Earlier today, we were pleased to host Dr. Anthony (Tony) Smith for our third Brown Bag Book Club webinar, entitled “Session Two: Leaders and Work-Life Balance”, which is taken from Tony’s excellent book, The Taboos of Leadership: 10 Secrets No One Will Tell You about Leaders and What They Really Think.

Work-life balance is a call in many organizations that top leaders, who are supposed to lead by example, fundamentally ignore.   Of course, at a time when many organizations are struggling just to get by, there is a tendency to view such balance as a luxury, even as many individuals are feeling less committed to their workplace.

In the session, Tony exposed the myths of balance and helped us recalibrate the equation by answering the questions:  what’s the reality about leadership and work-life balance, do we need a new definition, and what are the pluses and minuses if your notion of balance changes at different stages in your life.

We recorded and are making this archive copy of the session available for everyone who had schedule changes at the last minute.  Of course, anyone who did attend and would like to review the material or share the information with a colleague is invited to do so too. The session handouts are still available here.

After you watch the recording, we would appreciate your thoughts on the seminar and on any other issues of interest to you.  Your input will help us shape future free sessions and services, and will help our presenters better target their information in the future. The feedback form is here.

Did you agree with Tony? Disagree with him? Do you have other insights or experiences in trying to keep this delicate balance? Please leave your comments below, and let’s get that dialogue started.

Again, thanks to all those who attended and to Tony for sharing his research and insights with us. We look forward to the next opportunity to cross paths.