"People are the most important asset". "We are a knowledge-based company". "All we have is our people". These are statement we hear more and more. Yet for many people the reality of life is an organization that they do not feel they are treated as the most important asset. The reality of working in today's contemporary organisation is the employees have little work-life balance and this spills-over into their attitudes, behaviour and values in the workplace.

Work-life balance has become a major issue in the workplace in many countries including Singapore. The Ministry of Community and Development and Sports (MDCS) actively promotes work-life issues to employers, organisations and individuals. The Work-Life Strategy Workshop Series, which was organised in July 2001 was conducted by Dr. Graeme Russell of WORK + LIFE Strategies, the series was aimed at sharing his experience and knowledge with interested individuals.

Work-Life Planning is an Everyday Activity
Almost everyone does some form of work-life planning in some area of his or her life. For most of us, both employees and employers, it is an unstructured activity often about work avoidance so that we can attend to our personal needs. Engaging in a formal work-life planning process in a structured disciplined manner will greatly help in overcoming the 'hide and seek' game that often goes on between supervisor and subordinate as well develop a better and more responsible attitude by employees as well as a more empathic supervisory style in the workplace.

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