Compare how families affect work life and how work life affects families.
Comparison should include the financial, social, intellectual, emotional, and ethical issues involved in work and family roles.
Process/Skill Questions:
Thinking
- When might it be wise to reevaluate one’s schedule to meet work and/or family responsibilities?
- How does a modified work schedule or job-sharing apply to everyday life?
Communication
- What criteria should be used to help decide policies related to critical issues in the family? How can the workplace be respectful of the family, individuals, and community?
- How can families and individuals address the impact of trends in the workplace?
Leadership
- When might it be wise to re-evaluate one’s work life? Family life?
- How will continuous evaluation and improvement of a life plan support the vision of well-being for individual, family, career, and community?
Management
- How do family and workplace issues impact trends in the family? In the workplace?
- Why would it make sense to have conversations about upcoming work/family responsibilities within work teams or family units?