The Work/Life Balancing Act

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August 28, 2008
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NEWS  THIS WEEK'S TOP MANAGING STORIES Achieving Work-Life Balance

Inside: This Week In Managing Your inbox overflows with unanswered e-mails. You're running over budget and past deadline on a big project. And somehow, you still have to get home and have dinner with the kids. If this routine sounds familiar, take a look at the great strategies several BusinessWeek readers came up with for getting a grip on work-life balance. Then hear what advice leadership consultant Annie McKee gave to a close friend on the verge of a work-life breakdown. And finally, head over to BusinessWeek's Work-Life Balance blog to join the discussion. Patricia O'Connell, Editor, BusinessWeek.com/Managing E-MAIL A FRIEND  |  GET RSS  |  SIGN UP FOR OTHER BW NEWSLETTERS

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