Energizing Women in Utilities: Let’s Talk About

Work – Life Balance

Plug in to Personal

GrowthElizabeth Paulson

Manager, Customer Assistance

JEA

For Balance: Pick Three.

Work

Sleep

Family

Fitness

Friends

To avoid burnout, media entrepreneur Randi Zuckerberg

considers five categories and each day she picks three.

Embrace the difficulties.

Personal Growth Doesn’t Tickle: Ten Tips to Make it Easier by Gina DeLapa

-used with permission.

Personal Growth Tip

If you’re going to make your life brilliant, you may face opposition. Let it sharpen and fuel your resolve.

Celebrate every new direction.

Personal Growth Tip

Choose the path of curiosity over fear.

Say “yes”.

Personal Growth Doesn’t Tickle: Ten Tips to Make it Easier by Gina DeLapa

-used with permission.

Create a reservoir and toolkit.

Plug into personal development to create a reservoir

and build a toolkit to rise to your best self.

Plug in to Navigate Your

CareerRaquel (Rockie)

SolomonManager, Meter Systems

& Data Management, Eversource Energy

Highlights: Plug In & Navigate Your Career

1. Your passions are as important as your education, skills, and strengths.

2. Have a vision (roadmap), but be flexible.

3. The evolving world of energy, data, & technology matters – to YOU.

4. Great opportunities, may not be great for you; but inconvenient opportunities may be perfect for you.

Highlights: Plug In & Navigate Your Career

5. Read the signs and be mindful of your own.

6. You cannot do it all alone; you need a pit crew (e.g. team, support system, network).

7. Some potholes are unavoidable; it’s what you do with them that counts.

8. Distractions are all around us. Know when to stay focused and when to CHANGE focus.

Highlights: Plug In & Navigate Your Career

9. Recharge, reenergize, & reconnect, before you stall or stop.

10.Stay current (e.g. upgrade paradigms, adopt fresh perspectives, new learnings).

11.What you know is more important than who you know.

12.Your career should be exhilarating and rewarding, not burdensome.

Plug in to Give Back

Karen Mincey, VP Information Technology and

Telecommunications, TECO&

Laura Crouch, Director of Local Government, Community Relations and Economic

Development, TECO

Plug in to Give Back… Further Your DevelopmentVolunteering can help you learn more about yourself and even put you on a path to your future career.

✓Discover what you love

✓Develop new connections

✓Give your resume a spark

✓Gain valuable life experiences and skills

✓Make a difference

✓Learning, giving, enriching

In a survey of professional women, 83% reported that volunteering developed leadership skills, 78% reported that it developed communication skills and more than half reported that volunteering had a positive impact on their careers.- 19 Compelling Reasons for Corporate Community Involvement, CSRwire

Plug in to Give Back… Find Your PassionWhat is you highest and best use?

Finding your passion…

✓ What have I done in the past that I’ve enjoyed?

✓ What do I want to do as a volunteer — and what would I rule out doing?

✓ How much time can I commit?

✓ What talents or skills can I offer?

✓ What kinds of people do I want to work with?

✓ What would I most like to learn by volunteering?

Getting engaged…

✓ Contact programs based in your community and ask if they need help.

✓ Contact a local museums and ask about volunteer opportunities.

✓ Most important Talk to you Community Relations department!

✓ Volunteer hours, shifts, events, committees, boards and officer positions… there are many ways to be involved, that can fit in your current life/work stage and schedule.

Plug in to Give Back... Engage Your CommunityOrganizational success and long-term sustainability depends on building trust with the communities we serve.

TECO’s community investments are focused on five areas that promote and support the vibrancy of our community…

➢ Economic Development & Civic

➢ Environment & Innovation

➢ Education & Career

➢ Health & Wellness

➢ Community Impact

We offer team member engagement in these five areas, at all levels of involvement.

Unplug To Truly Connect!

Tanya Hudson, Chief Customer Officer, Washington Gas

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TANYA HUDSONCHIEF CUSTOMER OFFICER

UNPLUG TO TRULY CONNECT!

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Focus on self-care,

and self-balance.

The notion of work/life

balance is flawed (in my

humble opinion).

1. Engage in ANYTHING that brings you joy, or

you are curious about.

2. Find women (you trust and care for) to

spend time with.

3. Be kinder to, and more forgiving of, yourself.

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4. Be brave and not afraid to say YES.

5. If appropriate, take accountability and

apologize. Then, reflect on how you may

get better and grow.

6. Volunteer and find ways to help others who

are less fortunate.

7. MENTOR OTHER WOMEN.

Questions

What does WORK – LIFE balance mean to you?

Closing

Andrea Pelt-Thornton, IT Agile Manager, NexEra Energy, FP&L