Our lives are full of competing priorities—work, family, self, and community, to name a few. How does one manage it all?
The answer is highly personal and changes in response to life circumstances. Dive into resources to help you identify what matters and take steps toward that. We encourage you to take the long view — your life and career span decades. Make short-term decisions in the context of your longer-term goals and vision. Schedule a complimentary coaching session with an ACS advisor to gain insight and clarity through partnered exploration.
Work-Life Integration Resources
- Explore the Ikigai framework with this guide
- Understand your strengths and interests with assessment tools to stay on track
- Work with one of GSB’s Alumni Career Services coaches to dive deeper. Request complimentary coaching here.
The old concept of “work-life balance,” in which we view work and life as separate but equal, doesn’t fit today’s reality. A more helpful concept is “work-life integration,” in which work and life need to be blended together in a way that works for each individual.
- Money and Love: The Decision-making Framework
- Bold and Balanced Leadership: Strategies to Thrive Professionally and Personally in an Ever-Changing Environment
- What Lights You Up? Reconnecting with Your Energy & Creativity
- Work with one of GSB’s Alumni Career Services coaches to dive deeper. Request complimentary coaching here.
Reentry poses unique challenges and the opportunity to envision a career that fits your current life, passions, and professional strengths. Explore these resources:
- Navigating Identity, Redefining Success, and Charting a Path Back to Paid Work After Career Pauses
- Overcoming Ageism In the Job Market
- Tackling Tough Issues in Career Reentry
- Career Reentry Programs
- Work with one of GSB’s Alumni Career Services coaches to dive deeper. Request complimentary coaching here.
Many alumni pursue flexible or part-time work as a strategy to integrate work and family. Consider these resources:
- Launch your Consulting Business: From Corporate Career to Thriving Solo Consultant
- Flexible work job boards
- How to Make Part-Time Work for You
- Work with one of GSB’s Alumni Career Services coaches to dive deeper. Request complimentary coaching here.