Balancing your Work and Personal Lives
- Tags: Professional Development, TED Talk
Balancing your Work and Personal Lives
What does a manageable work and personal life balance look like? Meghan Rosenberg from Babson College led us as we watched a short TED Talk on work and home life balance and then discussed some steps we may be able to implement to achieve these balances.
Discussion questions:
- What does the ideal balance look like in your life?
- What are some steps you have taken or can take to set boundaries?
- What about when things are extremely busy at work, are there any quick or easy strategies that can help to maintain a reasonable work-life balance?
Presenter:
Meghan Rosenberg, Babson College
Jorrun Liston: Welcome everyone! We are recording this and will post on naccuTV.
Jorrun Liston: Please feel free to turn on your camera.
Jorrun Liston: What does ideal balance look like in your life?
Jorrun Liston: What are some steps you can take to set boundaries?
Wendy McCrory: great suggestions! I love these!
Wendy McCrory: Students expect immediate responses.
Jorrun Liston: Block time on your calendar for projects. You may have to snooze it a few times.
Jorrun Liston: That’s a great idea Meghan!
Jorrun Liston: When things are really stressful, is there anything you can do to quickly refresh?
Wendy McCrory: I have staff take a walk around the building
Rebecca Devine: I have this much time-what can I accomplish; instead of I have to do all these things and not enough time-reframe to be realistic in terms of expectations
Anna Lambert: Order a yummy lunch for my staff! Food always makes people happy: )
Jorrun Liston: I have some great playlists on Spotify.
Wendy McCrory: thank you for this topic!
Audra Forsberg: Yes I agree thank you.
Jorrun Liston: How do you strategize / prioritize your day, especially one where there are so many fires to put out.
Jorrun Liston: Redirect and delegate – great idea Audra!
Amy Slaughter: Spotify helps me through my day also. But I don’t have any wonderful playlists. Please share your favorites.
Jorrun Liston: Teach people how to help themselves!
Anna Lambert: Thank you for a wonderful session!
Amy Slaughter: We use teams messenger to communicate most of the time. – I also agree with updating outdated office habits to take the work off of yourself is helpful. — Thank you!
Jorrun Liston: Thanks to Meghan Rosenberg from Babson College for facilitating today. Great discussion!