Pacific Brands CEO, Sue Morphet, said last week that women will break the glass ceiling when Australian corporate culture dictates that everyone goes home for dinner.
A lot of my clients say they feel trapped in the long hours of their work culture. I've heard the same lament from doctors, lawyers, musicians, historians and a romance novelist. (What is so urgent about history, I wonder...)
People sometimes feel powerless to change things, and we often find that's not the case.
If you're interested in changing a pattern that has you regularly missing dinner at home, arrange a meeting with your manager to discuss how to change this (The model below is reproduced from the Results Through People training course).
Take to the meeting:
• your (reasonable) idea of how long an average working day/week would be for you.
• a record of your working hours over three pay periods
• a list of the work tasks currently on your plate
Seek agreement on:
• the reasonable length of an average working day/week for you
• the priority order of your current tasks
In the meeting, acknowledge these things:
• There will be times when important work priorities will mean that you work longer than the 'average week'
• Those occasions should be the exception, not the rule
• You will meet regularly to review priorities and working hours
If you're a manager, consider having a conversation like this with each of your staff, and watch their commitment levels soar.
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