatial "United States".
• catalog subject "658.4/09 20".
• catalog subject "Executives Psychology.".
• catalog subject "Executives United States Case studies.".
• catalog subject "HD38.2 .K63 1993".
• catalog subject "Quality of work life.".
• catalog subject "Self-realization.".
• catalog subject "Work and family.".
• catalog subject "Workaholics.".
• catalog tableOfContents "Facing the high costs of imbalance in our lives -- The time/energy imbalance: putting work above all else -- The mastery/intimacy imbalance: putting work above all else -- The mastery/intimacy imbalance: finding fulfillment exclusively through work -- The idealized image: trying to be who we think we should be -- Choosing personal balance: how and where to start changing -- Assessing the costs of imbalance for organizations -- Creating the balanced organization -- Afterword: the balance revolution.".
• catalog title "Balancing act : how managers can integrate successful careers and fulfilling personal lives / Joan Kofodimos.".
• catalog type "Case studies. fast".
• catalog type "text".