Earlier Work and Life Planning With Your Career in Mind

The Voice of Job Seekers

Let’s face it, the lines between work and life continue to mesh. Many professionals are trying to separate the two with 24-hour access to work product. According to Scott Behson, even executives are upfront about their need for work-life balance.

In this episode, we discuss his article, A Lesson for Future Working Parents.

If you want to contribute to the discussion, there are three ways you can do so:

• Call and leave a voicemail at 708-365-9822, or text your comments to the same number
• Go to TheVoiceofJobSeekers.com, press the “Send Voicemail” button on the right side of your screen and leave a message
• Send email feedback to [e-mail]

This is Scott’s third time on the show.

Here’s more about his background:

Scott Behson is a professor of management at Fairleigh Dickinson University. He has a doctorate in Organizational Studies, and blogs at Fathers, Work and Family. He is a regular contributor to the Harvard Business Review, Time, Wall Street Journal. He’s the author of The Working Dad’s Survival Guide: How to Succeed at Work and at Home,

Here are some highlights from our discussion:

• Help his students look at their careers with possible family in mind, not just the prospect of a job
• We need to be flexible and adaptable with our career planning, keeping up with technology trends
• Important to be lifetime learners, self-learning, and stay relevant best described as future proofing
• There’s no easy formula but intentional in thinking about time, emotional bandwidth
• Scott is seeing more high-intensive companies and individuals who are upfront in wanting flexibility

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Please note, I will be taking a break for three weeks in May returning the first week in June. Then will offer six more shows until my summer break in July until September the week after Labor Day.