CHOOSING WORK-LIFE BALANCE
-The Keys to Achieving What Many Think is Unattainable
About the book
This book is unique in that:
• it is concise and can be read in a few hours while it covers a lot of grounds,;
• it takes advantage of both the author’s scientific and management background in analyzing and presenting contents;
• it gears towards the learning needs of both right brainers and left brainers by including figures as well as text;
• it appeals to a wide range of audiences as a useful resource;
• it takes a combined approach of intervention and prevention; and,
• it guides the reader to put in place a plan to implement what has been learned into reality through project management.
This book is unique in that:
• it is concise and can be read in a few hours while it covers a lot of grounds,;
• it takes advantage of both the author’s scientific and management background in analyzing and presenting contents;
• it gears towards the learning needs of both right brainers and left brainers by including figures as well as text;
• it appeals to a wide range of audiences as a useful resource;
• it takes a combined approach of intervention and prevention; and,
• it guides the reader to put in place a plan to implement what has been learned into reality through project management.
About the Author
Walter obtained a B.Sc. degree (Honours Chemistry) and a M.Sc. degree (Physical Chemistry) from Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada and was awarded a Ph.D. degree (Physical Chemistry) from the University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada. He subsequently conducted post-doctoral research in Atmospheric Chemistry in Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, U.S.A. Walter has published over 50 technical papers in international journals and numerous government reports.
Walter was a former director with the Ontario government. He worked at the Ministry of the Environment, Ministry of Labour, and Ministry of Economic Development. Walter’s work has been recognized by a number of awards including an Amethyst Award (the highest award within the Ontario government), an Emerald Award, an Award of Excellence, and a GTEC Award.
Dr. Chan was an Adjunct Professor at the University of Toronto, Department of Applied Chemistry and Chemical Engineering. He also holds a Master of Theological Studies degree from Tyndale Seminary in Toronto.
His second book titled "A Chemist's Secret to Cake Baking" has just been published (WHC Associates, 2011; http://bakingsecret.webstarts.com).
Dr. Walter H. Chan is a scientist by training and has rich management experience.
