Equilíbrio entre as várias facetas da vida está na ordem do dia e não é a toa. A teoria do Envolvimento Total de Jim Schwartz e Tony Loerh nos oferece uma perspectiva interessante: a gestão da energia, e não apenas do tempo, é crucial para o sucesso em todas as áreas da vida. Gerir energia é ser sábio(a) na hora de escolher onde realmente investir esforços visando os melhores resultados. Isso pode ser feito incentivando a equipe a compartilhar suas preocupações e desafios, tanto profissionais quanto pessoais e, claro, demonstrando, com suas próprias ações, a importância do equilíbrio. Horários flexíveis, trabalho remoto e a possibilidade de ajustar a carga de trabalho podem ajudar a equipe a conciliar as várias demandas.

Make sure everyone knows the training objectives and deadlines well in advance. Having clear goals reduces uncertainty and allows employees to plan their work and personal time around training. You might say, “Our training needs to be completed by Friday, but feel free to schedule it during any downtime throughout the week.” This helps employees balance their workload while still meeting the training goals.

This was uber-important when I try to create work-life balance for my teams. L&D teams often want things to be entirely planned out, every possible scenario addressed, and every. single. punctuation. in the right place. But few of those things actually move the needle on goals. Set goals that tie directly to the business performance. A bad training goal: training completion, how much someone liked the training. A great training goal: improving NPS. And be very, very disciplined in NOT doing work that doesn't directly move the needle on NPS. Is the final 20% of polishing off the training going to move the needle on NPS? If not, then don't. do. it.

Design the training to be concise and to the point. Avoid overwhelming your team with long, complicated sessions. Instead, break training down into manageable chunks that can be completed in short bursts. For example, offer 20-30 minute microlearning sessions, allowing employees to fit training into their schedules more easily without it taking up too much time.

Integrate well-being practices into your training schedule. Consider introducing mindfulness breaks or short stretching exercises during longer sessions. For instance, before beginning a training module, you could say, “Let’s take 5 minutes to stretch and recharge before we dive in.” Promoting well-being helps your team feel more balanced and reduces the mental strain from constant work.

Laughter is important! My team and I would play virtual codenames. We took time to chat about nothing in Slack. And as a leader, it is my job to set the tone for that. I need to be the first to do it. Get outside for coachings or meetings. Walk the dog, step away for lunch and completely unplug. The leader has to be the one doing it first. If you do it, everyone else will as well.