Work life and home life

Following on from the 9-5 post there is growing evidence on how our work life and home life are blurring.  Best Practice Magazine  highlights research that shows 31% UK finance professionals take the office with them on holiday via a laptop or handheld computer.

It doesn't surprise me.  Emails, mobile phones, 24-7 shopping - the desire for immediate response is ever increasing.  Technology is changing the whole dynamics of how we all work.  In many ways that can be liberating as there is no need to be chained to a desk to deliver results.  The flip side to that can be CrackBerry addiction.  The bottom line is we are going to all have to deal with it. How do we do that?  I think it comes down to a blend of good technology, business structure and expectation management.   

 

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