Work-life integration does not see work and leisure as opposing poles, but as equal areas of life that coexist peacefully.
Erwin Gollner, Head of the Health Department
Work-life integration: work and leisure are not mutually exclusive
In times of teleworking and working from home, the boundaries between professional and private life are becoming blurred, which is why our society is longing more than ever for a work-life balance, which is becoming a priority, especially among the younger generation. However, the successful balancing act between work and leisure requires the ability to strictly separate professional and private commitments. And this wishful thinking does not usually correspond to reality, says Erwin Gollner, Head of the Health Department.
The work philosophy of the future
The term work-life balance gives the impression that we can only live if we don't work and only work if we put our lives on hold. Given how much time is spent in gainful employment, this is not necessarily a philosophy worth striving for. The head of the Bachelor's degree programme in Health Management and Health Promotion therefore prefers the work-life integration approach: instead of dividing the day into two parts, this strategy assumes that professional and private commitments can indeed go hand in hand - provided you are prepared to stop seeing work and leisure as competitors in everyday life.
In the Scandinavian countries, this approach has long been common practice. People there do not adhere to a rigid work ethic, but adapt their working hours to their own biological rhythm. For example, if a person is particularly productive at the weekend, they also work on Saturdays. What counts is the performance that is ultimately achieved.
You find fulfilment through self-reflection
Although teleworking has been criticised in times of coronavirus, Erwin Gollner believes that it has led to employees being able to work in a more self-determined way and are therefore more motivated at work. At the same time, according to the health scientist, it is important to find meaning in one's professional activity and to recharge one's batteries in one's free time - for example through hobbies or with the family.
You have to ask yourself how much life you can combine with your work and how much work you can combine with your life.
Erwin Gollner, Head of the Health Department
If there is no time left for these personal needs, work commitments take over and sleep disturbances occur, you can assume that your personal pain threshold has been exceeded. "This is the moment to intervene. Pay close attention to your body, get to know your personal working rhythm and pay attention to warning signals," says Gollner, "If you can manage the interplay between rest and performance, you will be more successful at what you do in the long term."
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