{"id":937,"date":"2023-01-04T15:02:03","date_gmt":"2023-01-04T20:02:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/agencemiddle.com\/?p=937"},"modified":"2024-10-16T14:51:30","modified_gmt":"2024-10-16T18:51:30","slug":"cultivating-the-art-of-balance-in-the-workplace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/agencemiddle.com\/en\/cultivating-the-art-of-balance-in-the-workplace\/","title":{"rendered":"Cultivating the art of balance in the workplace"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<section class=\"text-body-a section-block\" data-scroll-section>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-1 sharer-dropdown\" data-sticky=\"top\" data-sticky-breakpoint-disable=\"sm\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"button-sharer\" data-share-tooltip-wrapper>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"button button-icon button-primary button-share\" data-animation=\"buttons\" data-trigger-share-tooltip aria-label=\"Share this article\">\n\t\t\t\t<i class=\"icon icon-share\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"button-mask\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"mask-label\" data-label><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"sharer\" data-share-tooltip-menu data-share-snippet>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"facebook sharer-item\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"button button-icon button-primary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fagencemiddle.com%2Fen%2Fcultivating-the-art-of-balance-in-the-workplace%2F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-share-item><i class=\"icon icon-facebook\" aria-hidden=\"true\" aria-label=\"Share on Facebook\"><\/i><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"linkedin sharer-item\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"button button-icon button-primary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/sharing\/share-offsite\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fagencemiddle.com%2Fen%2Fcultivating-the-art-of-balance-in-the-workplace%2F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-share-item><i class=\"icon icon-linkedin\" aria-hidden=\"true\" aria-label=\"Share on LinkedIn\"><\/i><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-8 offset-md-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>At Middle, balance \u2013 a central theme of our philosophy that has been the driving force behind our healthy and sustainable growth \u2013 is embodied in a variety of ways and is made possible through a number of mechanisms and best practices put in place over time. Here\u2019s a closer look at one of Middle\u2019s core values.<\/p>\n<h2>Embodying balance every day<\/h2>\n<p>Work-life balance is very much about having a healthy schedule. In fact, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetimes.co.uk\/article\/generation-z-demands-a-flexible-working-week-5bqsg57cz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">schedule flexibility is one of the deciding factors for Gen Z when it comes to accepting a job offer<\/a>. However, this flexibility takes different forms depending on the employee. For some, finding the balance will mean being able to work out during lunchtime, while others will want to be able to pick up their kids earlier, and some will simply want the freedom to adapt their schedule to their reality.<\/p>\n<h2>Flexibility as a source of loyalty<\/h2>\n<p>This flexibility is made possible through open and caring communication on both sides, allowing employees to evolve in a non-judgmental environment \u2013 as discussed in the <a href=\"https:\/\/agencemiddle.com\/en\/bet-on-gen-z-employees\/\">very first article of this series<\/a>. \u201cThis allows us to build an environment of mutual trust that allows everyone to be themselves, and creates a sense of belonging among our members, which in turn creates loyalty,\u201d explains Karelle L\u00e9pine.<\/p>\n<h2>Optimizing time on the clock<\/h2>\n<p>The agency has put in place a set of practices that ensures both the quality of services and the respect of the work-life balance for each member. While the team meets at the office once a week for the weekly meeting, each member can work from the location of his or her choice, as long as he or she can do so in the Montreal time zone, in order to remain available for clients. This availability has its limits: Middle invites employees not to answer emails between 5:00 p.m. and 9:00 a.m. in order not to open the door to excesses and harmful precedents. This rule is not a hindrance to customer service, quite the contrary: employees are no longer exhausted. Everyone is grateful for the limits set and the quality of customer service is greatly improved!<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt Middle, it\u2019s the results that count. As long as the results are there and the customer service is impeccable, we will always be open to adapting our schedules according to the reality of our employees.&#8221; &#8211; Karelle L\u00e9pine, Founder and CEO of Middle<\/p>\n<h2>Balance respected, productivity maximized<\/h2>\n<p>Since this balance is at the heart of Middle\u2019s employees\u2019 values, all of them are committed to respecting it by providing outstanding service to clients. This philosophy guides the actions of the entire team and motivates them to be efficient on a daily basis in order to provide the best possible service.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":537,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-937","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-non-classifiee"],"acf":{"emoji":"","articles_relies":{"related_articles_title":"","related_articles_list":""}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/agencemiddle.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/937"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/agencemiddle.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/agencemiddle.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/agencemiddle.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/agencemiddle.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=937"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/agencemiddle.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/937\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":938,"href":"https:\/\/agencemiddle.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/937\/revisions\/938"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/agencemiddle.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/537"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/agencemiddle.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=937"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/agencemiddle.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=937"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/agencemiddle.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=937"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}