The Blending of Work and Life

Work and life are being integrated in new, interesting, and, at times, challenging ways.  Part of this is the result of technology, where our fascination, if not addiction, to electronic devices keeps work and life ever-present, blended, and almost indistinguishable.  This works well for those who telecommute and operate remotely, where one can use whichever seven days and whatever 24 hours they wish.  But what about the majority of people who still work in traditional jobs, where service-mindedness and face-to-face interaction with customers are key responsibilities.

A common beef among employers is how their associates are tethered to their smart phones and using them indiscriminately while at work.  It’s understandable.  Employers are frustrated with the activity, and are looking for a fair, but realistic solution to what many view as epidemic.  Perhaps the biggest concern is the simple lack of awareness of so many employees to the sensible use of their mobile devices.  Emergencies aside, most people need to monitor their habit.

The blending of work and life has created a whole new generation of thought, and actions.  It is our responsibility to be sensitive to it, and to find reasonable solutions to the phenomenon.

This is just for fun, and for those who are maturing in age!

Ways to know you’re getting older:

• Students on a college campus look younger every year.
• Putting out the trash cans is your main job for the week.
• Stretching becomes your primary source of daily exercise.
• You need more light to read tiny newsprint, if you can read it at all.
• You can’t grow hair where you want it, but you can where you don’t need it.
• Someone who is obviously older than you addresses you as “sir” or “madam.”
• You deny the previous six ways!

Here are a few Business & Life Tips to think about…..

Business Tips:

• Everyone needs accountability. Hire people who think, but ensure that they are trained and monitored for performance.
• Listen carefully to your biggest critics. They can be your best unpaid “consultants.” There is often some truth to what they say.
• To know the right thing to do for a customer, and not to do it, is often a short term success, but a long term failure.

Life Tips:

• Have you noticed? Millennials want what they want when they want it. And they know where to get the info when they need it.
• You lose today by reaching back to yesterday. Instead, live today and seek tomorrow. Think future. The past is simply the past.
• Give back, even when you think you can’t afford it. Start small and increase your contribution each year. Things really add up.

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