Based on a thread from Leadership Think Tank group

The question was asked and many statements were made see entire thread at:

http://www.linkedin.com/groups/How-difficult-is-it-seperate-39683%2ES%2E190841068?view=&srchtype=discussedNews&gid=39683&item=190841068&type=member&trk=eml-anet_dig-b_pd-ttl-cn&ut=2QJ-_qEgmJFRw1

How difficult is it to seperate home life from business and vice versa? What is your thought process, and is it helpful in differentiating the two?

I don’t believe there is any short answer to this philosophical question. As the root of the question asks “..how difficult is it…” I don’t find it difficult at all to keep a separation and believe there should be lines drawn between home and work. When I leave work and go home, family is top priority, my kids understand that when I am away at work I am at work but when I come home they need and want my undivided attention. Home should be home and work should be work. If I need to work late I work late but do my best to leave work at work and keep family issues at home.

Family should always be first. Why do we work but to support the quality of life we want for our families. In the end, we leave your families behind and work all our lives so someday we don’t have to work. These two entities will un-doubtedly mix and be inter-twined but how much mixing is allowed depends on the person and company. A balance needs to found by each individual person. When leading people we have to be cognisant that their personal life will impact their work life and manage it appropriately. When a persons personal life impacts their work life negatively and when it impacts it positively. Having the two mix is not a bad thing it is a fact of life.

 

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