Balance work-free time – Storytelling     Challenge & Selection   During the course of Design Thinking I have discovered that I am already using Storytelling. I am  Storyteller and I can confirm that this is such a great tool.  The last years have demonstrated me that  there is a imbalance between the career and the free time. The most affected persons are the one  between 28-42 years old. I am interacting and working with this category of employees.  Many of these  people deal with an imbalance life and with all the inconveniences that are arising from this. This  imbalance is also affecting their careers, their personality and their interactions with their colleagues.   Every organization has this type of employees. The general solutions are not so efficient like the ones  who are answering to the employee’s needs. I spend a lot of time finding a solution for having a good  work environment, interacting directly with employees in imbalance periods of their lives. Storytelling  seems to me very efficient because in the moment you share real life stories, solutions and  achievements the peoples get more connected ant they find their optimism and their goal to balance  their own lives. Happy people means happy work environment and the best results.  That is why it was  necessary to find out the reasons that lead to this imbalance, how to correct it, to find the correct  approach in order to stabile this employees attitude towards their life and their career.   The organization management requested for solutions in order to help this category of employees,  most of them very valuable employees.   Application   The projects are based on real stories, persons and real advices. Persons who had gone through  imbalance periods of their lives shared their stories and the solutions that helped them to find the  balance.  In this scope, we decide to start to develop special projects related to discussions with the  people involved, finding the solutions to make them to share their stories, problems, goals. The  projects have as a main goal to use the correct information in order to develop different strategies in  order to help the above mentioned employees to balance their lives and to create a better work  environment. After many discussions and surveys, using the storytelling and based on the results of  the storytelling and the power of example, we established a mechanism in order to comfort and to  support the employees which are running imbalanced period of times and difficulties arising from it.    The results are immediate. The last case we had: a young man, 34 years old, very efficient and talented,  with an imbalance life. In the last two months the results of his activity become affected, also the  interaction with his colleagues. His attitude become hostile and the relationships with her colleagues  were getting worse. It is true that the first approach it is difficult, but sharing real life examples helps  all the time and help also the most vulnerable people to open and to share their own problems.  Insight & Approach   The direct discussions with him, the sharing of my personal experience and the advices that  were tested in other situations, with good results has made him realize the necessity to  balance his life, to improve his attitude regarding the career and personal life.   Nowadays, he is involved and he is also sharing his story with his colleagues passing through  similar experiences.  After the projects results, it seems that the organization management decided to follow them in order  to help other employees in this type of situation. It is easier, more efficient and it seems that after  sharing life experience, the trust and confidence are gained. Employees get to know that they can be  helped in their difficult period of times and employers obtain a good work environment and the best  results.


Balance work - free time – Storytelling Challenge & Selection During the course of Design Thinking I have discovered that I am already using Storytelling . I am Storyteller and I can confirm that this is such a great tool . The last years have demonstrated me that there is a imbalance between the career and the free time . The most affected persons are the one between 28 - 42 years old . I am interacting and working with this category of employees . Many of these people deal with an imbalance life and with all the inconveniences that are arising from this . This imbalance is also affecting their careers , their personality and their interactions with their colleagues . Every organization has this type of employees . The general solutions are not so efficient like the ones who are answering to the employee ’s needs . I spend a lot of time finding a solution for having a good work environment , interacting directly with employees in imbalance periods of their lives . Storytelling seems to me very efficient because in the moment you share real life stories , solutions and achievements the peoples get more connected ant they find their optimism and their goal to balance their own lives . Happy people means happy work environment and the best results . That is why it was necessary to find out the reasons that lead to this imbalance , how to correct it , to find the correct approach in order to stabile this employees attitude towards their life and their career . The organization management requested for solutions in order to help this category of employees , most of them very valuable employees . Application The projects are based on real stories , persons and real advices . Persons who had gone through imbalance periods of their lives shared their stories and the solutions that helped them to find the balance . In this scope , we decide to start to develop special projects related to discussions with the people involved , finding the solutions to make them to share their stories , problems , goals . The projects have as a main goal to use the correct information in order to develop different strategies in order to help the above mentioned employees to balance their lives and to create a better work environment . After many discussions and surveys , using the storytelling and based on the results of the storytelling and the power of example , we established a mechanism in order to comfort and to support the employees which are running imbalanced period of times and difficulties arising from it . The results are immediate . The last case we had : a young man , 34 years old , very efficient and talented , with an imbalance life . In the last two months the results of his activity become affected , also the interaction with his colleagues . His attitude become hostile and the relationships with her colleagues were getting worse . It is true that the first approach it is difficult , but sharing real life examples helps all the time and help also the most vulnerable people to open and to share their own problems . Insight & Approach The direct discussions with him , the sharing of my personal experience and the advices that were tested in other situations , with good results has made him realize the necessity to balance his life , to improve his attitude regarding the career and personal life . Nowadays , he is involved and he is also sharing his story with his colleagues passing through similar experiences . After the projects results , it seems that the organization management decided to follow them in order to help other employees in this type of situation . It is easier , more efficient and it seems that after sharing life experience , the trust and confidence are gained . Employees get to know that they can be helped in their difficult period of times and employers obtain a good work environment and the best results .