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Tuesday, May 14, 2013 - 11:34am
By Lauren Crain* When you hear the phrase “work-life balance,” the image that comes to mind for many is women juggling baby bottles and Blackberries. However the speakers at the Emerging Leaders Network’s Making Life Work for You panel on April 30 challenged the audience to see how the concept of work-life balance applies to all professionals: men and women, entry level and senior leadership. Cali Williams Yost, CEO and founder of the Flex+Strategy Group / Work+Life Fit, Inc. and author of the book, Tweak It: Make What Matters To You Happen Every Day, would take issue with the last paragraph’s use of the “B” word: balance. Yost argues instead for the use of the phrase: “work-life fit.” Balance, as she explained, is a deficit model...0 commentsRead More >> [1]
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