Nurse Leader
Volume 4, Issue 6 , Pages 26-28, December 2006

Just breathe! The critical importance of maintaining a work-life balance

  • Eric W. Heckerson, RN, MA, CHE

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    • Eric W. Heckerson, RN, MA, CHE, is senior vice president of TeamHealth West in Phoenix, Arizona.
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  • Craig S. Laser, RN, BSN, MAOM

      Affiliations

    • Craig S. Laser, RN, BSN, MAOM, is president of Laser Performance Consultants, LLC, in Phoenix.

We live in a time when many leaders pay lip service to the concept of work-life balance. We hear leaders preach the virtue of maintaining a decent life outside of the workplace; “It will help you be more productive while you are at work,” we hear our colleagues say. But how many of them really mean it? How many of us as leaders truly model the behaviors and attitude that are needed to create a balance between our business and personal lives?

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PII: S1541-4612(06)00265-5

doi:10.1016/j.mnl.2006.09.011

Nurse Leader
Volume 4, Issue 6 , Pages 26-28, December 2006

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