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Running Your Life: Maintaining work life balance while
maintaining a career in Tech
Christi J OlsonSr. Marketing Manager, Expedia
Ultra Marathon Runner
Who are you? … Why are you up on stage?
Paid & Organic SearchComparison ShoppingAnalytics
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Balancing passions & career…
In today’s connected world can you have it all? Work. Life. Balancing somewhere in
between? @christijolson
Chart your course. Define your path.
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“A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single
step.” ― Lao Tzu
Set 2-3 Personal & Professional Goals
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Personal Goals• Become a Mother• Run 50 miles• 50 Races by 50
Professional Goals• Work at Microsoft• Find something I’m
passionate about and do it!• Director by 40• Give back thru volunteering
Take small steps and break them apart…
This collection of small goals, all completed in the direction of one great big goal, helps you to create an incredibly powerful snowball effect.
Taking action is better than taking no action.
Focus on what’s important. If you don’t know, ASK!
Go from tactical to finding ways improve/enhance/create processes.Ask for opportunities. Ask for help.
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Individual Contributors aka Employees
Have regular 1:1’s and you set the agenda
Status UpdateRoad Blocks (if any)
Performance & Career Focus
Listen.What is important to your employees?
Are you giving them opportunities to succeed (and fail?)
Remove roadblocks that stand in the way of your employees being successful.
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Managers
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SelfControl: http://bit.ly/self-ctrl
StayFocusd, AntiSocial, Freedom
Technology to keep you focused:
Own your calendar. Be disciplined.
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Block time for getting projects done.15-30 minute meetings
Know when to say “Yes” vs “No”Create time for what’s important to you.
• Set-up Rules & Folders• It’s okay to archive and delete• Declutter your inbox: Sanebox, Boomerang,
GmailMeter
Auto Responders?
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Technology can help guide you, but only you can run your life. @christijolson
Going back to the original question…