Welcome to the Web site for Managing Work & Family

The need for balance in our lives is greater than ever.
As president, my goal is to provide services, speeches/workshops and publications
that inspire change for you personally or the organization for which you work.
I hope this site will help you find what you need.
                                                           Bonnie Michaels

Click here for an Overview

A Journey of Work-Life Renewal

The Power to Recharge & Rekindle
Work-Life Renewal

Podcast
Click here to LISTEN to Bonnie's Podacst

http://www.womantalklive.com/

NEW - TELECLASSES
Join our six- week,one-hour teleclasses on "creating a sustainable career and personal life plan."  Bonnie Michaels, Allison Blankenship and Patricia Varley will conduct classes beginning June 2.  Click here for topics and dates.

New Workshops: (Click to read)

From Chaos to Clarity, A New Work-Life Model for Making Loss a Springboard for Success  (Click to read)

Wanted:  Stories about your lives and how you are getting through these difficult times. Have you lost a job, your home, or having difficulty meeting your financial responsibilities?  We want to learn more about the ways you are coping practically, financially and spiritually.  Email or contact Bonnie Michaels:  mwfam@aol.com, (847)308-0919

How to Be a Life Diva A Self-Development Program

Articles/Books Information:

2008 contributions to the Boston Globe, Crain’s Chicago, Seattle Post- Intelligencer (http://blog.seattlepi.nwsource.com/family/archives/142519.asp) on the topic of taking vacations.

Radio interviews with ABC Australia (work-life balance), NPR (leave polices in the US compared to other countries), Marc Sussman's Money Message (work-life balance)

Living Well, Tuning out the every day stresses on vacation, by Bob Condor, Seattle Post- Intelligencer, August 7, 2006 http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/health/280155_condor07.html

Get More Healthy Perks at Work, Self Magazine, page 208, May 2006 Issue by Amy Gunderson
Take a Break! Meet six women who took a sabbatical and rediscovered their lust for life.
A Pause that refreshes    Kiplinger’s Personal Finance, Workplace. March, 2006, by Jane Bennett Clark
http://www.kiplinger.com/personalfinance/magazine/archives/2006/03/sabbatical.html
Take a break from life’s daily pressures - You deserve it!  Pioneer Press, Monday, October 24, 2005, Molly Millett
Can't unplug? Join the crowd, 02:50 PM CST on Tuesday, November 22, 2005, DallasNews.com, By KIimberly Durnun
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/latestnews/stories/112305dnwebdurnan.21532db.html

Conference ponders how to "Take Back Your Time," Seattle Times, Saturday, August 6, 2005 - By Shirleen Holt, Seattle Times business reporter, http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2002423629_time06.html

3 Questions:  Job Performance in the Balance, Aligning IT & Business Goals, IT Business Edge, August 2, 2005, http://www.itbusinessedge.com/content/3Q/3qpub120050803.aspx

Between work and life there's balance. . .
. . .but do you have to sacrifice career goals to get it?
June 19, 2005, Author: Tatsha Robertson, Globe Staff, www.bostonglobe.com 

Single workers need work/life balance, too!, The Daily Times, October 6, 2004,

Experts divided on work/life outlook, Chicago Tribune, February 9, 2004

Awakening the Spirit, Naples Daily News, January 28, 2004

Feel the Fear and Go Anyway, www.eaglecreek.com, dealer site

Work-Life Today, www.worklifetoday.com, articles: Employee task forces serve as formal advisers, September, 2003 and Weighing In, Work-life professionals must be passionate advocates, August, 2003

A Journey of Work-Life Renewal. The Power to Recharge & Rekindle Passion in Your Life. Book published by Managing Work & Family, Inc., Evanston, 2003. (Available through Managing Work & Family, Inc.)

Renewing in Mid-life, Neapolitan 50 plus, Jan/Feb, 2003

Time Off to Find Balance and Renew, Speakers Magazine, Jan/Feb, 2002

One Woman's Sabbatical Provided Unexpected Renewal, Chicago Tribune, November 15, 2000: l (Excerpt)

Articles about Bonnie Michaels,

            Quest for Balance in Work and Life Inspires Career, Chicago Tribune, May 25,1999

            Reworking Time, The Alliance May, 02 Alliance of Work/Life Professionals Newsletter

*For more updates, advice, and speaking engagements, click News and Tips at top of page.


Managing Work & Family, Inc. can assist you to meet the challenges of managing in today's business environment with strategies to more effectively recruit and retain talented employees. Work and family or personal life programs can increase productivity while decreasing costs by minimizing work place distractions caused by work and personal conflicts.

Managing Work and Family® Needs Assessment provides a customized written employee survey, employee and supervisor focus groups, interviews with key staff and a comprehensive report resulting in specific recommendations for cost-effective work/family policies for your organization.

Consulting Services which can assist your organization to design and implement cost-effective programs to address the management challenges posed by today's workforce, including corporate child and elder care assistance options and flexible work arrangements.

Child and Elder Care Assistance Options provide your organization with guidance in exploring and implementing reasonable corporate options for assisting employees with responsibility for the care of children and elder relatives, resulting in reduced absenteeism and tardiness.

Flexible Work Options which help your employees to be more productive while managing their personal life.

Manager Work-Life Strategies help supervisors achieve business objectives by the effective management of employees with personal obligations.

Employee Information & Training helps employees find ways to manage their work and family priority conflicts through customized guidebooks and practical, dynamic workshops.

Work-Life Balance Retreats help the whole family find ways to put work/life balance in their lives through a weekend of activities.

Work-Life Professional Training offers human resource professionals or consultants the training and materials they need to get the job done.

Special Support Products offer organizations books, videos, and pamphlets for employees and managers.