Hey all!
When I wrote my Thesis on work life balance, boundaries and family owned businesses, I discovered the boundaries and balance between work and life.
I graduated back In November of 2021 with a masters in Industrial Organizational Psychology with an Emphasis in Evidence based coaching. My focus for my research was on boundaries and work life balance within family owned businesses.
Why do I mention this? Because when there is a regular merging of work-life and family life, trying to balance business and personal life can be really challenging when there are no boundaries in place. Trying to set these boundaries can also be difficult when there are multiple family members working for the business and within your life, it is important.
One of the biggest results that came from my research is the significance of setting boundaries. I found that with a lack of boundaries in family owned business, there will be challenges in creating a work life balance for the business owner and the family, ultimately resulting in family conflict.
“Rothausen (2009) explained that family business leaders are in a significant position to be able to have an impact on how well the family and business support each other to impact the individual and the organizational outcomes. Boundaries play a significant role in how well work-life balance is achieved for employees in any working environment; however, for family members working in the family business, this can be significantly more difficult due to the overlap in roles set for work and family, and the flexibility allowed within a family business. Family support can become difficult due to overlapping boundaries, making work-life balance every more challenging to achieve.”
So what can we do? Enter coaching. Coaching can be useful in helping set boundaries and create a balance between work and life for owners and families of family owned businesses. It can be a useful tool to offer a positive impact on the family as it provides a chance to work towards their goals, address their challenges, and help them to develop the necessary tools to build the needed boundaries for the work-life balance that is needed in family and business.
Since it’s so important I’ve created a series where I am going to share my insights on boundaries and how you can successfully practice putting them into place! Tried and true methods from my own life that will support you in creating and sticking to your own. Stay tuned for my next post! 🙂
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