Creating a More Balanced Workplace Series

In a world of distractions, it’s sometimes hard to find our balance. Work-life balance is not just a personal matter – it has a way of impacting the quality of our work and relationships. Affecting not only individual employees, a lack of balance in your company can affect diversity, inclusion, innovation and talent retention. In this micro-learning course series, thought-leader Mason Donovan will guide you through reflections and strategies for making work-life balance something fresh, feasible, and focused on you.

Course Quick Facts:

  • Total Seat Time: 30 minutes
  • Number of Courses: 5
  • Number of Handouts: 2
  • Target Audience: Professional
  • Primary Competencies: Work/Life Balance; Change Management; Time Management; Leadership

Learning Objectives:

  1. To select practical strategies for creating work-life balance;
  2. Develop the tools needed to become a present listener;
  3. Develop a sense of purpose to support personal motivation;
  4. Learn how to lead change by adopting change strategies;

Individual Course Titles:

  1. What is Work-Life Balance and Why Does it Matter?
  2. Introduction to Balance Strategies
  3. Strategy #1: Being a Present Listener
  4. Strategy #2: Having a Sense of Purpose
  5. Strategy #3: Adopting Change Strategies

About the Author


Mason Donovan is a principal at The Dagoba Group, an integrated global Diversity and Inclusion consulting practice that helps leaders take tangible steps to enhance inclusion and optimize teams. He has also represented the US Government and the State of Florida on a commercial and diplomatic basis in EMEA. Mason is co-author of The Inclusion Dividend: Why Investing in Diversity & Inclusion Pays Off, which provides an actionable framework for companies to tap the bottom-line impact that results from an inclusive culture, and The Golden Apple: Redefining Work-Life Balance for a Diverse Workforce, which is dedicated to solving one of today’s most pressing workplace challenges.