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There is the distinct feeling that, as John Bradshaw wrote,
organizations are realizing: “You are a human being not a human
doing; you are a human being not a human performance.” This is
good news for business and good news for all of us.

Stop and think for a moment about changes in your own life. What are the most important
ones? In technology? In the pace of life? In your relationships? In society? In politics? In the
world of work?
What does the organization you work for do to help people get the work–life balance right?
What does it do that hinders them? What would you most like to change to improve things?

In 1999, the Campaign for Learning created Family Learning
Weekend, a time when organizations all over the UK were encour-
aged to think more expansively of their personal and family learn-
ing needs. Hundreds of thousands of individuals took part in
“taster” activities, and the event seems set to become a fixture in
the calendar. Many businesses took the opportunity to think more
broadly about their involvement in the wider community, including
the families of their workforce.

A LIFE BALANCE QUIZ

Do you have your own life in balance? Try the following simple quiz to analyze the state of
your own life at the moment.

The hours you keep
A B C D
Never Sometimes Very often Always
1. Do you get home before 7pm? ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑

2. Do you manage not to work on your
journey to and from work? ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑

3. Do you manage not to work at home
in the evenings? ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑
4. Do you manage not to work at weekends? ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑