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  • 08 May 2015
  • News

Promoting work/life balance

As U.S. Secretary of Labor, The Hon. Elaine L. Chao (MBA 1979) helped American workers address the competing demands of their work and home lives. (Published May 2015) View Details
  • April 2021 (Revised June 2021)
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Balancing Act: Deborah Lovich (A)

By: David G. Fubini and Patrick Sanguineti
Deborah Lovich, Partner at the Boston Consulting Group (BCG), has been given the opportunity of a lifetime: to join the firm's Executive Committee as its youngest member and only current woman, as well as just the second woman in its history. Encouraged by her mentors,... View Details
Keywords: Work/life Balance; Work/family Balance; Work-Life Balance; Family and Family Relationships; Personal Development and Career
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Fubini, David G., and Patrick Sanguineti. "Balancing Act: Deborah Lovich (A)." Harvard Business School Case 421-060, April 2021. (Revised June 2021.)
  • April 2021 (Revised June 2021)
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Balancing Act: Deborah Lovich (C)

By: David G. Fubini and Patrick Sanguineti
This case provides further updates on Deborah Lovich's decision, as well as reflections from her family and mentors on her path. View Details
Keywords: Work/life Balance; Work/family Balance; Work-Life Balance; Family and Family Relationships; Personal Development and Career
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Fubini, David G., and Patrick Sanguineti. "Balancing Act: Deborah Lovich (C)." Harvard Business School Supplement 421-064, April 2021. (Revised June 2021.)
  • April 2021 (Revised June 2021)
  • Supplement

Balancing Act: Deborah Lovich (B)

By: David G. Fubini and Patrick Sanguineti
This case provides updates on Deborah Lovich's decision and how she navigated her work and family responsibilities over the following decade. View Details
Keywords: Work/life Balance; Work/family Balance; Work-Life Balance; Family and Family Relationships; Personal Development and Career
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Fubini, David G., and Patrick Sanguineti. "Balancing Act: Deborah Lovich (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 421-063, April 2021. (Revised June 2021.)
  • 19 Feb 2014
  • News

The "Older" Entrepreneurs Secret Weapon

Keywords: entrepreneurship; work/life balance
  • 20 Feb 2014
  • News

How to Thrive While Leading a Family Business

Keywords: family business; work/life balance
  • 24 Mar 2014
  • News

Don't Fear the Reaper

Keywords: succession planning; work/life balance; death; mortality
  • 13 Feb 2014
  • News

Success Factors Behind an International Assignment

Keywords: international assignments; work/life balance; career planning
  • February 2014 (Revised May 2016)
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The Rawlinsons: Facing Life and Career Decisions as a Couple

By: Boris Groysberg and Kerry Herman
The Rawlinsons, a young, ambitious, career-minded couple, are considering their life and career goals. They are both successful, have aspirations to serve in public office, and are negotiating important career choices as a couple. View Details
Keywords: Talent Management; Career Management; Career Planning; Organizational Behavior; Work/life Balance; Work/family Balance; Careers; Talent and Talent Management; Human Capital; Work-Life Balance; Personal Development and Career; United States
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Groysberg, Boris, and Kerry Herman. "The Rawlinsons: Facing Life and Career Decisions as a Couple." Harvard Business School Case 414-002, February 2014. (Revised May 2016.)
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Balancing Work & Life - Alumni

or ambitions. Finding balance requires careful thought. Avenues for Exploration Given the variety of personal hopes and commitments, there is no one set formula for finding balance. There are, however, a number of ways even the busiest... View Details
  • 17 Jun 2022
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Harvard Researcher on the Ideal Balance of Remote to Office Working

  • August 2019
  • Case

Simón Cohen at Henco: Sustaining 'High Performance, Happy People'

By: Francesca Gino, Jeff Steiner, Arianna Camacho and Paul Green
Simón Cohen—Founder of Henco Logistics—transformed a small Mexican logistics company into a major player within the industry. Cohen credits the firm’s focus on employee happiness as the key ingredient to its success, an approach he developed following a personal... View Details
Keywords: Work/life Balance; Growth Strategy; Corporate Culture; Motivation; Values; Authentic Leadership Development; Leadership; Personal Development and Career; Motivation and Incentives; Values and Beliefs; Service Operations; Organizational Culture; Growth and Development Strategy; Service Industry
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Gino, Francesca, Jeff Steiner, Arianna Camacho, and Paul Green. "Simón Cohen at Henco: Sustaining 'High Performance, Happy People'." Harvard Business School Case 920-005, August 2019.
  • 10 May 2020
  • Blog Post

Let’s Hear it For the Moms – The Incredible Balancing Act of Student Mothers

appointment is good for the soul.  Best hack: Reading cases while on the elliptical or bike. Two birds, one stone. Favorite Quarantine Activity: Daily bike/scooter rides with the kids.  Best advice: Work/Life View Details
  • October 2013 (Revised October 2013)
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Henkel's CEO Kasper Rorsted: On Building a Winning Culture

By: Robert L. Simons
Keywords: Performance Measurement; Performance Appraisals; Human Resource Management; Work/life Balance; Strategy Execution; Values; Organizational Transformations; Pay For Performance; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Values and Beliefs; Work-Life Balance; Organizational Culture; Performance Evaluation; Compensation and Benefits
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Simons, Robert L. "Henkel's CEO Kasper Rorsted: On Building a Winning Culture." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 114-703, October 2013. (Revised October 2013.)
  • November 2008
  • Case

Eden McCallum

By: Heidi K. Gardner and Robert G. Eccles
This case illustrates the leadership and management challenges of starting a new firm based on a new business model and how success creates pressures that challenge the work/life balance which was one of the original goals of its two founders. The case also raises... View Details
Keywords: Business Model; Business Startups; Entrepreneurship; Leadership; Work-Life Balance
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Gardner, Heidi K., and Robert G. Eccles. "Eden McCallum." Harvard Business School Case 409-060, November 2008.
  • 27 May 2021
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Returning to the Office

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Where Did the Commute Time Go?

By: Andrew Kun, Raffaella Sadun, Orit Shaer and Thomaz Teodorovicz
The COVID pandemic forced most workers to stop their daily commute to and from work. So what have they done with that “extra” time? It depends. Independent employees with no managerial responsibility have largely been able to spend more time on personal pursuits, but... View Details
Keywords: Telecommuting; Time Management; Work-Life Balance
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Kun, Andrew, Raffaella Sadun, Orit Shaer, and Thomaz Teodorovicz. "Where Did the Commute Time Go?" Harvard Business Review Digital Articles (December 10, 2020).
  • 10 Feb 2003
  • Research & Ideas

Women at Work

said Gruver. Build in flexibility so you have time to decide what you'd like to do. You may want to take six months off, or you may be ready to come back to work after two months. Allow yourself options. More than kids and work. Work/life... View Details
Keywords: by Wendy Guild
  • March 2014
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Manage Your Work, Manage Your Life

By: Boris Groysberg and Robin Abrahams
Work/life balance is at best an elusive ideal and at worst a complete myth, today's senior executives will tell you. But by making deliberate choices about which opportunities they'll pursue and which they'll decline, rather than simply reacting to emergencies, leaders... View Details
Keywords: Work-Life Balance; Management Teams
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Groysberg, Boris, and Robin Abrahams. "Manage Your Work, Manage Your Life." Harvard Business Review 92, no. 3 (March 2014): 58–66.
  • 2023
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Manage Your Work, Manage Your Life

By: Boris Groysberg and Robin Abrahams
Work/life balance is at best an elusive ideal and at worst a complete myth, today's senior executives will tell you. But by making deliberate choices about which opportunities they'll pursue and which they'll decline, rather than simply reacting to emergencies, leaders... View Details
Keywords: Work-Life Balance; Management Teams
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Groysberg, Boris, and Robin Abrahams. "Manage Your Work, Manage Your Life." Chap. 1 in HBR's 10 Must Reads for Business Students, 1–15. Harvard Business Review Press, 2023.
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