Work-life balance is a buzz word that is thrown around by company's in an effort to make them look like a caring company. It interests me, though, that companies that vigourously beat their chest over this concept are the ones that actual discourage its employees from having a life outside the office.
A prime example was my recent adventure with the American defence company. They trumpet, from the roof-tops, that they champion postive work-life balance. But unfortunately this was only lip-service as they had carefully planned a demanding timescales that required the majority of the staff to consistently to work weekends.
But now that I am in charge of my own destiny, I feel it is important to ensure that I follow though on this idea and ensure that I keep the work life balance right. I think when I first setup the company, I would flog myself, maybe because of the self-doubt, to work all hours and through the night to the negative of my health and the family dynamics, and never understood the benefit of working for yourself. But I've started to understand the game now, work hard, but also make sure that you make time for yourself.
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