(From PRWEB) — A new survey by WFD Consulting and Alliance for Work-Life Progress (AWLP) at WorldatWork, “The State of Work-Life 2010,” found a steady commitment to work-life initiatives among senior management in a wide range of industries. However, the survey also found a curious mismatch between the most serious workforce issues identified by companies and where they are investing their resources. When asked to identify the top two work-life issues facing their companies in 2010, employers most frequently cited stress/burnout, excessive workload, and employee engagement/commitment. While half of the companies in the study expect to address employee engagement/commitment, few seek to resolve the root causes of workload and stress/burnout, opting instead to address the symptoms of those problems with wellness/resilience/energy programs and flexibility policies. Interestingly, nearly half of the companies will address career management in 2010, yet only 15 percent viewed it as a serious issue. “Of particular concern,” notes Peter Linkow, president of WFD Consulting, “is that we seem to be committing the bulk of our resources in 2010 to areas we believe are less important.” “There are a variety of explanations for this mismatch between needs and plans,” said Kathie Lingle, executive director of Alliance for Work-Life Progress (AWLP). “One key possibility is that while many work-life professionals have a clear conception of the most serious organizational issues, they do not independently set the agenda for what actually gets addressed.” Read more.

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Mismatch Between Serious Work-Life Issues and 2010 Company Plans