2024-11-27T00:06:24-05:00 https://archinect.com/features/article/149983715/director-of-global-diversity-at-perkins-will-work-life-balance-isn-t-just-a-health-issue-it-s-about-talent-retention Archinect 2016-12-23T12:25:00-05:00 >2017-01-05T09:42:42-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/u9/u9swi9626wksfkma.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>Managing a healthful work-life balance for any profession is difficult, but too often, architecture takes pride in an unhealthy one. Long hours and slow professional development can keep practitioners neck-deep in work, with the hopes that it will all pay off in the end, when most likely, it back-fires. Ultimately, it's in an employer's best interest to foster their employees' work-life balance &ndash; such that the employee consistently delivers stellar work, and is more likely to stick around. We asked Gabrielle Bullock,&nbsp;director of global diversity at Perkins+Will, about their outlook on work-life balance, and why it's so vital to talent retention.</p>