NACA Northeast Regional Conference

Cindy Kane and Michael MillerNACA National ConventionFebruary 2016ENOUGH ALREADY.We havent fixed the work-life balance thing yet?

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We all need support.

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You can have 3 minutes

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Senior Student Affairs officers1. What are the most serious mistakes you see made by campus activities practitioners with regard to work-life balance that are WITHIN THEIR CONTROL TO CORRECT?

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Senior Student Affairs officers2. If you could change one thing about INSTITUTIONAL or PROFESSIONAL culture that makes work-life balance difficult for campus activities practitioners, what would it be?

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Senior Student Affairs officers

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Theme 1:Misguided decisions on how we spend time at work

Michael and CindySpending time in SGA and then being freaked out about staying lateSelf awareness with regard to distractions and less sexy tasks.How you manage YOUR work == the time thats in your control.SAYING NO!! And being OK with it. Are you spendng time on the most important things.

Theme 2:Failure to utilize available resources

MichaelUtilization of Clerical and Work studyCreating resources. SPAsColleagues and friends Leadership Learning Community! Less control vs. more helpAsking for support or help!

Theme 3: Lack of boundaries in relationships with students

CindyAnswering E-mails at midnight taking phone callsAlways available wont set any time boundaries with timeOversharing students become primary contacts work and socially Putting it all out there with them all the time.Role Understanding desire to be liked.High emphasis on relationship sometimes at the expense of time.

Theme 4:Poor decisions on program attendance

MichaelUnspoken expectations about whats really expected Feeling pressure to be at Everything -- Is it your issue, your dean or institutions about who needs to be thereThis is about communication

Theme 5:Not adjusting schedules

CindyExplode the myth just take an afternoon off!They think you are not taking your vacationSwing shift and youre not using flexibilityBut I (emphasis on I) need to be there. Maternity leave.Adjust work day 12 to 9 on SGA day!! What works best for you, insures that youll do it, and works for your institution/supervisor.

GO HOME cant wait for your director to tell you to go home.

Theme 6: Mismatched expectations

MichaelSuck it up this it. Expectation on 1 for 1 hours to overtime. Thinking that balance is 50/50 all the time. Balance over the time of your career. Ebb and flow of busyness. You think youre right about what youre entitled to to help balance. E.g. wish the university would embrace flex time.

2011

1. Do I speak up for what I need?2. Do I utilize the collective strengths of colleagues and students?3. Do I make purposeful decisions on how I spend my time?4. What are my boundaries and how am I managing my own workload?2015

1. Misguided decisions on how to spend time.2. Failure to utilize available resources3. Need to adapt work schedule4. Lack of boundaries in relationships with students5. Not saying no6. Mismatched expectations

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How do you believe the campus activities practitioners you have interacted with in your career compare to others in your division in the management of work/life balance?

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You have to do one more thing.

Michaeltake responsibility!

Your attitude+ Campus latitude x Clarity of needs =

Work-life Balance

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Reframing

What is this person REALLY trying to say?

How can you reframe the statement to improve the work-life balance discussion?

Michael intro reframing activity. When you walked in you received a slip of paper. Give this reframing a try by discussing two things relating to this statement.

what, no sharing?

Cindy

Cindy---Michael pass out handout

question 1

What is most important to me?

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question 2

Does wasted time contribute to my work/life balance issues?

Cindywasted time is in quotes for a reason.

question 3

Does doing everything result in having MORE or LESS overall?

MichaelDoing everything results in doing nothing Tie back to number one

GIVE MORE AND YOU HAVE MORE but what will you give more to!

We all need support.

Cindy its about choices and any steps to change behavior need supportBitching at lunchCLOSING one thing

Thanks for being here! Lets continue the conversation.

Cindy KaneBridgewater State University (@cindykane)

Michael MillerFun Enterprises(@millerspeaks)

MichaelDoing everything results in doing nothing Tie back to number one

GIVE MORE AND YOU HAVE MORE but what will you give more to!