How to climb the career ladder and retain a life balance

Careers Articles | May 2, 2007

For many people career progression is really important As people progress along the career path it is all too easy to lose sight of other things and get out of balance. So how can you strike a balance?

For many people career progression is really important. You might aspire to:

· Become a team leader

· Manage a department

· Managing a division

· Be a director or partner

As people progress along the career path it is all too easy to lose sight of other things and get out of balance. Here are 10 tips (based on my own experience) of how to get the balance right:

Decide the maximum amount of time you want to spend at work each week and stick to it. Work will expand to fill the time
Get a good team of people to support you
Be bold, delegate tasks and responsibility. Not only is it good for motivation, it’s also great for personal development
Set yourself sensible targets
Take a break at lunchtime
Avoid back to back meetings whenever you can
Make time in your schedule for regular exercise
Eat regularly and properly
Set aside time in your schedule for fun
Set weekly goals for your whole life, not just work related goals

As Richard Carlson says in his book Don’t Sweat The Small Stuff

, when you die there will still be things in your in-tray. There is a lesson for all of us in that statement.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Duncan Brodie is a Leadership Development Coach and Management Trainer at Goals and Achievements http://www.goalsandachievements.co.uk

He specialises in helping accountants and professionals to make the transition from technical expert to manager and leader.