Balancing Act: Deborah Lovich (B)

Name: Balancing Act: Deborah Lovich (B) (English version)
SKU: 421063

Fubini, David G.; Sanguineti, Patrick

Product #:421063

Supplier:Harvard Business School

Discipline:General Management

Details:Supplemental Case (PDF) • 5 pages • 2021-04-30 (Rev: 2021-06-07)

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Leadership and managing people Management

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This case provides updates on Deborah Lovich's decision and how she navigated her work and family responsibilities over the following decade.

Learning Objectives

This case exposes students to the difficulties that accompany trying to create and maintain a desired work-life balance when working in a high-intensity industry such as professional services and investing in developing a fulfilling personal life at the same time. Work-life balance is one of the most common anxieties for MBA students when plotting their career path, and is one of the more common topics in the popular professional literature over the last decade. Students will see how one's personal aspirations may come into conflict with the needs of one's partner and family. This case conveys how the path to achieving work-life balance is paved with deliberate choices, often can unfold in unexpected ways, and is ultimately unique to each participant, as well as evolves over the course of a life.