In today’s always on, always plugged in world it is a struggle to maintain a balance in life. Many walk the fine line of burn-out and high-octane productivity, and in the end both the business and employee suffer.
Entrepreneur, Adam Foroughi started AppLovin with the goal of creating a culture for work/life balance, and in a recent article outlined how he and his team have succeeded.
Foroughi believes it starts at the top. The CEO will always have to work crazy hours, but that doesn’t mean all team members are obligated to do the same. He recognizes the need for his availability and makes it a point to respond to emails during regular working hours.
Flexibility in allowing people to work how and when they wish is vital as everybody has different work patterns. Some are more productive at night, where others feel the morning is optimum for them. Sometimes this flexibility means making telecommuting an option for team members. Everybody has a different “life” schedule, so conference call services like Web conferencing make it possible to offer the ability to work remotely while maintaining high levels of collaboration and productivity.
Foroughi is known to offer employees gym memberships, regular meals and laundry services so that when employees have time off, they are actually off. Foroughi installed various details to the office to make it feel more comfortable and fun like a pool table, stocked bars and ping pong. He also notes that frequently the office hangs out after hours, creating a culture that “helps work feel less like work.”
Taking the team to local sports games or events, even flying them somewhere for a party can be a nice way to reward hard work. He puts it, “We make sure to have several company-sponsored events a year that let employees unwind on our dime,” wouldn’t you do the same for your family?
These are but a few ways to improve something that so many of us struggle to achieve: work/life balance. It is important to make this important, and with a little hard work the rest should take care of itself.
Edited by Alisen Downey