I need to check with my partner is a common response of an employee to his manager emphasizing
the tug of war between the employee's spouse and the workplace. The challenges in the fields of
work and family have been the focus of researchers for decades. Frameworks for work-family
conflict work-family enrichment and work-family balance have been put forth in light of the
complexity of the interface. Yet the relationship between the three stakeholders managing the
interface (manager employee and spouse) has not received the attention it deserves.
Work-Family Triangle Synchronization takes a holistic look into the triangle of forces involved
in the conflict: the manager the employee and the employee's spouse at home. Using the
therapeutic triangle relationship framework it elaborates on the dynamic of work-family
triangles and offers a structured process for designing a psychological contract among the
three players. This process is termed work-family triangle synchronization (WFTS). Based on the
authors' 20 years of academic research and field experience in the organizational and family
domains this book introduces a novel synchronization model methodology and compelling tools.
Personal anecdotes and stories make the text accessible and understandable accompanying the
reader step by step in the task of developing a synchronized work-family triangle psychological
contract as both a diagnostic and a management tool.
