Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Sho Dewan is a career expert who covers work, top jobs, and business. We’ve been taught to chase work-life balance as though work ...

At first, getting more responsibility at work can feel like an accomplishment. You're being included in more emails, finding yourself invited to bigger meetings, and are trusted with important ...

In one of the most iconic moments of “The Simpsons,” Homer stares at his work console to find photos of baby Maggie plastered all over it, along with a simple mantra: “Do it for her.” While you’re ...

Pay attention. The importance of work-life balance is growing. Employees want more flexibility in their work, better stress management, less burnout and improved delineations between their work and ...

If that’s you, you’re not alone. This phrase fills the air in nearly every conversation I have with clients, colleagues or friends. Across higher education—amid budget cuts, hiring freezes and eroding ...

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Authenticity matters — especially when it comes to company culture. Just ask Senior Product Manager Adam Rozak at Avant. He sees authenticity every day at work because the company culture at Avant ...

Build self-awareness — in order to get to where you really want to be, you need to take a close look at where you are currently. Work on your relationship with yourself — when you have an empowering ...

Sure there will be times when you're at work when you'd rather be reading a book at the beach, eating pizza with friends, or watching Netflix in bed, but life at work can still provide plenty of its ...

When people complain about a lack of work-life balance, they’re typically feeling that they are spending too much time working. They may be spending a lot of combined time at the office and commuting, ...

For most of human history, the idea that work should be “fun” would have seemed, at best, absurd and, at worst, offensive.