Faculty Work-Life Balance Series (2/5) - Tips for Faculty Work-Life Balance (A Few Neat Resources)

Readers,

Work-life balance is one of my favorite subjects to research in my organizational communication endeavors. I usually research millennial employees and their perceptions of work-life balance, but I really think that I should apply the work-life balance research and issues to my own life. 


Here's a great TED video from Nigel Marsh on How to Make Work-Life Balance Work:

If you need to discover exactly HOW MUCH time you are spending on each of your daily activities, here's a neat calculator from CNN:
http://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/worklife/06/04/balance.calculator/

Also, CNN has a neat quiz focused on Weisure (the combination between work and play):
http://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/worklife/05/08/weisure.interactive/index.html


Here are a few additional resources that would help male and female faculty members survive the work-life balancing act. 

San Francisco State University - Top Ten Tips on Finding Personal and Professional Balance 

http://ctfd.sfsu.edu/feature/top-ten-tips-on-finding-personal-and-professional-balance.htm

Washington University - Work-Life Balance
http://www.washington.edu/admin/hr/benefits/publications/carelink/tipsheets/work-family-balance.pdf

A More Family-Friendly Ivory Tower
http://www.apa.org/monitor/2010/01/flexibility.aspx

Millennial Professor - Jennifer T. Edwards, Ed.D.

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