Month: December 2011

The NHS is putting lives in danger because it does not give the right care to people with muscle-wasting conditions, according to campaigners.

“Man is born to live, not to prepare for life.”

Many companies extol the value of work-life balance for their employees, but the reality for senior executives? There isn’t any. Frequently, stressed and harried managers look up the organization hierarchy and assume that they’ll have greater control of their time when they advance to the C-suite. What they don’t understand is that modern-day telecommunications, the hair-trigger requirements of financial markets, and the pace of global organizations create 24 x 7 work lives for most executives. So, forget work-life balance and think personal organization and finding ways to relax.

The regulator which inspects hospitals and care homes in England has “struggled” since its creation two years ago, a report says.

“We can aspire to anything, but we don’t get it just ‘cause we want it. I would rather spend my life close to the birds than waste it wishing I had wings.”