{"id":15993,"date":"2019-11-27T16:17:59","date_gmt":"2019-11-27T14:17:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hubgets.com\/blog\/?p=15993"},"modified":"2019-11-27T16:18:01","modified_gmt":"2019-11-27T14:18:01","slug":"howto-communicate-effectively-for-better-work-life-balance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hubgets.com\/blog\/howto-communicate-effectively-for-better-work-life-balance\/","title":{"rendered":"How to communicate effectively for better work-life balance"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In today?s always on<\/em> workplace culture, where employees are rewarded and oftentimes expected to work long hours and communicate continuously, balance can be hard to find. In fact, more and more people are prioritizing work over their personal lives, tipping the scales toward burnout and stress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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According to a study on work-life balance conducted by the OECD<\/a>, 11 percent of U.S. employees work 50 hours or more per week. The study also found that full-time workers dedicate only 60 percent of their day to personal care and leisure activities. That?s an average of 14 hours. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Having a healthy work-life balance not only helps reduce stress, but it also prevents workplace burnout<\/a>. According to a separate study from Deloitte<\/a>, 84 percent of millennials say they have experienced burnout at their current job. While close to half were saying they?ve parted ways with a company because they felt burned out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, why do so many employees suffer in silence? It can be uncomfortable\nto bring up work-life balance with a manager. You don?t want to come off as\nbeing difficult or lazy or be passed up for that promotion or raise. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Instead of staying quiet, and living an unbalanced life, use the tips\nbelow to communicate your work-life balance needs with your manager.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Set expectations<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

If you?re in the habit of answering emails at all hours of the night, you may be part of the problem. You might think that this means you?re being a good employee. What you?re really doing is setting unrealistic expectations for co-workers and bosses. When you answer an email at 9pm, you tell others that you?re up and willing to work at that time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Set boundaries to stop working outside your normal hours. In doing so,\nyour manager and coworkers are more likely to respect your time and know that\nthey shouldn?t expect answers during non-working hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If your manager insists on a response, simply tell him or her that you will get back to them with an answer in the morning. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Negotiate a better workweek<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The typical 9-to-5 workday doesn?t work for everyone and in today?s digital world we?re quickly seeing this shift in businesses around the world. As Joy Burnford<\/a>, leadership expert and founder of My Confidence Matters, says: ?When our kids grow up to be future leaders, it will not even cross their minds about when, where and how they work.<\/em>?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This means it may be possible to create a better schedule that works for your life. If you?re a parent, for example, you might suggest a schedule that allows you to work from 7 am to 3 pm so you can spend time with your children in the afternoon and at night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n