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I recently started leading a team. Things are ok. I also have a good rapport with my entire team. But I ran into a situation like this recently..
A team member had a really serious personal emergency and had to leave work early. But in the evening, she called me to say that there are still issues but she can still help in some of the tasks over the weekend if needed. She's been a good contributor to our team. I understand the situation and want to convey that while it is important that we all give more than 100% to work, please go ahead and take care of personal emergencies when they arise. If any emergencies are really taken care of, we would love her help with tasks.
Basically, as a human being and at the same time a people manager, how do I convey and drive home the point that an employee's personal health and emergencies are more critical and not to sacrifice those for the sake of achieving deadlines?
All that is important is that when you are "actually" working, you do give your 100%.
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I recently started leading a team. Things are ok. I also have a good rapport with my entire team. But I ran into a situation like this recently..
A team member had a really serious personal emergency and had to leave work early. But in the evening, she called me to say that there are still issues but she can still help in some of the tasks over the weekend if needed. She's been a good contributor to our team. I understand the situation and want to convey that while it is important that we all give more than 100% to work, please go ahead and take care of personal emergencies when they arise. If any emergencies are really taken care of, we would love her help with tasks.
Basically, as a human being and at the same time a people manager, how do I convey and drive home the point that an employee's personal health and emergencies are more critical and not to sacrifice those for the sake of achieving deadlines?
All that is important is that when you are "actually" working, you do give your 100%.
work-life-balance
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If you said it to her, then you just conveyed it to her. It's not complicated. It's only complicated when your words and your actions don't match.
– Vietnhi Phuvan
Nov 29 '14 at 0:54
"it is important that we all give more than 100% to work" - if this is your real management philosophy and not just a typo, I perceive it to be in conflict with your stated goal of work-life balance. Giving more than 100% may be fine for a very short term, but it is not sustainable.
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Nov 29 '14 at 10:22
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I recently started leading a team. Things are ok. I also have a good rapport with my entire team. But I ran into a situation like this recently..
A team member had a really serious personal emergency and had to leave work early. But in the evening, she called me to say that there are still issues but she can still help in some of the tasks over the weekend if needed. She's been a good contributor to our team. I understand the situation and want to convey that while it is important that we all give more than 100% to work, please go ahead and take care of personal emergencies when they arise. If any emergencies are really taken care of, we would love her help with tasks.
Basically, as a human being and at the same time a people manager, how do I convey and drive home the point that an employee's personal health and emergencies are more critical and not to sacrifice those for the sake of achieving deadlines?
All that is important is that when you are "actually" working, you do give your 100%.
work-life-balance
edited Nov 29 '14 at 3:15
Grant
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asked Nov 29 '14 at 0:42
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This question already has an answer here:
How can I discourage employees from working voluntary overtime?
12 answers
I recently started leading a team. Things are ok. I also have a good rapport with my entire team. But I ran into a situation like this recently..
A team member had a really serious personal emergency and had to leave work early. But in the evening, she called me to say that there are still issues but she can still help in some of the tasks over the weekend if needed. She's been a good contributor to our team. I understand the situation and want to convey that while it is important that we all give more than 100% to work, please go ahead and take care of personal emergencies when they arise. If any emergencies are really taken care of, we would love her help with tasks.
Basically, as a human being and at the same time a people manager, how do I convey and drive home the point that an employee's personal health and emergencies are more critical and not to sacrifice those for the sake of achieving deadlines?
All that is important is that when you are "actually" working, you do give your 100%.
This question already has an answer here:
How can I discourage employees from working voluntary overtime?
12 answers
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marked as duplicate by Jim G., gnat, Chris E, yochannah, Michael Grubey Nov 30 '14 at 19:19
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If you said it to her, then you just conveyed it to her. It's not complicated. It's only complicated when your words and your actions don't match.
– Vietnhi Phuvan
Nov 29 '14 at 0:54
"it is important that we all give more than 100% to work" - if this is your real management philosophy and not just a typo, I perceive it to be in conflict with your stated goal of work-life balance. Giving more than 100% may be fine for a very short term, but it is not sustainable.
– Péter Török
Nov 29 '14 at 10:22
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If you said it to her, then you just conveyed it to her. It's not complicated. It's only complicated when your words and your actions don't match.
– Vietnhi Phuvan
Nov 29 '14 at 0:54
"it is important that we all give more than 100% to work" - if this is your real management philosophy and not just a typo, I perceive it to be in conflict with your stated goal of work-life balance. Giving more than 100% may be fine for a very short term, but it is not sustainable.
– Péter Török
Nov 29 '14 at 10:22
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If you said it to her, then you just conveyed it to her. It's not complicated. It's only complicated when your words and your actions don't match.
– Vietnhi Phuvan
Nov 29 '14 at 0:54
If you said it to her, then you just conveyed it to her. It's not complicated. It's only complicated when your words and your actions don't match.
– Vietnhi Phuvan
Nov 29 '14 at 0:54
"it is important that we all give more than 100% to work" - if this is your real management philosophy and not just a typo, I perceive it to be in conflict with your stated goal of work-life balance. Giving more than 100% may be fine for a very short term, but it is not sustainable.
– Péter Török
Nov 29 '14 at 10:22
"it is important that we all give more than 100% to work" - if this is your real management philosophy and not just a typo, I perceive it to be in conflict with your stated goal of work-life balance. Giving more than 100% may be fine for a very short term, but it is not sustainable.
– Péter Török
Nov 29 '14 at 10:22
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[H]ow do I convey and drive home the point that an employee's personal health and emergencies are more critical and not to sacrifice those for the sake of achieving deadlines?
First, lead by example. Honest and conscientious managers are the hardest and longest working members of the team and telling your team to take it easy when you are regularly getting in early, staying back and working on weekends may seem hypocritical.
For example, if you have a personal emergency, prioritize it over work. More regularly, instead of constantly staying back late, leave at a reasonable time and finish up the work from home. Alternatively, be seen to be leaving, have a coffee then come back to work (usual for Japan where team members will not leave before their boss).
Second, when people say "work like balance", they usually mean flexibility. Often people are happy to do the amount of work required. They just cannot do it from 9 to 5 at the office all the time, particularly if they have a family or other responsibilities.
If you can, give people the ability to work from home via VPN. Allow people to start early or work late. If people want to get in early then go to the gym during the day, that's fine. If this is a regular occurrence, it is less of an event when something more serious happens. Think of it like a fire drill for personal emergencies.
Third, communicate. As you are doing, make sure team members can talk to you if they need help. Share outcomes of the discussions (not personal details) with the team. For example, make sure to tell the team that the team member has a personal issue and will be back working the following week. This creates a zone of safety.
Involve senior members of the team in this, too. You may not he available all the time so make sure the people that team members go to when you are not around know.
Fourth, your remuneration and promotion incentives or culture may encourage quality or perception of work over quality. Bell curve systems, where only the top performers are rewarded, are particularly bad for this. As a manager, you may have limited control but make sure to defend to upper management if questions arise.
Fifth, manage competitiveness within or between teams and any commitments outside the teams' core responsibilities. These can create lots of hidden additional work over the teams' regular work.
All that said, remember that it is up to individuals to manage their own lives. Some may really enjoy working (developers are particularly bad at this) or want a promotion.
As a manager, the key is to look for the signs when people are overextended, such as prolonged tiredness, irritability and frustration. In this case, you need to raise it a way that does not sound like a punishment or admonishment ("Why did you yell at Sarah? Have you been working too late again? You know you work too hard. Can't you limit yourself like everyone else?") and more a shared empathy and goal ("It has been really tough meeting those deadlines, hasn't it? I just want you to know that everyone realizes how much effort you are putting in. Just remember that to let me know if you need a hand. If something happens to you, we are all screwed.") If you handle these types of issues well, chances are personal problems will be a lot easier.
answered Nov 29 '14 at 1:52
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I would kill for a 9 to 5 job. On my country almost every work ever except banking is 8 to 6. It sucks in so many levels...
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Oct 6 '17 at 17:18
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Basically, as a human being and at the same time a people manager, how
do I convey and drive home the point that an employee's personal
health and emergencies are more critical and not to sacrifice those
for the sake of achieving deadlines? All that is important is that
when you are "actually" working, you do give your 100%.
If you conveyed your concern for her personal emergencies, thanked her for caring about work enough to offer to work over the weekend, and asked if there was anything you could do to help, then it sounds like you did exactly the right thing.
Make sure you follow up and ask next week how things went.
And if you convey to your team your understanding for their home life needs as you have here, I'm sure they'll understand and appreciate it.
(You probably want to skip the "important that we all give more than 100% to work" phrase, or risk being laughed at. Nobody really believes that anyone can ever give more than 100%.)
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[H]ow do I convey and drive home the point that an employee's personal health and emergencies are more critical and not to sacrifice those for the sake of achieving deadlines?
First, lead by example. Honest and conscientious managers are the hardest and longest working members of the team and telling your team to take it easy when you are regularly getting in early, staying back and working on weekends may seem hypocritical.
For example, if you have a personal emergency, prioritize it over work. More regularly, instead of constantly staying back late, leave at a reasonable time and finish up the work from home. Alternatively, be seen to be leaving, have a coffee then come back to work (usual for Japan where team members will not leave before their boss).
Second, when people say "work like balance", they usually mean flexibility. Often people are happy to do the amount of work required. They just cannot do it from 9 to 5 at the office all the time, particularly if they have a family or other responsibilities.
If you can, give people the ability to work from home via VPN. Allow people to start early or work late. If people want to get in early then go to the gym during the day, that's fine. If this is a regular occurrence, it is less of an event when something more serious happens. Think of it like a fire drill for personal emergencies.
Third, communicate. As you are doing, make sure team members can talk to you if they need help. Share outcomes of the discussions (not personal details) with the team. For example, make sure to tell the team that the team member has a personal issue and will be back working the following week. This creates a zone of safety.
Involve senior members of the team in this, too. You may not he available all the time so make sure the people that team members go to when you are not around know.
Fourth, your remuneration and promotion incentives or culture may encourage quality or perception of work over quality. Bell curve systems, where only the top performers are rewarded, are particularly bad for this. As a manager, you may have limited control but make sure to defend to upper management if questions arise.
Fifth, manage competitiveness within or between teams and any commitments outside the teams' core responsibilities. These can create lots of hidden additional work over the teams' regular work.
All that said, remember that it is up to individuals to manage their own lives. Some may really enjoy working (developers are particularly bad at this) or want a promotion.
As a manager, the key is to look for the signs when people are overextended, such as prolonged tiredness, irritability and frustration. In this case, you need to raise it a way that does not sound like a punishment or admonishment ("Why did you yell at Sarah? Have you been working too late again? You know you work too hard. Can't you limit yourself like everyone else?") and more a shared empathy and goal ("It has been really tough meeting those deadlines, hasn't it? I just want you to know that everyone realizes how much effort you are putting in. Just remember that to let me know if you need a hand. If something happens to you, we are all screwed.") If you handle these types of issues well, chances are personal problems will be a lot easier.
answered Nov 29 '14 at 1:52
akton
5,4811732
I would kill for a 9 to 5 job. On my country almost every work ever except banking is 8 to 6. It sucks in so many levels...
– T. Sar
Oct 6 '17 at 17:18
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up vote
4
down vote
[H]ow do I convey and drive home the point that an employee's personal health and emergencies are more critical and not to sacrifice those for the sake of achieving deadlines?
First, lead by example. Honest and conscientious managers are the hardest and longest working members of the team and telling your team to take it easy when you are regularly getting in early, staying back and working on weekends may seem hypocritical.
For example, if you have a personal emergency, prioritize it over work. More regularly, instead of constantly staying back late, leave at a reasonable time and finish up the work from home. Alternatively, be seen to be leaving, have a coffee then come back to work (usual for Japan where team members will not leave before their boss).
Second, when people say "work like balance", they usually mean flexibility. Often people are happy to do the amount of work required. They just cannot do it from 9 to 5 at the office all the time, particularly if they have a family or other responsibilities.
If you can, give people the ability to work from home via VPN. Allow people to start early or work late. If people want to get in early then go to the gym during the day, that's fine. If this is a regular occurrence, it is less of an event when something more serious happens. Think of it like a fire drill for personal emergencies.
Third, communicate. As you are doing, make sure team members can talk to you if they need help. Share outcomes of the discussions (not personal details) with the team. For example, make sure to tell the team that the team member has a personal issue and will be back working the following week. This creates a zone of safety.
Involve senior members of the team in this, too. You may not he available all the time so make sure the people that team members go to when you are not around know.
Fourth, your remuneration and promotion incentives or culture may encourage quality or perception of work over quality. Bell curve systems, where only the top performers are rewarded, are particularly bad for this. As a manager, you may have limited control but make sure to defend to upper management if questions arise.
Fifth, manage competitiveness within or between teams and any commitments outside the teams' core responsibilities. These can create lots of hidden additional work over the teams' regular work.
All that said, remember that it is up to individuals to manage their own lives. Some may really enjoy working (developers are particularly bad at this) or want a promotion.
As a manager, the key is to look for the signs when people are overextended, such as prolonged tiredness, irritability and frustration. In this case, you need to raise it a way that does not sound like a punishment or admonishment ("Why did you yell at Sarah? Have you been working too late again? You know you work too hard. Can't you limit yourself like everyone else?") and more a shared empathy and goal ("It has been really tough meeting those deadlines, hasn't it? I just want you to know that everyone realizes how much effort you are putting in. Just remember that to let me know if you need a hand. If something happens to you, we are all screwed.") If you handle these types of issues well, chances are personal problems will be a lot easier.
answered Nov 29 '14 at 1:52
akton
5,4811732
I would kill for a 9 to 5 job. On my country almost every work ever except banking is 8 to 6. It sucks in so many levels...
– T. Sar
Oct 6 '17 at 17:18
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up vote
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up vote
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[H]ow do I convey and drive home the point that an employee's personal health and emergencies are more critical and not to sacrifice those for the sake of achieving deadlines?
First, lead by example. Honest and conscientious managers are the hardest and longest working members of the team and telling your team to take it easy when you are regularly getting in early, staying back and working on weekends may seem hypocritical.
For example, if you have a personal emergency, prioritize it over work. More regularly, instead of constantly staying back late, leave at a reasonable time and finish up the work from home. Alternatively, be seen to be leaving, have a coffee then come back to work (usual for Japan where team members will not leave before their boss).
Second, when people say "work like balance", they usually mean flexibility. Often people are happy to do the amount of work required. They just cannot do it from 9 to 5 at the office all the time, particularly if they have a family or other responsibilities.
If you can, give people the ability to work from home via VPN. Allow people to start early or work late. If people want to get in early then go to the gym during the day, that's fine. If this is a regular occurrence, it is less of an event when something more serious happens. Think of it like a fire drill for personal emergencies.
Third, communicate. As you are doing, make sure team members can talk to you if they need help. Share outcomes of the discussions (not personal details) with the team. For example, make sure to tell the team that the team member has a personal issue and will be back working the following week. This creates a zone of safety.
Involve senior members of the team in this, too. You may not he available all the time so make sure the people that team members go to when you are not around know.
Fourth, your remuneration and promotion incentives or culture may encourage quality or perception of work over quality. Bell curve systems, where only the top performers are rewarded, are particularly bad for this. As a manager, you may have limited control but make sure to defend to upper management if questions arise.
Fifth, manage competitiveness within or between teams and any commitments outside the teams' core responsibilities. These can create lots of hidden additional work over the teams' regular work.
All that said, remember that it is up to individuals to manage their own lives. Some may really enjoy working (developers are particularly bad at this) or want a promotion.
As a manager, the key is to look for the signs when people are overextended, such as prolonged tiredness, irritability and frustration. In this case, you need to raise it a way that does not sound like a punishment or admonishment ("Why did you yell at Sarah? Have you been working too late again? You know you work too hard. Can't you limit yourself like everyone else?") and more a shared empathy and goal ("It has been really tough meeting those deadlines, hasn't it? I just want you to know that everyone realizes how much effort you are putting in. Just remember that to let me know if you need a hand. If something happens to you, we are all screwed.") If you handle these types of issues well, chances are personal problems will be a lot easier.
answered Nov 29 '14 at 1:52
akton
5,4811732
[H]ow do I convey and drive home the point that an employee's personal health and emergencies are more critical and not to sacrifice those for the sake of achieving deadlines?
First, lead by example. Honest and conscientious managers are the hardest and longest working members of the team and telling your team to take it easy when you are regularly getting in early, staying back and working on weekends may seem hypocritical.
For example, if you have a personal emergency, prioritize it over work. More regularly, instead of constantly staying back late, leave at a reasonable time and finish up the work from home. Alternatively, be seen to be leaving, have a coffee then come back to work (usual for Japan where team members will not leave before their boss).
Second, when people say "work like balance", they usually mean flexibility. Often people are happy to do the amount of work required. They just cannot do it from 9 to 5 at the office all the time, particularly if they have a family or other responsibilities.
If you can, give people the ability to work from home via VPN. Allow people to start early or work late. If people want to get in early then go to the gym during the day, that's fine. If this is a regular occurrence, it is less of an event when something more serious happens. Think of it like a fire drill for personal emergencies.
Third, communicate. As you are doing, make sure team members can talk to you if they need help. Share outcomes of the discussions (not personal details) with the team. For example, make sure to tell the team that the team member has a personal issue and will be back working the following week. This creates a zone of safety.
Involve senior members of the team in this, too. You may not he available all the time so make sure the people that team members go to when you are not around know.
Fourth, your remuneration and promotion incentives or culture may encourage quality or perception of work over quality. Bell curve systems, where only the top performers are rewarded, are particularly bad for this. As a manager, you may have limited control but make sure to defend to upper management if questions arise.
Fifth, manage competitiveness within or between teams and any commitments outside the teams' core responsibilities. These can create lots of hidden additional work over the teams' regular work.
All that said, remember that it is up to individuals to manage their own lives. Some may really enjoy working (developers are particularly bad at this) or want a promotion.
As a manager, the key is to look for the signs when people are overextended, such as prolonged tiredness, irritability and frustration. In this case, you need to raise it a way that does not sound like a punishment or admonishment ("Why did you yell at Sarah? Have you been working too late again? You know you work too hard. Can't you limit yourself like everyone else?") and more a shared empathy and goal ("It has been really tough meeting those deadlines, hasn't it? I just want you to know that everyone realizes how much effort you are putting in. Just remember that to let me know if you need a hand. If something happens to you, we are all screwed.") If you handle these types of issues well, chances are personal problems will be a lot easier.
answered Nov 29 '14 at 1:52
akton
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answered Nov 29 '14 at 1:52
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answered Nov 29 '14 at 1:52
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answered Nov 29 '14 at 1:52
akton
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I would kill for a 9 to 5 job. On my country almost every work ever except banking is 8 to 6. It sucks in so many levels...
– T. Sar
Oct 6 '17 at 17:18
suggest improvements |Â
I would kill for a 9 to 5 job. On my country almost every work ever except banking is 8 to 6. It sucks in so many levels...
– T. Sar
Oct 6 '17 at 17:18
I would kill for a 9 to 5 job. On my country almost every work ever except banking is 8 to 6. It sucks in so many levels...
– T. Sar
Oct 6 '17 at 17:18
I would kill for a 9 to 5 job. On my country almost every work ever except banking is 8 to 6. It sucks in so many levels...
– T. Sar
Oct 6 '17 at 17:18
suggest improvements |Â
up vote
1
down vote
Basically, as a human being and at the same time a people manager, how
do I convey and drive home the point that an employee's personal
health and emergencies are more critical and not to sacrifice those
for the sake of achieving deadlines? All that is important is that
when you are "actually" working, you do give your 100%.
If you conveyed your concern for her personal emergencies, thanked her for caring about work enough to offer to work over the weekend, and asked if there was anything you could do to help, then it sounds like you did exactly the right thing.
Make sure you follow up and ask next week how things went.
And if you convey to your team your understanding for their home life needs as you have here, I'm sure they'll understand and appreciate it.
(You probably want to skip the "important that we all give more than 100% to work" phrase, or risk being laughed at. Nobody really believes that anyone can ever give more than 100%.)
answered Nov 29 '14 at 17:37
Joe Strazzere
223k106657923
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Basically, as a human being and at the same time a people manager, how
do I convey and drive home the point that an employee's personal
health and emergencies are more critical and not to sacrifice those
for the sake of achieving deadlines? All that is important is that
when you are "actually" working, you do give your 100%.
If you conveyed your concern for her personal emergencies, thanked her for caring about work enough to offer to work over the weekend, and asked if there was anything you could do to help, then it sounds like you did exactly the right thing.
Make sure you follow up and ask next week how things went.
And if you convey to your team your understanding for their home life needs as you have here, I'm sure they'll understand and appreciate it.
(You probably want to skip the "important that we all give more than 100% to work" phrase, or risk being laughed at. Nobody really believes that anyone can ever give more than 100%.)
answered Nov 29 '14 at 17:37
Joe Strazzere
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Basically, as a human being and at the same time a people manager, how
do I convey and drive home the point that an employee's personal
health and emergencies are more critical and not to sacrifice those
for the sake of achieving deadlines? All that is important is that
when you are "actually" working, you do give your 100%.
If you conveyed your concern for her personal emergencies, thanked her for caring about work enough to offer to work over the weekend, and asked if there was anything you could do to help, then it sounds like you did exactly the right thing.
Make sure you follow up and ask next week how things went.
And if you convey to your team your understanding for their home life needs as you have here, I'm sure they'll understand and appreciate it.
(You probably want to skip the "important that we all give more than 100% to work" phrase, or risk being laughed at. Nobody really believes that anyone can ever give more than 100%.)
answered Nov 29 '14 at 17:37
Joe Strazzere
223k106657923
Basically, as a human being and at the same time a people manager, how
do I convey and drive home the point that an employee's personal
health and emergencies are more critical and not to sacrifice those
for the sake of achieving deadlines? All that is important is that
when you are "actually" working, you do give your 100%.
If you conveyed your concern for her personal emergencies, thanked her for caring about work enough to offer to work over the weekend, and asked if there was anything you could do to help, then it sounds like you did exactly the right thing.
Make sure you follow up and ask next week how things went.
And if you convey to your team your understanding for their home life needs as you have here, I'm sure they'll understand and appreciate it.
(You probably want to skip the "important that we all give more than 100% to work" phrase, or risk being laughed at. Nobody really believes that anyone can ever give more than 100%.)
answered Nov 29 '14 at 17:37
Joe Strazzere
223k106657923
answered Nov 29 '14 at 17:37
Joe Strazzere
223k106657923
answered Nov 29 '14 at 17:37
Joe Strazzere
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answered Nov 29 '14 at 17:37
Joe Strazzere
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If you said it to her, then you just conveyed it to her. It's not complicated. It's only complicated when your words and your actions don't match.
– Vietnhi Phuvan
Nov 29 '14 at 0:54
"it is important that we all give more than 100% to work" - if this is your real management philosophy and not just a typo, I perceive it to be in conflict with your stated goal of work-life balance. Giving more than 100% may be fine for a very short term, but it is not sustainable.
– Péter Török
Nov 29 '14 at 10:22