Empowering Work: A Life-Centric Approach, with Wouter Smeets
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It’s ok to work hard, but what if working hard wasn’t the ONLY option?
In this People Impact Podcast episode, Lisa had the pleasure of hosting Wouter Smeets, founder of Life-Centric Work Lab, as our special guest. Wouter shared his unique perspective on work and life, challenging traditional beliefs and advocating for a life-centric approach to work.
🚀 A New Perspective on Work-Life Balance
Wouter’s approach to work-life balance goes beyond the traditional notion, focusing on creating a life-centric approach to work. He believes that work should enrich life, recharge our batteries, and bring positivity into the world. This shift in perspective encourages individuals to align their work with their personal needs and well-being.
🚀 The Mission of Life-Centric WorkLab
The Life-Centric WorkLab is on a mission to help individuals and organizations redesign work to align with their personal needs and well-being. By hosting expeditions and creating tools, the lab encourages members to explore new ways of working that prioritize happiness and well-being.
🚀 Challenging Beliefs and Creating Change
One of the core principles of Life-Centric WorkLab is to challenge existing beliefs about work. Wouter encourages individuals to uncover their own beliefs about work and share them with colleagues. By creating a brave space for open conversations, organizations can trust their employees to shape their work experience in a way that serves them best and find how this empowers innovation, creativity and more.
🚀 Embracing an Abundance Perspective
Wouter emphasizes the importance of adopting an abundance perspective in the workplace. This means trusting individuals to do great work and allowing them to shape their work experience in a way that aligns with their well-being. By fostering a brave space for open conversations, organizations can empower their employees to create positive change.
By shifting our perspectives from a work-life balance to work-life harmony, integrating work and life to create a more fulfilling experience that offer more potential and value to everyone.
More about Wouter Smeets:
Website https://lifecentricworklab.com
LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/wouter-smeets/
More about People Impact:
Lisa Dempsey – https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisakdempsey/ - https://www.leadershiplabs.eu
And a new Co-host TO BE ANNOUNCED SOON!
Reach us at PeopleImpactPodcast@gmail.com
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