1. Work/Life Balance Anthony C. Masi Provost Academic Leadership Forum 29 April 2015

2. 2 Agenda 8:30 am Opening Remarks - Anthony C. Masi, Provost 8:40 am Presentation - Dr. Nancy Heath, Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology, Faculty of Education 9:20 am Breakout session and Discussion 9:55 am Closing remarks - Anthony C. Masi, Provost

3. 3 Defining W/L balance Reality of W/L balance issues in Academia Academia W/LB : Benefits & Challenges Strategies for achieving W/LB Leadership and Optimizing W/LB Discussion Overview

4. 4 Results of your W/LB (survey) Defining W/L balance – Not about time spent – Satisfaction with one’s ability to meet the demands of multiple roles Defining W/LB

5. 5 W/LB in Academia Work Life

6. 6 Academia W/LB: Benefits & Challenges Flexibility Interest Autonomy No limits Lure of work Making choices

7. 7 Autonomy: Choices Urgent demands Admin tasks, teaching, etc. Immediate accountability Research program, writing Relationships Long term accountability Health Self-care No accountability

8. 8 Principles  Realism  Minimize/Maximizing  Advanced Prioritizing  Recharging Achieving W/LB

9. 9 Realism More work than time You make choices Do it differently Tasks are flexible W/LB doesn’t happen, you do it

10. 10 Minimize & Maximize Minimize: Eliminate, simplify, delegate Maximize: Enhancing efficiency, technology strategies

11. 11 Protected black out times Control response speed & time Create email folders Technology Strategies: Taking Control

12. 12 Advanced Prioritizing Evaluate for… Time: UrgencyImportance Needed input? Expand/contract  Schedule OFF time & Recharge

13. 13 Information, discussion – Not just normalizing/minimizing overload – Mentoring Organizational level: Principles of W/LB Address expectations (tech & other) Encourage and Modeling W/LB Leadership: Optimizing W/L Balance

14. 14 Discuss greatest challenges to achieving W/LB for you and your departmental/faculty members. Discuss your best strategies to achieve W/LB for you and your departmental/faculty members.  Share with larger group Discussion Questions

15. 15 Mindfulness and Leadership, (2015). Harvard Business Review on need for Mindfulness for executives and leaders. https://hbr.org/2015/01/mindfulness-can- literally-change-your-brainhttps://hbr.org/2015/01/mindfulness-can- literally-change-your-brain Links and Reference