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Leadership-Life Fit

Leadership-Life Fit. Assistant/Associate Principals & Deans Statewide Mentoring Meeting 9.11.12. Dr. Dana Schon, Professional Learning Director. By the end of this segment, participants will have…. Examined the concept of balance as compared to fit

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Leadership-Life Fit

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  1. Leadership-Life Fit Assistant/Associate Principals & Deans Statewide Mentoring Meeting 9.11.12 Dr. Dana Schon, Professional Learning Director

  2. By the end of this segment, participants will have… • Examined the concept of balance as compared to fit • Identified strategies for reducing stress and creating an ebb and flow that works for you

  3. The Tyranny of work/life balance • Is work-life balance an outdated concept?

  4. The notion of Balance… • Is discussed most frequently discussed in the negative • Keeps us focused on the problem rather than the solution • Assumes we are all the same • Infers there is a “right” answer • Leads us to judge • Results in unproductive guilt • Suggests the goal is a 50-50 split between work and life • Leaves no room for periods where there is more work and less life and vice versa; and • Ignores the constantly changing reality of work and life

  5. What about a work-life fit? • Honors our unique situations throughout various points in our lives • Leads us to inspire • Recognizes multiple options based upon each person’s current circumstance • Acknowledges the ebb and flow of life’s events • Values flexibility

  6. Striving for a better fit • Schedule down time • What will you schedule weekly time to do? • 7 minute Take a break app • Drop activities that zap your time and energy • What will you stop doing this week? • Re-think errands • What can you hire someone else to do? • Exercise and eat healthy • What is one thing you are willing to change starting tomorrow?

  7. Get leadership-life fit!!

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