ZIPHO SIKHAKHANE: A personal energy policy will save your life
I challenge the concept of work-life balance
This week we go into Women's Month, one of the few times a year, if not the only time, that organisations remember to do something special for the women they have. Even organisations without females in the roles that matter still pull something off and then forget about the upliftment of women until the same time next year. As a business speaker who also happens to be a woman, I enter the busiest time on my calendar. Although I am privileged and honoured to have this opportunity to influence thousands of woman business executives and entrepreneurs across South Africa, I am also weary of the reality that this is also one of the only times in the year when the discussion of work-life balance becomes a critical topic. All audiences want to know the magic answer to this question and all media is dedicated to answering this question. I always find the question of how one balances work and life very puzzling because, first of all, men are typically never asked this question - even the one...
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