5 Ways to Become a Great Place to Work

“It's not about the money, money, money,”Jessie J

Glassdoor.com recently assembled a list of top 25 companies  that encourage work-life balance Since they recently ranked the top 25 companies to work for, I wanted to see where the overlap was and what’s really important to employees.  Big surprise- it’s not about the money. So what is important?

Are We Making Progress Balancing Work And Life?

A friend posted the article from The Atlantic Monthly by Professor Anne-Marie Slaughter, Why Women Still Can’t Have It All on Facebook and told me that I really should read it. I will admit to being an avid reader of opinion and research on the subject of work life balance, and I will also admit my friend was right – this one is worth reading.

This particular friend is expecting her first child, while my first child just graduated from high school, but this underscores the fact that the issue of balance spans your entire work life. It doesn't just span a woman’s career, but it also spans a man’s, whether or not you are a parent. The fact that this is still considered a female problem demonstrates the greatest lack of progress in the dialogue around work life balance.

Setting the Right Example for Work-Life Balance

When did it become more respectable to say you work “like crazy” than to say “my family is always my priority”?  Bragging about how many hours you work has replaced bragging about your children.   The reality is that we actually work much less than our forefathers. So kudos to Facebook’s COO, Sheryl Sandberg for coming out publicly and admitting she leaves work every day at 5:30pm to have dinner with her children.