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!