The Cranky Middle Manager Show #084 (MP3 )

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Welcome to The Cranky Middle Manager Show. If you’re cranky, it’s probably at least in part because your life is not balanced-not quite sure where work starts and the rest of your life begins. We talk about the fit between work and life with author Cali Yost.

0:00 Welcome to the Cranky Middle Manager Show. We have a lot of new listeners thanks to a boost from iTunes. I hope you enjoy it… long time listeners I promise not to suck up to the newbies too much.

This episode of the show is dedicated to Hera…head goddess and wife of Zeus. Talk about someone in need of a yoga class….

2:25 The quote of the week is from Ovid…what a roman poet knew about crops I’m not sure but his point is valid- step away from the damn Blackberry!

3:20 Welcome Cali Yost, author of WorkLife Fit. We’re going to avoid the term “work life balance”- what’s wrong with it? Fact is, no one can even define it. We’re talking about making your work and the rest of your life fit together so it works.

6:15 Why is the 20th Century so screwed up? We used to live on the farm or over the store you owned. Where are the boundaries for today?

9:54 The stereotypes about the workplace stop us from making the changes we need to make. The first-and biggest- is “They’ll say no”. So what if they do? So what if they don’t say no??? As long as the plan results in getting the work done, why not give it a shot?

13:45 What kind of little adjustments do you want to make that would make a difference? Figure out what you want and ask for it. It’s little changes that make a difference.

19:23 Isn’t this a mother’s issue? Men don’t worry about this stuff do they (we)? Men are significantly more inclined to worry about how they’re perceived.

24:00 The final stereotype is worrying about whether this will hurt your career or not. What happens if you don’t make a change? How likely are you to become CEO if you’re a burnout case?

26:00 Take the assessment on Cali’s website. How are you doing with your work life fit?

Resources

Cali’s site

Alliance for Work-life Progress

Women and Family Organization

28:00 If you’re a manager, don’t think you have to have all the solutions…let people suggest what works for them. it’s all about getting the work done.

Thanks for listening. Drop me an email, if you like. Post to the blog, be part of the conversation.

Don’t let the weasels get you down.

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