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A Day In the Life of a Director
Saturday, May 4, 2013
Sandra Franklin and Cynthia Henderson
*Based on the new director survey question responses, we will explore:
*Work/life balance
*Desk stress relievers
*Planning Your Day
*Leadership Styles
*Get away – you deserve it!
*1. How many hours do you work per week?
*Out of 15 responses 6 work over 50 hours per week; average of all responses was 49 hours (last time the average was 51 hours)
*2. What is the first thing you do when you get to work?
*Top response was read e-mail
*Drink coffee/tea, Eat breakfast
*Check in with staff, calendar
*3. Do you take a daily lunch period away from your desk?
*No, Not Daily, Rarely = 10
*Yes, Usually, Sometimes = 5
*4. How much time do you spend doing job-related reading/professional development?
*Weekly 4-5 hours = 9
*Weekly 1-2 hours = 5
*Weekly 30 minutes = 1
*5. If you are having a good day at work, what makes it good? *Positive interactions with staff or users = 6
*Productivity = 7
*Good News = 2
*6. If you are having a bad day at work, what makes it bad?*People = 10
*Losing space = 2
*Unnecessary Meetings = 3
*7. How much work, if any, do you take home?*None/try not to = 1
*Always/daily = 7
*E-mail = 2
*Occasionally = 5
*8. Do you expect to finish your working life at your current institution?*Yes = 6
*No = 2
*Not sure/possibly = 7
*9. If you could have another career, what would it be?
*share answers
*10. What do you do to relieve stress?
*Physical Activity = 11
*Relax = 3
*Count the years until retirement = 1
*11. When you have one of those days where you think you just cannot face the job again, what is it that gets you back there the next day?
*Money = 3
*People = 7
*Laughter = 1
*The Work = 4
*12. Do you have a mentor/colleague relationship? *Yes = 10
*No = 4
*Want to = 1
*13. Technology items you use…
*Desktop Computer = 13
*Laptop Computer = 14
*10 inch Tablet/IPAD = 12
*7 inch Tablet/IPAD = 3
*Separate Work and Personal Cell Phones = 2
*Separate Work and Personal Emails = 14
*Facebook = 14 Linked In = 13 Twitter = 8
*When was the last time you took a vacation that was longer than a week?
*Do you continue to check e-mail on vacation?
*The Six Components of Work-Life Balance
*Self Management
*Time Management
*Change Management
*Technology Management
*Leisure Management
*Stress Management
*Stretches
*Lower Body
*Chair
*Upper Body
*Different techniques work best for individuals. Suggestions for effective time management:
* Discipline* Decide what you need to accomplish and stick to it
* Devise a to-do list for the 24 hours in your day
* Make planning a habit and set aside time to plan
* Designate specific time slots for answering, sending, and following up on e-mail
* After planning, determine the tasks you can delegate to someone else
* Decide how long you will stay at work and leave at that time!
*Pacesetting Leader
*Authoritative Leader
*Affiliative Leader
*Coaching Leader
*Coercive Leader
*Democratic Leader
*Two Examples
*Myers Briggs Personality Types
*The Birkman Method
*Work Life Calculator
*Comments?
*Thank you for your participation!
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