Yet anyone that has ever managed for several days and had his or her eyes open would see otherwise. The demands of the workplace and the demands on our personal lives are putting greater pressures on us and forcing us to look at terms such as 'balanced life'. When lives become unbalanced they can greatly affect the entire workplace. As management you cannot take personal problems lightly. Understand that many employees have fantastic potential that will never be realized because of personal problems.
Some people develop lifestyles that create a steady stream of problems.
Some will even find meaning and comfort in these problems. These employees bring little or reduced value to the workplace. Since changing a lifestyle is about as easy as changing a personality there is not much you can do as a manager. Avoid hiring this type and if you have them on your staff get rid of them. This may seem cold but it is not fair to your good people.