Balance work and life I

Vocabulary
To integrate.

To integrate something means to make it part of a whole.

In order to have enough time for yourself during the week, you will need to integrate personal time into your schedule.

To balance.

To balance means to make different things equal in value or importance.

If a team's workload is balanced, everyone will do a similar amount of work.

If someone works over time, several hours a week. That schedule may not be balanced.

The new policy has not been integrated into our workflow, so our team doesn't know how to follow it.

If feedback only focuses on what an employee has done wrong, it is not balanced.

If he doesn't balance his work and personal life, he may burn out.

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To prioritize.

To prioritize test means to rank them in order of their importance.

By prioritizing your work, you know what needs to be completed first.

To modify.

To modify something means to make minor changes to improve it.

 After a workflow has been created, it may be modified to improve its efficiency. 

 By modifying a few steps in the workflow, they can improve its efficiency without changing its main structure.

 Once something has been prioritized, it becomes a priority.

Negative factors

Vocabulary.

When employees work long hours and have no time to relax, they may lose morale.

But low morale may be caused by other factors and stress.

Here are some reasons why employees may become unmotivated at work.

Feeling undervalued.

If someone feels undervalued, they feel that they are not valued by others.

When an employee has worked hard but thinks that their efforts have been ignored, they may feel undervalued.

It can be difficult to motivate employees who feel that the work they do doesn't matter.

Conflicting values.

Values or ideas that people believe are important, such as honesty.

When employees values are not the same as their companies or jobs conflict can occur.

If someone values honesty, they may feel uncomfortable if they need to exaggerate the truth.

When employees'values are not the same as their companies, they may experience a conflict in values.

You may start to feel that their efforts doesn't matter.

If someone feels undervalued, they feel that they are not valued by others.

Task ambiguity.

Task ambiguity refers to a lack of understanding about how your job should be done.

If a manager often gives her team in complete directions, it will likely lead to ambiguity.

Unless they know what's expected of them, employees may feel that they can't do their jobs well.

Lack of career path.

Career path refers to opportunities for advancement within the company.

New skills and responsibilities can encourage employees to stay motivated.

If employees aren't given a chance to advance in their jobs, they will get tired of doing the same work every day.

Balance work and life II

Vocabulary.

To overwhelm.

When someone has been overwhelmed, they have been given too much to do.

It can be difficult balancing work and personal time when you constantly feel overwhelmed by your job.

To distract.

When someone has been distracted, their attention has been drawn away from something.

Removing unnecessary distractions is key to managing your time well.

He prefers to work in another room, since he often gets distracted when his co workers start talking.-

If you take on too many responsibilities at once, you may be overwhelmed.

To demoralize.

To be demoralized means to have your motivation or confidence weekend.

Once an employee has become demoralized, their performance is likely to decline.

To restrict.

To restrict means to put limits on something.

He tries to restrict his use of work E-mail after he leaves the office.

Pushing your team to work overtime may boost productivity in the short term. But ultimately they will become demoralized.

Be demoralized means to have your motivation or confidence weakened.

Main benefits

Vocabulary.

Work life balance can benefit the company as much as its employees.

Here are some ways in which a satisfied workforce can help its employer.

Reduced turnover.

Turnover refers to the rate at which employees leave and are replaced at the company.

When employees are happy at work, they are unlikely to leave. So turnover will be low.

The higher the company's turnover rate, the more new employees will need to train, which can be expensive and time consuming.

Word of mouth referrals.

Employees who like where they work are likely to refer people to open positions within their company.

Word of mouth referrals can lower the cost spent on recruitment agencies to hire employees.

Vacant position.

The higher a company's turnover rate, the more employees it will have to train.

Reduce stress and absences.

When employees have been overworked, they often become stressed.

Over time, stress can cause employees to burnout or get sick, which decreases productivity.

By supporting work life balance, a company can reduce stress and absences due to illness or fatigue.

Positive brand reputation.

People want to work for companies that treat them well.

A business that has a reputation for worklife balance will likely be attractive to top talent.

But a business that is known for having a poor work culture could have trouble hiring talented employees.

Investment in employees well being is an investment in a company's future.

Focusing and focusing on work life balance can reduce.

Employees are likely to burn out when they have been working for too long.

People want to work for companies that treat them well.