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The coachs role in work-life balance
June 2012
Why should coaches & mentors care
about client work-life balance?
Work-life balance =
Complexity Management
Are you a maximiser
  or a minimiser?
Work =
The time and energy people contract
to a third party for a defined reward
 (not necessarily monetary)
Life =
The opportunity to achieve
in a diverse range of contexts
Work-Life Balance =
        A state where an individual manages real
    or potential conflict between different demands
on his or her time and energy in a way that satisfies their
         needs for well-being and self-fulfilment
The work-life culture profit chain
                                                  Employee                Reduced
                                                  Retention             Labour Costs



                                 Employee         Customer            Sales/customer
                                                 Satisfaction                            Profit
                                Satisfaction                             retention
     WLB
    Culture
                                 Employee      Productivity, Crea        Effective
                                 well-being        tivity etc       business processes




息 Clutterbuck Associates 2010
The work-life culture profit chain
How the coach can help
 Raising awareness of work-life balance issues and conflicts
 Stimulating exploration and understanding of the forces that
support and undermine WLB for the client
 Clarifying and evaluating choices
 Linking aspirations of balance to client identity and personal
values
 Support through change and setbacks
The six life-streams
 Job
 Career
 Domestic/Family
 Health/Fitness
 Self-fulfilment
 Spiritual/Community
Some key questions
 What do I want from each aspect of my life?

How do I sort out the conflicting demands on my time, physical
energy and emotional energy?

How do I achieve the self-discipline to take charge of my life and
set boundaries for myself and others?

How do I recognise and manage the stress?
Managing the conflicts
 Who defines whats important for you?

Let go/accept/move on

Distributing your time and emotion

How do you stop thinking about work?

How do you build space between activities?
Allocation of Space and Time
                                Space/time for distant others
                                (e.g. community)

                                Space/time for paid employment

                                Space/time for close others

                                Space/time for me



息 Clutterbuck Associates 2010
Managing the conflicts
 Who defines whats important for you?

Let go/accept/move on

Distributing your time and emotion

How do you stop thinking about work?

How do you build space between activities?
A sense of work-life balance =
                  Awareness            +        Control
               Of the big picture          Externally focused
            Of the current situation       Internally focused
                Clarity of values




息 Clutterbuck Associates 2010
Some critical questions
 Where do the boundaries lie?
 Does all executive coaching include an element of life coaching?
 How responsible is the coach for the clients life choices?
 Does the coach have to be a role model for work-life balance? If
not, how do we manage the credibility issue?
 What if the client chooses not to have a balanced approach to
work and life?

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  • 1. The coachs role in work-life balance June 2012
  • 2. Why should coaches & mentors care about client work-life balance?
  • 4. Are you a maximiser or a minimiser?
  • 5. Work = The time and energy people contract to a third party for a defined reward (not necessarily monetary)
  • 6. Life = The opportunity to achieve in a diverse range of contexts
  • 7. Work-Life Balance = A state where an individual manages real or potential conflict between different demands on his or her time and energy in a way that satisfies their needs for well-being and self-fulfilment
  • 8. The work-life culture profit chain Employee Reduced Retention Labour Costs Employee Customer Sales/customer Satisfaction Profit Satisfaction retention WLB Culture Employee Productivity, Crea Effective well-being tivity etc business processes 息 Clutterbuck Associates 2010
  • 9. The work-life culture profit chain
  • 10. How the coach can help Raising awareness of work-life balance issues and conflicts Stimulating exploration and understanding of the forces that support and undermine WLB for the client Clarifying and evaluating choices Linking aspirations of balance to client identity and personal values Support through change and setbacks
  • 11. The six life-streams Job Career Domestic/Family Health/Fitness Self-fulfilment Spiritual/Community
  • 12. Some key questions What do I want from each aspect of my life? How do I sort out the conflicting demands on my time, physical energy and emotional energy? How do I achieve the self-discipline to take charge of my life and set boundaries for myself and others? How do I recognise and manage the stress?
  • 13. Managing the conflicts Who defines whats important for you? Let go/accept/move on Distributing your time and emotion How do you stop thinking about work? How do you build space between activities?
  • 14. Allocation of Space and Time Space/time for distant others (e.g. community) Space/time for paid employment Space/time for close others Space/time for me 息 Clutterbuck Associates 2010
  • 15. Managing the conflicts Who defines whats important for you? Let go/accept/move on Distributing your time and emotion How do you stop thinking about work? How do you build space between activities?
  • 16. A sense of work-life balance = Awareness + Control Of the big picture Externally focused Of the current situation Internally focused Clarity of values 息 Clutterbuck Associates 2010
  • 17. Some critical questions Where do the boundaries lie? Does all executive coaching include an element of life coaching? How responsible is the coach for the clients life choices? Does the coach have to be a role model for work-life balance? If not, how do we manage the credibility issue? What if the client chooses not to have a balanced approach to work and life?