Balancing Act: How Managers Can Integrate Successful Careers and Fulfilling Personal Lives (Jossey-Bass Management) [Hardcover]

Joan R. Kofodimos (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 10, 1993 | ISBN-10: 1555425089 | ISBN-13: 978-1555425081 | Edition: 1st

Examines the shifting demographic, economic, and social forces--the changing gender roles, harsher economic realities, and dual career families--that pull managers and executives out of balance. Draws on ten years of research, consulting, and training on the topic to describe the cost of imbalance to individuals and organizations and tells how to restore equilibrium. Provides numerous checklists and self-assessment tools to help determine the degree and the nature of imbalance in our lives and in our organizations. Outlines a step-by-step process for personal change that can lead to an improved quality of life and provides individuals with a blueprint for initiating organizational changes that jointly optimize personal development and organizational effectiveness.

Editorial Reviews

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Kofodimos (coauthor of Beyond Ambition: How Driven Managers Can Lead Better and Live Better , Jossey-Bass, 1991) defines the "balancing act" as a "satisfying, healthy, and productive life" that incorporates activities "with attention to self and to personal and spiritual development." Writing for managers, executives, and human-resource professionals, she describes various societal, personal, and organizational forces that lead to life imbalance and workaholism. Although she emphasizes organizational costs and effects, she does include methods for achieving personal balance and exercises for self-examination. Unfortunately, most of the supporting research is based on a study of male managers, thus excluding consideration of the struggle women have also waged. Still, this book will be invaluable to anyone wanting to achieve a balanced life. Highly recommended.
- Kathy Shimpock-Vieweg, O'Connor Cavanagh Lib., Phoenix, Ariz.
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Review

"The definitive guide for finding balance in our personal and organizational lives. I have added Joan Kofodimos's insightful work to the 'must-read list' for our executive programs." --Robert W. Conroy, M.D., director, Menninger Management Institute

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 167 pages
• Publisher: Jossey-Bass; 1st edition (September 10, 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1555425089
• ISBN-13: 978-1555425081
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.3 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,042,177 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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