Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Sho Dewan is a career expert who covers work, top jobs, and business. We’ve been taught to chase work-life balance as though work ...

It is astonishing that in 2025, with the mountains of data we have on the subject, we are STILL debating the validity of work-life balance. Yet here we are! The latest business leader to criticize the ...

“Work-life balance” has become a pretty buzzy topic among employees. Everyone wants to achieve some semblance of balance between the time they spend working and the time they devote to other aspects ...

Former President Barack Obama admits that if you want to find career success, you shouldn’t expect to always have work–life balance; it’s okay to “throw yourself into work,” as long as you make up for ...