All Things At ONCE

“Some of us are wired for work. It’s in our bones. Some of us are wired for family. And some of us are wired for all of it.” Mika Brezenski in All things at Once.
It is tough to strike a balance between work and family life and Mika tells her story in an honest and [...]

The Choice and Freedom to Work on a Flexible Schedule

A society that puts equality… ahead of freedom will end up with neither.
– Milton Friedman (US economist)

The same is perhaps true for equality between men and women at work. The struggle should not be focused towards equality of pay or equality at work for the two genders but rather for the freedom of work for [...]

Work-Life Balance – as it means to others

Some tips as it comes from renowned professionals and career women from around the world.
Slowing Down is Important
In a work-life balance speech by Maria Shriver, California’s first lady says, “Follow your passion but slow down.” This advice comes, she said, “after operating my life at a thousand miles an hour.”
She’s now trying to live her [...]

Flexible Work Schedule for Women

When the top 100 list comes out every year for the best companies to work with for women (Refer post: Best Companies for Working Mothers… ), the flexible time offers and the incentives for child-care / daycare features as the top 5 for what a working mother would want the most.
First let’s clarify the definitions [...]

Work-life Balance – What it means to you, or does it really mean something?

While reading an article on the internet, I ran into these words:
“….and I can tell she has work-life balance (whatever that means )”
Hmm, this person does not perhaps understand or just ridicules the concept of work life balance. You guessed it – obviously a male writer!
Or just on second thoughts, we all talk about [...]