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MLA Distance Education

Finding Work-Life Balance: Strategies for You and Your Institution

MLA's Educational Webcast
Wednesday, March 25, 2009, 1:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m., central time

Agenda

Wraparound discussion session I
12:30 p.m., central time
Webcast 1:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m., central time
Wraparound discussion session II
3:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m., central time

Potential issues to be addressed include:

To top of page Part I: Introduction: Defining Work-Life Balance

  • define work-life balance
  • define workplace wellness versus a health promoting culture
  • guiding principles for a healthy workplace
  • current trends supporting work-life balance

To top of page Part II: Benefits of Work-Life Balance

  • research about work life balance
  • work-life balance opportunities as a recruitment and retention tool
  • needs of different generations
  • benefits and challenges to achieving work life balance

To top of page Part III: Flexible Work Arrangements

  • flexible work arrangements - flex time, job sharing, condensed work week
  • administrators' and individual's shared responsibility for ensuring accountability
  • continuity of service and uninterrupted collaboration among colleagues
  • proposing a new work arrangement
  • ensuring equal access to work life balance; parity
  • wellness programs
  • stress reduction programs

To top of page Part IV: Wrap Up

  • recommendations for encouraging work-life balance in your library
  • professional resources

To top of page Conclusion

 

Wraparound discussion session II
3:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m., central time

To top of page For more information, contact Debra Cavanaugh, mlapd3@mlahq.org, 312.419.9094 x32.

 

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