The Work-Life Balance Myth

The Human-Centred Workplace

Perhaps the concept of ‘work-life balance’ just isn’t working for you. There could be good reasons for that. You might be buying into the work-life balance myth.

Like any myth, it’s tied up with belief. We all like to believe there’s a way to have it all.

But in the real world, that’s not going to happen

Work-life balance: what does it mean, anyway?

You, your family and your staff are human beings. In daily life, you can’t totally separate the human and the personal aspects from what you might consider the ‘work’ components. 

‘Leave your home life at home’ is just as impossible a requirement as ‘Don’t bring your work home’. 

You could even say the term ‘work-life balance’ is not useful at all.

That’s because the concept of ‘balance’ depends on taking two discrete variables and having them in equilibrium. That doesn’t usually work when human factors are involved.

And there are several reasons why.