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THE QUESTIONS WE ASK ABOUT BALANCING WORK AND LIFE: LEARNING FROM OUR COLLEAGUES
Sunday, August 10, 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon
This PDW will use the conference theme "The Questions We Ask" to organize discussion around five key questions that we, as academics, ask ourselves with respect to the balance between our work and nonwork lives. In this professional development workshop we bring together a group of Academy members representing multiple career stages, types of institutions, family situations and national backgrounds for the purpose of sharing our experiences and developing strategies for promoting our effectiveness and well-being in work and life domains as we navigate the demands of academic careers. The goal of the session is to provoke a lively interactive discussion that will produce a set of practical suggestions participants can take away to implement in their own lives.
Our presenters will lead discussions on the following five questions:
- What do we mean by work-life balance? Renowned work-family scholar Jeffrey Greenhaus will open the discussion by presenting a working definition of work-life balance.
- How do we "accentuate the positive and eliminate the negative?" Strategies for fostering work-life enrichment and facilitation and minimizing inter-role conflict and negative spillover.
- How do we make sure that the "life" side of work-life is adequately inclusive? (Not just family, but also friendships, fitness/wellness activities, community involvement, volunteering, etc.)
- How do we handle the complexities and negotiations involved in dual academic careers?
- How do we keep it real and stay sane? How to set reasonable expectations for involvement and performance in multiple roles; how to survive and thrive during especially stressful times in our careers, e.g., tenure, childbearing, relocating, winding down.
Confirmed participants include:
Susan Adams, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Bentley</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">College</st1:placetype></st1:place>
Tammy Allen, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">University of South</st1:city> <st1:state w:st="on">Florida</st1:state></st1:place>
Elizabeth Cabrera, <st1:placename w:st="on">W.P.</st1:placename> <st1:placename w:st="on">Carey</st1:placename> <st1:placename w:st="on">School</st1:placename> of Business, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Arizona</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">State</st1:placetype> <st1:placetype w:st="on">University</st1:placetype></st1:place>
Charlotte Fritz, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Bowling Green</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">State</st1:placetype> <st1:placetype w:st="on">University</st1:placetype></st1:place>
Laura Graves, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Clark</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">University</st1:placetype></st1:place>
Jeffrey Greenhaus, Le Bow <st1:placetype w:st="on">College</st1:placetype> of <st1:placename w:st="on">Business</st1:placename>, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Drexel</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">University</st1:placetype></st1:place>
Monica Higgins, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Harvard</st1:placename> <st1:placename w:st="on">Graduate</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">School</st1:placetype></st1:place> of Education
Maria Kraimer, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placetype w:st="on">University</st1:placetype> of <st1:placename w:st="on">Iowa</st1:placename></st1:place>
Stephen Poelmans, IESE
Marian Ruderman, Center for Creative Leadership
Scott Seibert, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placetype w:st="on">University</st1:placetype> of <st1:placename w:st="on">Iowa</st1:placename></st1:place>
This PDW is open to all, and pre-registration is not required. Bring your questions, reflections and experience with issues of work-life balance to share with others attending the workshop. See you there!
For further information, please contact either of the organizers:
Monique Valcour Jelena Zikic
<st1:placename w:st="on">Boston</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">College</st1:placetype> <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">York</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">University</st1:placetype></st1:place>
E-mail: valcour@bc.edu E-mail: jelena.zikic@atkinson.yorku.ca