How do you integrate your work-life with your family, community, and personal interests? If you're a leader, how are you supporting your team members' work-life integration? Proper work-life balance - or integration - is crucial for professional success and personal well-being...and setting and maintaining appropriate boundaries is key. In this episode, we explore how understanding your personal values, talents, and needs is essential to establishing healthy boundaries. In doing so, you can find your desired fit for work-life integration.    [0:42] Defining values to set boundaries[2:11] Statistics about ‘Work-Life Balance’[5:38] The trouble with loose boundaries - What is balance?[8:26] Are you a Blender or Splitter?[13:33]Style preference & work boundaries[16:30]Personal examples of boundaries within strengths[21:31]Consider talent contributions & needs to create balance[27:00]Tips for Leaders & managers - Expectations & Workstyles[32:28]Trust, positive intent & recognition for boundaries[36:44]YOUR Workstyles, Values, Boundaries & Energy RESOURCES: Blenders vs. Splitters (Gallup article) Leaders' Misconceptions about Employees schedules (Gallup article) Employee Wellbeing hinges on Managers, not Work mode (Gallup article) 2024 Work-Life Balance Stats (HubStaff) YOUR HOSTS:  Jen Werner @ Jen Werner Coaching  Facebook | LinkedIn | Website Jen’s Top 5 CliftonStrengths: Responsibility | Achiever | Belief | Deliberative | Activator  Chad Ahern @ Talent and Teams Consulting  LinkedIn | Website Chad’s Top 5 CliftonStrengths: Learner | Deliberative | Responsibility | Harmony | Analytical  The opinions and insights we share on each CliftonStrengths theme are our own and are based on our understanding of Gallup’s Strengths-based development research. They are also informed by our unique work with our clients. Even though we are both Gallup Certified Strengths Coaches, the insights we share here are not formally vetted, approved, or endorsed by Gallup, Inc.  Gallup®, CliftonStrengths®, and the 34 theme names of CliftonStrengths® are trademarks of Gallup, Inc. All rights reserved. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.