Cultivating Leadership – Work/Life Balance Rochester Chamber of Commerce – Atypical Tea Elaine Garry February 23, 2016

What we are going to talk about… Balancing all of these: Self Spouse Children/Family Work Travel Volunteering Networking/Friends And, anything else you have going on in your life!

Background … Wife of 37 years Mother of four Three sons in their 30’s and a 21-year old daughter Three grandchildren Working full time since I graduated from college Salaried positions with flexibility Six years as a transportation engineer Two years as a transportation planner Twenty years at Sioux Valley Energy – five promotions Ten years as CEO at People’s Energy Cooperative

My Qualifications …  Not a professional speaker Not a professional trainer Never made a presentation like this before I don’t have all the answers, but… I do have a lot of experience!  I am going to share what worked for me.

What are your 10-year career goals?

What are your 10-year career goals?

What are your 10-year personal/family goals?

What are your 10-year personal/family goals?

Prioritize the people in your life …

Prioritize the people in your life …

Priorities Faith Family Football (Career)

How do you spend your time?

How do you spend your time?

Identify your greatest challenge to achieving your work goals.

Identify your greatest challenge to achieving your work goals.

Identify your greatest challenge to achieving your personal goals.

Identify your greatest challenge to achieving your personal goals.

Follow-up Use these tools. Put your goals in writing. Keep them with you. Review them often. Adjust as needed. Make decisions about your life --- rather than just letting life happen to you.

Tips to balance your life … for success at home and at work Maintain your confidence! Realize (and remember) that you are a problem-solver! --- You can deal with this!

Tips to balance your life … for success at home and at work TEAM GOUND RULES Listen, listen, listen. Attack ideas, not people. Be honest with each other. Encourage all to participate. Say what you mean (Get to the point); mean what you say (Commitment). Support and implement team decisions. Solve problems by using the Team Ground Rules. At work and at home.

Tips to balance your life … for success at home and at work Be there! Be where you are. When you are at work --- be there! When you are at home --- be there! Communicate --- with your spouse, children and yours boss. Adjust and adopt your goals as you need to … as your life changes. (Luke)

Tips to balance your life … for success at home and at work Lead in a positive manner. See the positive in people. See the positive in yourself.

Tips to balance your life … for success at home and at work Keep humor in your life!

Tips to balance your life … for success at home and at work Keep a positive attitude. Look for the “good” in people, in projects, and in situations! Hang around people with a positive attitude --- stay away from people who are negative.

Credits/Resources Blessed The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People – by Steven Covey Man’s Search for Meaning by Victor Frankl

Questions / Comments Thank you!