Career-Life Effectiveness Key to Talent Maximization

It’s no secret that career-life effectiveness is one of the most significant issues facing top talent and organizations today.  The inability to balance work, family and community has been linked to reduced work performance, higher employee turnover, poor morale, increased work conflict and inequities in workloads.

A perceived lack of work-life balance is one of the most common reasons top talent leave an organization.

Inspiring Success That’s Balanced

As the author of a bestselling work-life balance book, Lisa has helped thousands of over-whelmed high-performers reduce stress, avoid burnout, maximize their effectiveness -  and create career satisfaction and work-life harmony.

Lisa’s 10 Proven Practices to help busy high-potentials achieve success that’s balanced are:

Practice 1: Simplification When top performers start simplifying their lives, they will be able to see more clearly where there is a need to rebalance. This practice pushes individuals to make themselves a priority, so they can begin reducing the stress they feel. Techniques taught include easing the daily schedule, improving communications with others, and learning how to delegate and to be better organized.

Practice 2: Lightness Often individuals who are juggling work and life/family need help letting go of their need for total control – personally and professionally. Through this practice, high-potentials will learn to unplug their “shoulds” and really pay attention to where they feel most guilty – so they can begin eliminating it from their lives. Techniques include readjusting unrealistic expectations and asking for more support.

Practice 3: Well-Being A healthy body, mind and spirit will make for a smooth transition to a more balanced life. Finding more joy in everyday life and doing things that make us feel good are a great start. This practice will support rising stars to pay attention to what makes them happy, to commit to wellness and to silence their inner critic.

Practice 4: Discovery To get what you want out of life, you need to know what you want. This practice focuses on self-discovery and will help individuals to begin using their intuition more in guiding them towards a better balance. Techniques include learning to sharpen their listening skills so they can know why they work and what kind of person they ultimately want to be.

Practice 5: Alignment When top talent feels something is missing from their lives, it’s usually the result of a misalignment between what they value and how they are spending their time. This practice is about getting in touch with those core values and using them as a guide towards a better life, and includes tips on readjusting tasks and responsibilities, and getting rid of time-wasters.

Practice 6: Liberation This practice will liberate individuals from the defeating beliefs and the many worries that come with being a high-performer. Techniques covered include turning negative thoughts into empowering beliefs, making wise choices to reduce stress, and adding some fun back into their daily lives.

Practice 7: Protection Top talent need to protect themselves from their tendency to become overcommitted and overwhelmed. This practice is about having more control over the balance in our lives. Individuals will learn how to give themselves time to re-energize, to set boundaries and to rediscover saying “no” so they can focus on their priorities and achieve success.

Practice 8: Connection The key to balanced living is figuring out how to strengthen the connection between the way individuals live their lives and what they want for themselves. This practice will help top talent develop a balance vision, improve their relationships and create a more supportive network of people to help them reach their goals.

Practice 9: Courage It takes courage to go after what we really want in life. This means devoting time and energy to eliminating the obstacles that may be in our way. This practice will support individuals to redirect and overcome their fears, to rekindle passion in their lives and to become more fully engaged in their careers and life.

Practice 10: Reflection This practice will guide top talent to answer the question: “Where do I go from here?” It’s about reflecting on what they’ve learned about themselves and how to continue creating a more balanced life. Participants will be taught to create a life theme that will guide them, to focus more on what they have and to be grateful for it, and to move forward in getting the life they want.