The authors have mapped out the most common flex-styles and offer practical solutions for drawing the line between work and family to create a better life in both arenas.
| Author | Ellen Ernst Kossek and Brenda A. Lautsch |
|---|---|
| ISBN | 978-0132349994 |
| Publisher | CCL Press |
The book includes self-assessment questionnaires to help readers work out if they are Integrators, Separators, or Volleyers, depending on what life role is most important to them, and provides strategies, tips and tools.
| Preface | xvii |
| Chapter 1 - Are you the CEO of Your Working Life? | 1 |
| Do you Want to Change How You Are Balancing Work and Personal Life? | 1 |
| You Are the CEO of Your Life Starting Today! | 4 |
| To Make a Change, Begin Your Self-Reflective Journey by Conducting a "Life Bucket Analysis" | 11 |
| Chapter 2 - Knowing Your Flexstyle | 17 |
| Flexstyles: The Good and Bad Ways We Manage Relationships Between Work and Personal Life | 17 |
| Types of Flexstyles | 19 |
| What's Your Flexstyle? Where Do You Fit In? | 31 |
| Self-Assessment: Identifying Your Flexstyle | 32 |
| Closing | 34 |
| Chapter 3 - Weighing the Tradeoffs | 35 |
| Erin's Story: Addicted to Work First | 36 |
| Preparing for Change: Understanding the Tradeoffs of Different Flexstyles | 37 |
| Creating a Life That Works | 40 |
| Chapter 4 - Tradeoffs of Using Flexibility of Higher Work-Life Integration | 41 |
| Cynthia: Profile of a Reluctant Reactor | 41 |
| Alysa's Story of a Fusion Lover | 45 |
| Tradeoffs of Integrating Flexstyles | 46 |
| Special Considerations for Reactors | 48 |
| For Integrators: Self-Assessment Tools on Tradeoffs | 49 |
| Chapter 5 - Tradeoffs of Compartmentalizing Work and Personal Life | 55 |
| Firsters: Make Your Priorities Clear Wherever You Are | 55 |
| Family Firsters | 56 |
| Work Firsters | 59 |
| Captives | 60 |
| For Separators: Weighing the Tradeoffs in Your Life | 65 |
| Chapter 6 - Tradeoffs of Volleying Between Work and Family | 69 |
| Sarah's Story: Striving to Protect "Quality Time" | 70 |
| Quality Timers' Tradeoffs and Strategies for Making Life Work | 71 |
| Chapter 7 - Changes Everyone Can Make to Improve Quality of Life | 85 |
| Small Steps You Can Take to Begin to Gain Control | 85 |
| Step 1: Self-Monitoring | 87 |
| Step 2: Developing a Commitment to Change | 90 |
| Step 3: Envisioning Alternatives | 95 |
| Step 4: Creating the Right Context for Change | 97 |
| Step 5: Experimentation | 99 |
| Conclusion | 100 |
| Chapter 8 - Tailoring Change to Your Particular Flexstyle | 103 |
| Gaining Control, Countering Tradeoffs, and Exploring Flexstyle Options | 103 |
| Change Strategy 1: Gaining Control | 104 |
| Change Strategy 2: Reducing the Disadvantages of Your Current Flexstyle | 110 |
| Change Strategy 3: Exploring New Flexstyles | 116 |
| Conclusion | 125 |
| Chapter 9 - Negotiating a New Flexstyle and a Life That Works on Your Terms | 129 |
| Negotiation: Finding Your Voice | 129 |
| The New Deal Larry Wants | 131 |
| Preparation Negotiation Tactics | 132 |
| Collaboration Tactics | 140 |
| Final Thoughts | 145 |
| Chapter 10 - Not Going It Alone: Making Sustainable Change at Your Workplace | 149 |
| Taking the Risk to Establish New Norms at Your Workplace | 149 |
| Clean Up Your Own Backyard and Neighborhood | 151 |
| Understanding the Challenges of Those in Most Need | 152 |
| Time for Change | 157 |
| Dialogue to Change Attitudes and Culture | 158 |
| Improve Work Processes | 164 |
| Looking to the Future | 167 |
| Appendix - Flexstyle Website and Overview of Assessments | 169 |
| Flexstyle Web Site | 169 |
| Sample Qualitative Interview Questions | 169 |
| Overview of Survey Instrument | 171 |
| Notes | 179 |
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