Happiness is Serious Business - Balance between Work, Education and Homelife - is it possible?
Connect
Be Fair
Empower
Inspire
Challenge*
Networking
Family Time
Educational Cohort
Consistancy of time, if possible spend equal time with staff
Treat everyone as an equal
Even small things are noticed
No matter the position everyone is important
Trust your employees to make the right decision
"Be Yourself"
"Dress for the Day"
"Use your judgement"
Dress code for one organization can be up to 16 pages long. In another it is 2 words
Let individual fail or succeed. In the end they will learn
Willing to accept larger responsiblites if given the chance
Does your work or education take away from the very important family time?
Work life balance can be challenged when education is introduced.
Does it apply to work because you would like to advance?
Does it apply to family because "down the road" it will help your family
Spending more time with one employee then others?
Do you show more interest based on financial or personal impact?
Can similar challenges be applied to education and homelife?
When do the needs of the family come first?
Do kids make happiness easier or more challenging when working and going to school?
Networking, prescensing are all important, finding the time when working and going to school is not an easy task.
Is delaying time spent within your industry groups impacting your abilty to do your current role
Nic Marks speaks about the importance on creativity and innovation. Can one be happy if always under the demand of another area? Personal life, education, employment
I beleive individuals want to work and be challenged
Must have balance, cannot go 100% all of the time
Important to enjoy your school and employment - then it may not feel like work.
Higher education many time is a choice. Surrounding yourself with those who may think differently about a similiar situation.
Does the individual want their voice heard.
Does everyone have a responsiblity to share their thoughts as a coworker, fellow student or family member
Respecting ones silence is important but will the sharing of ideas make everyone richer in thought and experience
What should you do in a certain situation? Do you need others to protect you from yourself. Will the end result be as impactful.
If someone succeeds or fails one must be consistant in the reaction. It will be notice
Celebrate small success for all employees. This will give then courage to try greater things.
Is your family, understanding of the time committment it takes to be a student as well as a employee.
Does your employer support you as a student
Is happiness a requirement for someone to do a good job?
Can in be impacted by responsiblilites of
Inspired to learn
Inspire to be "present" when with family
Inspire to be a productive employee
Edgewood Community
SISL Graduates and students
Attending quarterly social events
Sharing interest in fellow students activities or interestes
Willing to try new things, lead by example
Staying Agile, being respectful of other opinions
Staying focusd
Important to appreciate that all individuals may not be motivated the same way.
Working smart is better then working more
If attempting to many things failure is a real possibility if you do not allow time for yourself.
Are employee who work alot happy or angry
Shows you trust the employee to make the right decision.
Many customer service departments have requirements on the "speed of the call". Does this hurt both the employee and the customer?
Zappos lets employees take as much time as is need with each customer. Why doesn' everyone do this?
Does SISL support other areas of the college?
School of Business
Community Events
Exampler- Connection with Clean Lakes Alliance
Wild Warner
Sherman Neighborhood Association
Mentoring Positives
Will and Donelle
Students
Community
Fear of failure will cause individuals to not try new things
What is the great risk, failure or never trying?
In education, in my Masters's program some he moments I have learned the most are my failures
Taking time for your employee, your education and your family require thoughftulness and discipline.
Were our parents or grandparents happy with their jobs or was it something that needed to be done due to responsibility of having a family
Partner Organizations
City of Madison
Network continues to grow, each Cohort has it's on story and relationshiips
Do you remember the first time someone really trusted you to do the right thing. It was powerful
Each employer, each student and each family member bring something new and different to any situation. Let them blossom
Scene at Bioneers Conference
Students from other educational areas