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Redefine.

Today's idea: Words are like clothes.

Jennifer Balink About my mother, Family matters, The view from here, What's for dinner, Work-Life 2 Comments August 6, 2022August 6, 2022 7 Minutes

Review.

My first "real job," as my father called it, was a marketing position in a telecommunications company, back in the days when AT&T was still a monopoly and we were all thrilled with the novelty of AOL and email. I wrote marketing flyers and customer letters, teaching myself how to use WordPerfect, PageMaker and FileMaker … Continue reading Review. →

Jennifer Balink Among friends 3 Comments August 5, 2022August 5, 2022 4 Minutes

Reassess.

It is in the seemingly unimportant, small, incremental decisions that "work-life balance" either is or isn't settled.

Jennifer Balink Among friends 2 Comments August 4, 2022August 4, 2022 3 Minutes

Reconsider.

What if the tension between Independence and Interdependence got as much consideration as the exalted to-do list and decision-making matrix?

Jennifer Balink Among friends 6 Comments August 3, 2022August 3, 2022 2 Minutes

Re-engage.

OK, it's time to get back to where I left off in early July, before I ran away for a spell. While August is the European month for vacation and downtime, it's the U.S. season of back to school, back to work, and back to the grindstone routines. Fair warning: This work/life balance idea might … Continue reading Re-engage. →

Jennifer Balink Among friends 2 Comments August 2, 2022August 2, 2022 1 Minute

A few things: July 2022

Short version? A friend invited me to escape for a little while, and I said yes. And even though (a blessedly mild case of) COVID came home with me, it was a transformative trip for which I'm eternally grateful.

Jennifer Balink Really, I like cooking, The view from here, What's for dinner, Work-Life 19 Comments July 23, 2022July 30, 2022 3 Minutes

Life’s work.

Before you can find, achieve, or settle into work-life balance, you have to get to clarity about what that means for you.

Jennifer Balink Among friends, The view from here, Work-Life July 6, 2022July 7, 2022 3 Minutes

The trouble with numbers.

In my first real management job, I almost fired the wrong person. I looked at the data, and was sure I had the answer. But the story in those numbers was a lie.

Jennifer Balink Among friends, The view from here, Work-Life 3 Comments July 4, 2022July 4, 2022 6 Minutes

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