Work-Life balance – a shift that poses communication challenges
May 25th, 2009
Recently, I attended a facilitation session for a business organization, which had an immediate need to fill a leadership position for delivery of programs and services.
While reviewing the tentative job description, the session attendees soon became divided over a proposed unpaid vacation benefit intended to draw greater numbers of qualified applicants. There were those who saw it as a meaningful perk, while others cautioned against it because of its potential to be abused. For the latter, it was a cut-and-dry situation. There was already paid vacation built in to the position – what was the organizational benefit of offering more? Read the rest of this entry »