Parents work far above average hours in a day, between a job, the household, children, parent care, garden: there are many different tasks that require their time and attention. In order to master practical everyday life for all family members, it is certainly necessary to have a structured timetable and well-organized time management. But that is not all — to be able to live happily and harmoniously as a family, it is necessary to consider all the various needs.
Work-life balance is the English name for the balance of work and private life. The changing balance between work and private life has been the result of social and economic changes. The changes have included, for example, the growing number of professional women, the expectations of the younger generation X, the increasing rejection of a culture of long working hours, the growth of the 24 / 7 company and technical progress.
Saskia Wallner was born in Vienna, and completed studies of law in Vienna, Paris and Florence. He had his court year at the Austrian Constitutional Court. She completed postgraduate studies at Johns Hopkins University in Bologna, and then worked at the European Commission in Brussels.
Wallner was then active in sales and marketing at the PSK group and BA/CA group. She trained in systemic organizational consulting in Berlin. From 1998 to 2010 she was employed in Vienna and London at Pleon Publico Relations & Lobbying, first as a Senior Consultant, then as a Partner and Member of the Pleon European Board. Since 2011 she has been the Managing Director of Ketchum Publico in Vienna.
The balance between different spheres of life is regarded as an important socio-political challenge, and as an operationally relevant issue in terms of profitability and organizational culture. It is also a topic of social, cultural and educational interest in the design of family culture.
But how does the man and woman manage to meet all these requirements?
How is it possible to have a living and happy relationship and still be good parents?
Which strategies and measures are particularly successful in order to be able to continue to be committed and active with a full commitment in the professional world?
Nikolaus Kimla talks with Saskia and Stefan Wallner, committed parents of three children and a professional power couple, who discuss many of these topics and address these questions, including their own personal concerns.
Stefan Wallner was born in Graz and completed studies of political science and history in Vienna.
He has training in communication (EAK), NPO-controlling (EARC), organization development (ASOM) and mediation (ASOM). From 1999 to 2009 he was General Secretary of Caritas Austria. Since December 2009, Wallner has been Federal Manager of the Greens in Austria.
Parents work far above average hours in a day, between a job, the household, children, parent care, garden: there are many different tasks that require their time and attention. In order to master practical everyday life for all family members, it is certainly necessary to have a structured timetable and well-organized time management. But that is not all — to be able to live happily and harmoniously as a family, it is necessary to consider all the various needs. Work-life balance is the English name for the balance of work and private life. The changing balance between work and private life has been the result of social and economic changes. The changes have included, for example, the growing number of professional women, the expectations of the younger generation X, the increasing rejection of a culture of long working hours, the growth of the 24 / 7 company and technical progress.
The balance between different spheres of life is regarded as an important socio-political challenge, and as an operationally relevant issue in terms of profitability and organizational culture. It is also a topic of social, cultural and educational interest in the design of family culture. But how does the man and woman manage to meet all these requirements? How is it possible to have a living and happy relationship and still be good parents? Which strategies and measures are particularly successful in order to be able to continue to be committed and active with a full commitment in the professional world? Nikolaus Kimla talks with Saskia and Stefan Wallner, committed parents of three children and a professional power couple, who discuss many of these topics and address these questions, including their own personal concerns.
