On the edge: Perceptions and responses to life imbalance

How do experienced managers build and maintain life balance when confronted with day-to-day demands that complicate their lives and drive them further and further into the realm of life imbalance? Drawing from comprehensive interviews with members of managerial couples, we provide a keen view of the personal and elusive nature of managerial balance. Digging deeper, we uncover and describe the signals or cues of imbalance, and explore the fundamental steps taken to regain lost balance.