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CEO of Me: Creating a Life that Works in the Flexible Job Age
- By Ellen Ernst Kossek, Brenda A. Lautsch
- Published Dec 7, 2007 by FT Press.
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Description
- Copyright 2008
- Edition: 1st
- eBook
- ISBN-10: 0-13-713607-2
- ISBN-13: 978-0-13-713607-0
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You are the CEO of your life: you, and nobody else. You can establish the new rules that will help you achieve true balance between work and the rest of your life. And if you don't do it, nobody else will. Now is the time to take control, and this is the book that will get you there. CEO of Me is like no other "work-life balance" book you've ever seen: there are no clichés here, and no one-size-fits all solutions. Instead, Drs. Ellen Kossek and Brenda Lautsch help you identify which of six worklife "patterns" you fit into and how to move towards a pattern that's more productive and comfortable for you, one step at a time. As leaders of North America's largest research projects on work/life balance, Kossek and Lautsch are singularly well-qualified to write this book. Drawing on their unparalleled research insights, they show how to identify the personal triggers that cause you the greatest stress...make the small changes that make the biggest difference...make technology work for you, not against you...redraw the lines between work and family as your life changes...master powerful strategies for managing yourself, your colleagues, and your supervisors...leverage emerging work options that are available to our generation for the first time. The authors' radical new approach will transform the way you view both your work and your life and help you make the practical changes that lead to true fulfillment. Sample Content
Table of Contents
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
Why Change Is Tough 14
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 or Higher Work-Life Integration 41
Cynthia: Profile of a Reluctant Reactor 41
Alyssa’s Story of a Fusion Lover 45
Tradeoffs of Integrating Flexstyles 46
Special Considerations for Reactors 48
Self-Assessment Tools on Tradeoffs 49
Chapter 5 Tradeoffs of Compartmentalizing Work and Personal Life 55
Firsters: Making 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
Understand 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 168
Appendix Flexstyle Web Site and Overview of Assessments 169
Flexstyle Web Site 169
Sample Qualitative Interview Questions 169
Overview of Survey Instrument 171
Notes 179