Yes we want to do a great job at work, but isn’t there more to life than just work?
This year we’ve been focusing on how work can be redesigned for men, women and leaders. Now it’s time to look at why this approach is so important.
What do you enjoy making time for?
Here’s just a few of the things we’ve heard our ThirdPath community members enjoy making time for:
-Holding my baby.
-Taking a walk with my aging mother.
-Becoming an educated voter.
-Going on a date.
-Shopping, cooking dinner and eating a meal with my loved ones.
-Being a volunteer.
-Going on my child’s school trip.
-Staying in shape and exercising
-Visiting my uncle in the hospital.
-Exploring the world and traveling.
-Furthering my education.
-Caring for my sick child.
-Preparing for a marathon.
-Hanging out with my teenager and hear how his day was at school.
Yes – we need to work … and many of us enjoy our work … but let’s create thriving organizations that also support full and active lives outside of work.
And when we do this, it turns out it isn’t just good for us, it’s also about supporting wider change for all of us.
It’s also about creating gender equity at the workplace — for women AND men. Working together we can create thriving organizations that also support thriving families.
Improving our health — Pushing back at the epidemic of overwork is better for everyone — across the economic spectrum and across the lifecycle.
And it’s even about improving our environment — Helping people find effective alternatives to a long commute in their cars will lower stress and improve our environment.
Send us your stories – we want to hear how you have organized your life to create time for work AND the pursuit of happiness. What’s worked well? What have you been struggling with? What do you believe is the best answer for our workplaces, families and the communities we live in?