Finding your work-life balance

For example, some feel that being able to take work home provides them with a degree of freedom, whilst others feel they cannot switch off if they don’t leave work behind when they close the door to their office.

When it comes to identifying a healthy work-life balance, here are three things to consider:

Is it possible to exercise during working hours?

It’s well-established that exercise is good for both psychological and physical health. Does your company allow and encourage physical exercise during working hours? If not, you could try to bring it up.

Are the demands reasonable?

Many people think that only perfect is good enough. How performance-driven is your culture? Do people feel pressured to exceed expectations? Or are they comfortable with failure? Discussing issues concerning performance and demands create psychological safety, which is one of the core pillars to a healthy work environment and work-life balance.

Working hours and location

Is it possible to combine family life (with its collections and drop-offs at nursery, and days at home looking after sick children) with work, without feeling that aching knot in the pit of your stomach? Allowing employees to be flexible in their working hours and giving them the occasional freedom to work from home both generates a greater sense of security and increases commitment. Are employees at your company supported to make space for their personal needs?