Work + Life: Finding the Fit That's Right for You : (工作＋人生，不求最好，但求最合适)

Change when, how, and where you work; know why and how anyone can have more flexibility; be inspired to live life the way you want to live it.
　　Because the old nine-to-five corporate culture will never return, you need to change the way you think about, approach, and interact with work. Cali Williams Yost, a dynamic and innovative work/life expert who has both coached individuals and consulted for Fortune 500 companies, believes that you can choose how work fits into your life instead of work choosing how much life is left over for you.
　　Work + Life presents a practical, step-by-step process that helps you to create, propose, negotiate, and successfully implement a flexible arrangement that meets not only your needs but also the needs of your employer. Filled with inspiring success stories, as well as thought-provoking exercises focused on finding answers to every individual's unique work/life dilemmas, this is the only book that can be used by anyone to achieve any kind of flexibility, in any industry, at any stage of their career.
　　The 3 Steps to Help You Fit Work Into Your Life
　　Step 1: Change Your Mind-set
　　Get rid of misconceptions about work flexibility; claim responsibility for your own work and life choices; and redefine what it means to be a loyal employee.
　　Step 2: Identify and Bypass the Roadblocks
　　Reevaluate your definitions of success; cope with your fears; overcome resistance from your manager, coworkers, or spouse; and learn to think outside the box.
　　Step 3: Figure Out What You Really Want and How You'll Get It
　　Analyze the specific demands of your job and your life to determine the adjustments you'll need to make; write a formal business proposal; negotiate it with your manager; and implement it.

Cali Williams Yost earned her Master's in Business Administration at Columbia University, and then worked as a Senior Research Associate and Consultant for Fortune 500 companies with the Families and Work Institute. With ten years of work/life industry experience, she is currently the president and founder of Work/Life Visions, Inc. and conducts workshops as well as does individual work/life coaching.

Publisher Comments:
The 3 Steps to Help You Fit Work Into Your Life

Step 1: Change Your Mind-setGet rid of misconceptions about work flexibility; claim responsibility for your own work and life choices; and redefine what it means to be a loyal employee.

Step 2: Identify and Bypass the RoadblocksReevaluate your definitions of success: cope with your fears; overcome resistance from your manager, coworkers, or spouse; and learn to think outside the box.

Step 3: Figure Out What You Really Want and How You'll Get ItAnalyze the specific demands of your job and your life to determine the adjustments you'll need to make; write a formal business proposal; negotiate it with your manager; and implement it.

Synopsis:
With this helpful guide, readers learn how to get rid of misconceptions about work, claim responsibility for their choices, and reevaluate their definitions of success.

Synopsis:
An everyman's step-by-step guide to creating, proposing, negotiating, and successfully implementing a professional life that meets your personal needs and the needs of your employer.

From Publishers Weekly
Work is no longer necessarily a nine-to-five proposition: "Those external, company-mandated boundaries between your life and work disappeared; yet nothing replaced them," Yost writes. In this volume, the author argues that, in order to maintain a life outside work, one must think creatively and establish personal boundaries—what she calls the work+life fit. In this information-packed volume, she explains how to do it. Illustrating each point with stories of real people who found a good work and life fit, Yost takes readers through the process of seeing the possibilities for a creating non-standard work schedule, asking for what they want, getting to yes with the professional powers-that-be, and practical, logistical tips for making a program that works for them. It’s a goal-oriented book: each chapter has a clearly defined objective, such as "to ensure that your work+life fit is compatible with the tasks and responsibilities of your job, your workload and scheduling." With Americans working harder and longer today than they did 20 years ago, many readers may appreciate this scheduling guide, which is as much pro-business as it is pro-personal life.

Book Dimension
Height (mm) 231 　　　　　　　　　　　　 Width (mm) 161

Foreword
Introduction: How Do You Find a Better Way to Fit Work into Your Life?
What Is Work+Life Fit?
Step 1 The Work+Life Fit Fundamentals
1 Taking the Initiative
2 Seeing the Possibilities
3 Asking and Getting to Yes
4 Believing You Add Value
5 Making the Business Case
6 Knowing That Your Reason Is a Good Reason
7 Being Flexible
8 Being Patient and Persistent
Step 2 The Work+Life Fit Roadblocks
9 The Success Roadblock
10 The Fear Roadblock
11 The Resistance Roadblock
12 The In-the-Box-Thinking Roadblock
Step 3 The Work+Life Fit Roadmap
13 Creating a Vision
14 The Tools You Need
15 Putting It All Together
16 Making Your Vision a Reality
17 Company Work/Life Policies
18 Job Tasks, Workload, and Scheduling
19 Corporate Culture
20 Work Style
21 Personal Finances
22 Career and Personal Expectations
23 Child Care and Elder Care
24 Your Partner's Reality and Expectations
25 Building Your Business Case
26 Proposing Your Work+Life Fit
27 Negotiating Your Work+Life Fit
28 Implementing Your Work+Life Fit
Work+Life Fit "Quick Fix" Checklist
Resource Section
Working Mother Magazine's Top 100 Companies for Working Mothers 2003
Fortune Magazine's 100 Best Companies to Work For 2003
Notes