Work-Life-Flow

WLF aims at fostering a positive Work-Life-Flow (WLF) in post-Corona legacy arising from remote working and social distancing.

WLF refers to the dynamic equilibrium between an individual’s professional and social roles to replace rigid work-life balance approaches.

Because of the COVID pandemic, work and life is changing very quickly and becoming focused on remote work and home office. This will change not only the practices and boundaries of work and employment, but also transform the boundaries and practices of collective and personal social life.

Mastering an adaptive healthy flow between the domains of work, family and leisure is a challenging key competence to maintain an effective work performance while increasing social, physical and mental health. For working parents and informal careers, a positive WLF is even more challenging. Such cross-disciplinary or non-cognitive skills are underdeveloped across the EU’s education systems but expected to grow in importance, even faster due to the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. Therefore, a competency-based approach to WLF, as addressed in this project, is key to foster resilience and individual well-being within the current and future European workforce. People who are equipped with the necessary competences will apply personal, social, and organizational resources to optimize their individual and sustainable WLFs.

The objectives of WLF are offer three main outcomes of new knowledge on WLF: to develop and test a) an innovative concept and web-based self-assessment tool for a WLF linked to EFQM model and b) innovative blended, virtual/distance training materials. Furthermore, c) an integrated solution that includes the assessment tool and the training to tackle the skills gap on WLF-related competences future and current business professionals for a positive WLF to reduce negative health- and performance-related outcomes.