"Laughter is a tranquilizer with no side effects...”
The Seven-Day Weekend - A thought-provoking book that reveals how freedom and happiness can lead to success. The author, Ricardo Semler has asked himself, “If the workweek is going to slop over into the weekend ... why can’t the weekend, with its precious restorative moments of playtime, my time, and our time, spill over into the workweek?” Semler writes that the seven-day workweek robs people of passion and pleasure, destroys family and community stability, and sets up businesses to fail once they have burned out their employees and burned through ever more manipulative and oppressive strategies.
I am lucky to work in an organization where work-life balance program is in place. All initiatives have not gone into full scale as yet but we have implemented the flexible working arrangement, health and recreational program, among others. Hopefully this would balance the demands of work and other aspect of life. We can be more effective, at the same time successful and happy in personal life. It is not about working less. It is about working smart.
What with the yearly executive medical check-ups, specialist consulting, dentist visits, housing, vehicle and co-op loans, to name a few. Some of us could have a company car or could opt for vehicle allowance, club memberships and corporate credit cards. Ahh... with all the benefits and privileges, I wouldn’t ask for more…''
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