Nitpicking over the definition of "balance" and "harmony". The general concept remains the same.
I have found when senior management frowns at the start of any phrase beginning with "work life..." what they are actually objecting to is the concept that employees have priorities other than those of the company [1].
The really cynical version of this is that leaders like Bezos object to employees who realize that their goals in life will be satisfied not in the workplace but outside of it, and this will not make Bezos any more insanely wealthy.
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[1] I experienced one manager who stated plainly "The CEO hates the phrase work life balance" because it gets in the way of his lack of planning. This same manager burned out within a year, and spend the next six months on the couch no longer interested in the corporate or startup rat race.
I have found when senior management frowns at the start of any phrase beginning with "work life..." what they are actually objecting to is the concept that employees have priorities other than those of the company [1].
The really cynical version of this is that leaders like Bezos object to employees who realize that their goals in life will be satisfied not in the workplace but outside of it, and this will not make Bezos any more insanely wealthy.
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[1] I experienced one manager who stated plainly "The CEO hates the phrase work life balance" because it gets in the way of his lack of planning. This same manager burned out within a year, and spend the next six months on the couch no longer interested in the corporate or startup rat race.