Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr Melissa Wheeler covers leadership strategy and the future of work. Balancing work and life is a constant challenge people face ...

Joelle K. Jay, Ph.D., is an award-winning executive coach, LRI Director and author: The Inner Edge: The 10 Practices of Personal Leadership. In all the conversations in the media empowering workers to ...

Poor work-life balance is the top reason workers say they resign, according to the June 2 results of a FlexJobs survey. Forty-two percent of professionals responding to the survey said they were ...

There’s no doubt about it. Librarianship can be a demanding career path, and the quest to find just the right work-life balance while managing stress is perennial. The eclectic collection of books ...

The notion of work-life balance receives considerable attention in our Western culture. It’s often treated as an elusive ideal that is scarcely attainable and barely sustainable. Yet work-life balance ...

This report shows countries with poor work-life balance in 2025. It explains how long work hours, low leave, and weak benefits affect people’s daily life. Some countries are improving, but many still ...

If that’s you, you’re not alone. This phrase fills the air in nearly every conversation I have with clients, colleagues or friends. Across higher education—amid budget cuts, hiring freezes and eroding ...

Stressed? Try one of these four strategies to improve your work/life balance today. Hint: You already use them every day at work. Analyze the opportunity costs of different activities and determine ...

We hear a lot about work-life balance. It’s a nice catchall phrase that tries to explain the daily attention we place on both our work and home life. Can you give equal attention to a career and a ...

I am tired of hearing about the need for work-life balance. To my way of thinking, life is never in “balance.” Sometimes work needs to take top priority, sometimes family does, and sometimes we need ...